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Green Investing Tips: How To Place Your Dollar In Conscious Companies

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With our national recession seeming to lift ever so slightly, many Americans are curious about the best means to invest after four years of market-shyness. Google’s phenomenal growth since its pre-recession IPO has slowed little, and the company continues to be an exceptionally strong holding to this day.

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Receiving SNAP Benefits? Use Them To Plant a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This was in the 1980s, deep in the recession. Food stamps are now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and they help 47 million Americans (as of 2012), or 1/6th of the American population (Washington Post). When I was 9, my dad, who worked a factory job, was laid off. Money was very, very tight.

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Four Promising Solar Stocks For The New Year

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Andy is an avid foodie and writer, eating his way around the Washington DC area. Green Investing Tips: How To Place Your Dollar In Conscious… With our national recession seeming to lift ever so slightly, many Americans are curious about the best means to invest.