Tag: saving
group name: microeconomics
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April 24, 2006 11:22 PM EDT --
Ack! Blasphemy! Nuts are wholesome, and microwaves are modern monstrosities. How dare I bombard the poor things with evil rays.
Watch me.
Pre-roasted nuts in bags and cans are almost . . .
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April 29, 2007 08:17 AM EDT --
This week the Apple Valley suburb had the Diamond Path Neighborhood sale.
We checked out about 50 sales there before lunch and then hit about a half dozen in the 46th Street/Summit . . .
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June 02, 2007 10:22 PM EDT --
Today we inadvertently stumbled on the Ecco Neighborhood Yard Sale. We did not see it in either of the major Twin Cities papers, but we did see a Craig's List ad saying there would be a . . .
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September 23, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
Today we made a short day of it. We had about two and a half hours, so we picked a couple self-described "neighborhood yard sales" out in the suburbs of Woodbury and Maplewood, MN. . . .
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February 08, 2006 05:33 PM EST --
These are just suggestions and I welcome your ideas also. Think of it as another exchange of top 10 lists. You don't have to be an economist. I'm not.
How to save money:
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September 30, 2007 02:30 PM EDT --
Janie decided to work this Saturday, and had to be to work at 10. So no yard sales for her, right? We found a way around that.
The St. Paul, MN Junior League was having a sale that started . . .
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April 07, 2008 02:57 PM EDT --
Compared to January and February , March was disappointing for finding spare cash:
Amazon Sales: $31.91
Half.Com: $2.72
Rolled Coins: $18.00
Ebay: $14.87
Walgreen's Cash . . .
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October 06, 2007 08:38 PM EDT --
I've already posted on what I didn't buy at today's yard sales. To read about those, go here.
Now, for my favorite part, let's see what I came away with today!
Find of the day . . .
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October 15, 2006 06:12 PM EDT --
It was 35 degrees out Saturday, but we had 11 sales marked, including a block sale with 5 sales close together. We put on some light coats and hit it.
Find of the day
Dictionary . . .
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June 03, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
This is a continuation from Part 1, where we showed off the things we did not buy.
Before we discovered we had the Ecco Neighborhood sale on our route, we stopped in a couple sales in the Kenwood/Lowry . . .
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May 13, 2008 08:48 PM EDT --
These are just suggestions and I welcome your ideas also. Think of it as another exchange of top 10 lists. You don't have to be an economist. I'm not.
How to save money: . . .
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July 21, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
Living below your means is a conscious decision to take control of your financial present and future. It means making a commitment to save money every month and to reduce your level . . .
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June 28, 2007 03:37 AM EDT --
As an experienced college student I can tell you have tried everything to make or save a buck or two. Here are a few of my top choices that have worked well for me.
1.) If you aren't sure what you . . .
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December 21, 2006 01:35 PM EST --
Money -- it's a powerful constant in our lives. Just the mere mention of it is enough to elicit feelings of pleasure, guilt, desire, and worry. We fear that we don't have enough. We wonder how . . .
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October 06, 2007 07:51 PM EDT --
What a beautiful day today was! The fact that it rained on and off meant nothing to me. It was deliciously humid and a nice 75 degrees. I brought my sensible shoes.
The paper . . .
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August 04, 2007 09:31 AM EDT --
My first article on the basic rules of choosing to live below your means to gain control over your financial life generated, as expected, some interesting comments. Housing costs consume the . . .
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May 12, 2007 09:27 PM EDT --
Alright, this was pretty promising. We found the yard sale map for the Johnsonville Neighborhood sale and it had 200 sales!
This is another suburban sale, so we expected a lot of toys, . . .
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September 03, 2006 02:48 PM EDT --
I've decided to change the name of "To Buy or Not to Buy" to something that better reflects the content and intent of the series. For anyone not familiar with it, it's a weekly . . .
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March 04, 2008 01:41 AM EST --
Last month , my found money totaled $256.78. Below is February's total:
Amazon Sales $161.54
Ebay: $29.63
Not invested from last month: $6.78
Grand Total to invest . . .
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September 24, 2006 01:33 PM EDT --
I was busy setting up our new computer on Saturday morning, so Janie and I didn't even go out yard saling until 2 p.m. (I know, I do think I may be running a fever or something). Still, . . .
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