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Alternatives to College

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I graduated from State U with a liberal arts degree in the early 1970s – when there was a world wide recession followed by stagflation. Of course, she has spent a long time building up her client base – which she did by starting out working at one of the mall salons. My newly won degree brought no lucrative job.

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Seven Questions to Answer Before You Retire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These are the questions I asked my self prior to retiring from a six figure income with bonus’s and stock options in the midst of the recent great recession! Bill Gates said enough on the day to day operations at Microsoft several years ago. Please note that I am not any kind of retirement specialist. Do you need the money?

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