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The Danger In Assuming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With just a few years separating them from retirement, they were both laid off unexpectedly, the year before I started college. 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.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The College Investor: Top Five College Myths – Dispelled! – A look at some of the biggest myths about college, and why they are not true! Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? To complete the trusts picture make sure you review A Matter of Trusts part 1 and 2!

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If You???re Not Poor, Can You Teach Your Kids What It???s Like to Be Poor?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 I always worked while in high school and college. I paid for college with a number of student loans that I just finished paying off last year. . I always worked while in high school and college. My mom was an at home day care provider.

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