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Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Finance Commentator Regina Lewis

Nicoles Nickels

Her segments cover economic and consumer trends. No Right Turns: Stores are designed to steer you through a certain path. Dollar Store Shopping: Dollar store earnings are up. Scout your local dollar store for everyday needs like paper products, household cleaning products, seasonal items and craft goods.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Don’t shop at the “poor places” (KMart was one of those, as well as the dollar stores). It’s healthier, and when eggs were incredibly expensive, it was much more economical (still is since I buy flaxmeal in bulk). Their motto was, if we have the cash, let’s do it. If we want it, let’s buy it.

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