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19 Articles to Help You Prepare for Back to School

Family Balance Sheet

Sales Tax Holiday 2011 at Consumerism Commentary - A list of dates, states participating, the items that will be relieved of a sales tax and the maximum cost. The Best Back to School Shopping Tips at Consumerism Commentary. So expect this weekend's store flyers to be huge. How To Save Money on School Supplies at Green Back Gal.

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Friday Links – Week Three of Chaos

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Check out Jennifer’s post at Broke-Ass Mommy about her techniques for curbing that pesky consumerism itch. If you are new to PET or haven’t gotten a chance to read all the articles in the past, here are few archives you might enjoy. PET Archives. 10 reasons you’re broke.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 1

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week, Flexo at Consumerism Commentary shares his thoughts on this matter. If you would like to hear more about what he has to say on this topic, please read his article entitled “10 Things I Will Teach My Children About Money&#. Here is what he had to say: 1. Money is not a goal. No related posts.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The AARP article Fix What’s Broken, For Less claims that there are multiple repair cafes in the USA now, including some in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Detroit and elsewhere. You can take an active role in changing our throw away society to one that produces less waste, and reduces consumerism.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last week Flexo at Consumerism Commentary shared his thoughts on this matter. If you would like to hear more about what Jason thinks about this topic, please read his article entitled “ 10 Things I Want My Kids to Learn About Money&#. This week I asked Jason at Frugal Dad his opinion. Here is what he had to say: 1.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This must be a hot topic lately because I have read numerous articles about it. Consumerism Commentary asks us if we are better off than our parents ? When you spend little of the credit you have, creditors look favourable on your because it tells them you are responsible. In our household we have open discussions regularly.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 7-11/11- Valentine’s Kiss Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are currently looking to improve your work situation, give this article a read. Consumerism Commentary talks about financial motivation for getting in shape. Any you have any advice for him? Life and My Finances shares with us 5 tricks that can help us get a new job. I always keep my resume up to date. How do you travel?

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