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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. To be financially free, you have to stay the course financially. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses. Even today, many are still unemployed or underemployed. They said: “Following a 20-year decline, the U.S.

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If You Are Able, Adopt-a-Family or Senior This Holiday Season

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That Christmas back in 2005, my husband and I were overwhelmed with gratitude for this beautiful baby girl that we waited 5 years for. Every year since 2005 we have adopted a family. If you would like to receive FREE updates of FBS, there are four ways to do so: have updates sent to your email , through your RSS Feed.

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