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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. Why shouldn’t we take that overseas vacation, buy that luxury condo at the lake, get new clothes every change of season, have that spiffy new car? During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses. Why should you keep saving?

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!). We didn’t have a clothes dryer.

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