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The Economics of Selecting Vacation Days

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That’s why it’s so important to find a profitable hobby. For example, want to plan a get-away but can’t find the time? As thankful as I am for these days off, I rarely celebrate the day how our four fathers would have liked. It’s no secret that the majority of people dislike employment. Columbus Day. Monday, November 12.

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Life Tips from Dad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the most impressive things I saw my Father do was to continually try new things. In his 50′s he studied real estate and the local housing market to find a home to fix up and sell. Pursuit of lifelong learning allows you to adapt to changing job market and business needs and helps keep you economically valuable.

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Book Nook: Become the Fire

Motherhood Moments

The daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and Yugoslavian immigrant father, Schmitz knows what it means to be an “outsider.” If you can see what’s really happening and what’s not yet happening, you can create solutions or find better ways of doing things. Someone who has this skill is often called a visionary.

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Maybe I Should Save Money and Blog Less?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being an economics-educated accounting nerd, I couldn’t make a decision without a cost-benefit analysis. This type of time valuing is a valid consideration and economic concept known as opportunity cost of time. The laws of economics tell me that returns diminish the more I work. is too optimistic. While I generally earn $18.43

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Also, we’re by a military base, so it’s a little easier to find houses to rent if you know when people will be PCSing out and needing to rent out their homes. Find a grocery store or a Walmart or Target because the restrooms are nicer and if you need snacks they’re cheaper there as well. Try things!

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Paper or Plastic: The Most Environmental Payment Option

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Pros and Cons: Cash. grams of petroleum per 5-gram card. At last estimate, there are roughly 1.6

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