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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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6 percent of households in the United States are unbanked or underbanked and, so have missed opportunities for savings, lending, and basic financial services ( according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

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” Scarcity drives economics and business. In business and economics, if you have something in abundance that others consider scarce, you stand to move ahead and make a profit, but if your service or product is offered by a multitude of others you have to find other ways to get ahead.

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Can’t Afford Private School? It May Not Matter.

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According to the latest study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), randomly selected 15 year old students in America are almost average compared to counterparts in 70 participating countries. Just average. Tuition for boarding schools was close to $37,017. (Of

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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There are also some cool moments in history that have happened in November: On November 2, 1889, North Dakota became the 39th state of the United States. On November 2, 1889, South Dakota became the 40th state of the United States. On November 18, 1883, standard time began in the United States.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

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In the early 21 st century, increasing world population, growing use of non-decomposable plastics, the westernization of the Asian continent and several world economic crisis cycles all contributed to increasing numbers of landfill operations throughout the world – mostly containing petroleum based plastic products. ArchTrashOlogists, Inc.

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Paper or Plastic: The Most Environmental Payment Option

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In fact, the Founding Fathers were largely opposed to the printing of federal paper currency because the cash they printed during the Revolutionary War became absolutely worthless before the United States was even truly free. The fewer natural resources you consume, the better the payment option becomes. The Winner.

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5 Things to Know Before The Stock Market Opens

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Fed’s Favored Gauge of Inflation Expected to Show Price Growth Slowing Today’s economic reports could give investors more insight into the health of the economy. The Conference Board’s final estimate for December consumer sentiment will be released at 10 a.m., over the last month when results are released at 8:30 a.m.

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