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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food production in the United States has steadily increased as farmers used more and better equipment and materials to coax better yields from their fields. Scarcity of food, water, clean air, medicine and medical services can have severe repercussions. Would a never ending supply of cookies be as enjoyable as a limited supply?

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Friday Links – Garden Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It really is a great feeling to grow your own food. I have been able to read some great articles this week. 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. Psychological Tips for Successful Stock Investing. I am quite excited.

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

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Some researchers, according to the article, believe that giving derives from an evolutionary success story. Ariel Knafo and other researchers from the psychology department at Hebrew University in Jerusalem designed and conducted an experiment that showed that certain people actually have DNA specific to giving.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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This was the first opportunity to highlight articles from the newly formed Yakezie network. Through understanding psychology, one can predict how other investors will react to certain market events. Bucksome shares ten of her favorites in this article. They knew they needed food but it was mug night! So what did they do?

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

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Personally I believe that getting out of debt is as much about psychology as it is about systems and processes. My biggest wins for saving money came from psychological tricks I’d employ. I’d love to have a little homestead somewhere, growing most of my own food. But I don’t think that really matters.

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