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My Coffee Pot Ate My Money: A Tale of Product Failure and Liability

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you spend your hard earned money on something, you expect it to work as advertised when used as instructed by the manufacturer. Here are a few examples of when failing products can cost you money. The most recent medical product liability case involves the birth control drug called Yaz. Bad Medicine. That’s right!

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’re already barely living from check to check, your credit rating is really low and you don’t have a lot of money in your checking on savings account, you may want to wait before having a child. Therefore, consider taking out a year to knock-out debt before getting off of the birth control.

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