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When you are in financial trouble, personally, do you immediately look for a higher paying job? What is the first step you take? CUTS. Cutting back and consolidating are simple concepts that we use in personal finances to help keep us on track financially. Any individual...
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One staffer said he spotted gas for about $4.07 a gallon at the corner of California Avenue and Oak Street this morning.
He also said gas has hovered around $4.07 a gallon in Frazier Park for the past few days, too.
Have you spotted some gas deals? Where are they?
One of our reporters is...
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Just when you think maybe you've figured out how to save on gas ... maybe your methods don't really work, or worse yet, damage your car.
SmartMoney.com busts some of the ideas in a piece called "4 gas-saving deals that rarely pay off."
Here's another good one: "Top 5 cheap ways...
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I was just reading a story from one of our news services that offered tips for throwing nice, yet reasonably priced birthday parties for children.
It pitched advice you've probably heard before — hold a party at home, pick a simple activity to keep children busy like staging a play with...
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Yikes!
I was beyond astounded last night when I pumped $44.01 worth of gas into my nice little Saturn. The meter just kept flashing higher numbers. Past $20. Knew that much. Past $30. Figured that much too, of course. But then, suddenly — $35. It didn't stop at $40 either, but continued on...
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It's nearly graduation time. Know a grad? What are you spending to say "hey, good job!"
Some numbers to ponder:
• The average American who is buying grad gifts this year will have two lucky recipients.
• The givers are spending an average of $55.12 on each gift.
That's...
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Fed officials are considering tighter restrictions on credit card companies.
Namely, according to several wire service reports, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration (now there's a mouthful) seek to prevent the companies from boosting interest rates...
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A business consultant named Mark Hovind thinks it is, along with Prescott, Ariz.; Fayetteville, Ark.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Bend, Ore.; Valdosta, Ga.; and Morgantown, W.Va.
According to a report from the Associated Press, Hovind, who is the president of JobBait.com, came up with a formula with...
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Food prices are going up, up and up while people are trying to keep their hard-earned money in their pockets for as long as possible.
Reporter Courtenay Edelhart found that schools are trying to control costs while keeping their commitment to healthy meals. Read more here.
And read her story on...
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So says the Fed this morning.
I found this description from Associated Press reporter Jeannine Aversa, who regularly covers the national economy.
"Even Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently acknowledged for the first time that a recession was possible. That was a rare utterance of the...
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The Current Fiscal Disaster
It is virtually impossible to overstate the profligacy of what our government spends on the military. The Department of Defense's planned expenditures for fiscal year 2008 are larger than all other nations' military budgets combined. The supplementary budget to pay...
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