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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

History has shown us, though, that good times, easy money and easy credit can quickly change us into spenders. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. ” The survey released in 2010 indicated: “Average annual expenditures per consumer unit1 fell 2.0

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How to Rebuild Financial Trust in Your Relationship

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If one of you is a spendthrift and one is a saver, financial feuding will be a given unless the two of you can find a way that is agreeable to both of you to manage your disparate financial personalities. These people may accrue thousands of dollars of debt on a credit card their spouse doesn’t even know about.