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The Danger In Assuming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Let’s just flash back to six years ago to the burst of the housing bubble, massive unemployment, and the tumble of the stock market to crush this assumption. Unfortunately the recession of 2008 was not an isolated incident. Fluctuations and devaluations have happened before and they’ll undoubtedly happen again.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. The world wide recession made us all (either of necessity or by choice) a bit more frugal.

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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? My Journey to Millions: No Research Reasons Why I Like Mature Dividend Paying Stocks – While most people don’t talk about it in this manner anymore, when you buy a share of a company you are buying into the business.

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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. SNAP benefits can also be used to buy fruit trees. When I was 9, my dad, who worked a factory job, was laid off. Money was very, very tight.

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Adult Children Living At Home – How To Approach It

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While there are many reasons why adult children could be living with their parents, right now most of the blame falls on the economy and the recession. The recession has made it more difficult than usual for new graduates to find gainful employment, especially with experienced workers finding themselves unemployed for months or even years.

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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

In reality, you won’t earn anything if you can’t attract readers to your site to click on the link and buy something. You’ll have to really know the market so that you’re not buying at a price that’s too high. And you’ll have to make the judgment call about what to buy.

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