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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. This economic downturn is just the ticket to accomplish some of those actions. Dollar cost average that saved up cash into emerging companies that I think will flourish in the next fifty years. Am I just weird or do some of you also react that way?

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. The personal saving rate — personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income — was 5.4 Why should you keep saving?

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4 Tips To Starting Your Financial Plan

Saving Cents With Sense

Creating a short-term budget and long-term financial plan can not only help you get out of debt once and for all, but they can also guide you to economic independence and prosperity. Most people want to get out of debt, while others want to save for their children’s college educations or a new home. All rights reserved.

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Why Life Insurance Should Be Part of Every Entrepreneur’s Business Plan – Life Happens

Savings Corner

Take Mike Jaap , for example, who used the cash value in his policy to keep his small business afloat during the economic crisis in 2008. By utilizing life insurance in buy-sell agreements, you can help protect your business and generate significant savings in the long run.

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The ABC’s of Debt Reduction

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The economic effects of the recession of 2008 are still very much upon us. Regardless as to the specifics, many Americans have elected to decrease spending, increase savings and eradicate debt. Use a savings account to pay down debts. The monthly surplus will become the funding source for debt reduction and savings.

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Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Finance Commentator Regina Lewis

Nicoles Nickels

Her segments cover economic and consumer trends. Regina’s bottom-line: help consumers save time and money. Lewis and Bank of America have put together some holiday shopping tips to help us save money this holiday season! Easy as 1-2-3 Ways to Save This Holiday and Beyond. In that vein, Ms. of the total U.S.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the early 21 st century, increasing world population, growing use of non-decomposable plastics, the westernization of the Asian continent and several world economic crisis cycles all contributed to increasing numbers of landfill operations throughout the world – mostly containing petroleum based plastic products. ArchTrashOlogists, Inc.