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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I started reading The Frugal Girl back in 2010 when Kristen’s kids were still itty bitty. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. When the weather is nice, we love to find outdoor spaces to explore.

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Update - The Shopping Ban (Jan- the end of Feb 2010)

Work With What You've Got

I won’t be offended. This is pretty much how I feel about it. So it’s going well in that I am sticking to it. This is not all that remarkable given the situation. My husband is still unemployed and I don’t really have money to spend on clothes and accessories.

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Ethical Investing is Gaining Popularity

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The move paid off as GE reported $10 billion in revenues from the line in 2005 and projects $20 billion in annual sales by 2010. Community investing is a strategy to address unemployment, environmental degradation, economic restructuring, poverty and social exclusion. Selling shares of chronic violators.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” The survey released in 2010 indicated: “Average annual expenditures per consumer unit1 fell 2.0 percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8 Since then, the rate has been trending upward, reaching around 6% in the third quarter of 2010. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses.

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Your Diploma Guarantees You Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She received her Master’s Degree in Finance in May, 2010. When I graduated from college, I lived in Michigan and had very little opportunity for employment (at the time, I think unemployment in our state was above 16%). Currently, there’s a flood of Master’s grads with no experience, and guess what, no employers want them!

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The original Yakezie Carnival was first hosted on February 28, 2010 and was called the Yakezie Challenge Carnival. Welcome to this week’s Yakezie Carnival. This week I as your host have chosen the theme of “Growth” and here is why. This was the first opportunity to highlight articles from the newly formed Yakezie network.

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