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Free Kindle Books: A Day in Dogtown, Somewhere in Time And More

For the Mommas

But now, as a result of the Great Recession, Courtney’s world is unraveling. Her father has been unemployed for a long time and the bank is about to foreclose on their home. Ten year old Courtney Cromwell’s favorite person in the world isn’t a person, it’s a dog. Soon her family will be moving into an apartment that doesn’t allow dogs.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? Darwin’s Money: Unemployment by Major – Some Degrees Pay While Others Leave YOU Paying – This new report sheds light on which majors have high or low unemployment rates – and what the salaries are.

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Receiving SNAP Benefits? Use Them To Plant a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This was in the 1980s, deep in the recession. I still remember one Thanksgiving during that period of unemployment when our church gave one of the food baskets for the needy to us. When I was 9, my dad, who worked a factory job, was laid off. He couldn’t find a job for another two years. Money was very, very tight.

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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

Economic recessions can also make high-yielding personal loans a more likely candidate for default, too, so these loans may go bad at higher than historical rates when the economy worsens. Risk: As long as your bank is backed by the FDIC and within limits, your principal is safe. You won’t even have to leave your house to make money.

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