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Craig’s List: Great Resource or Scary Place?
A good friend read my post It’s Better than Cheap… It’s Free! and mentioned Craigslist as another very useful resource for the sale and exchange of items, along the lines of the Freecycle Network. I...
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Selena at Apron Thrift Girl ventured into video this past November, and it turned out so well that I hope it won’t be her last video venture! Here she debunks 7 common myths about thrifting, which may...
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Ways to Live On Almost Nothing – 4
Part 4: Items 16 – 20 In this last entry on our 20 ways to live on little-to-nothing, some further ways to take honest stock of your situation and prospects, plan accordingly, and make use of systems...
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Recycled Fashionables
The Beauty and Style site List Maven has posted a linky article entitled… 35 Accessories Made From Recycled Materials It’s truly imaginative. I particularly like the crocheted plastic grocery bag...
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Wall Street “Crisis” Double-Speak
What it Means to the Home Mortgage “Crisis” Many of us watched with serious confusion the strange financial market machinations that led to the Fed bailout of investment bank Bear-Stearns, taxpayers...
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The Poor Get Poorer Still
Last month I asked the question, Is It Depression Yet? and linked quite a few opinions of economic pundits about when the recession no one in DC cares to admit we’re in will turn into a full-fledged...
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Saving Money on College Textbooks
My eldest grandson graduated from high school in the top 10% of his class a couple of months ago, for which we are inordinately proud – he was taking courses like advanced biology, pre-calc, physics...
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As Detroit Melts: Best Used Deals
Gad-Abouts for $2500 or Less! I stumbled across a really terrific blog post today on one of my regular check-ins dedicated to the automotive industry. It’s RideLust: 15 Beater Cars That Won’t...
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Gifting Adventures for Bleak Times
Autumn is well upon us, and people who have been struggling to stay afloat in this lousy economy all year are now faced with the prospect of the coming holiday gifting season. Which can be daunting in...
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The Christmas Price Wars Are On
toysightings.com Following Wal-Mart’s announcement in late September that stores across the country would expand last year’s holiday come-on of ten toys priced at $10 to 100 toys this year. The list...
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