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June 17, 2009 08:43 AM EDT (featured date: June 17, 2009) — Janie and I buy metal at yard sales for scrap , and this is a tutorial passing on some of my experience.  I will address each type of metal in turn, both precious and non-precious. . . . more
November 19, 2008 07:41 AM EST (featured date: November 25, 2008) — Extract: As we shift away from fossil fuel and as the number of wind turbines increases, more and more people are calling for a Supergrid - high capacity links carrying electricity between the major . . . more
September 18, 2008 04:45 PM EDT (featured date: October 08, 2008) — With the Federal Government extending a $300 billion "helping hand" to financial giants Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and now AIG, one can't help but wonder why everyday taxpayers . . . more
March 30, 2008 12:45 PM EDT (featured date: March 31, 2008) — Sun's up. It's spring.  I've got 8 sales identified. Granted I'll have to go 17 miles West to Edina, and then backtrack 30 miles to the northeast in White Bear Lake, stopping here . . . more
July 21, 2007 06:50 PM EDT (featured date: July 22, 2007) —     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 . . . more
March 05, 2007 08:42 PM EST (featured date: March 11, 2007) — This is a repost because I didn't realize it wasn't in the Gather Money group http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_berry&sid=aWuQCgZ0ewDU   Americans . . . more
February 17, 2007 02:07 AM EST (featured date: February 17, 2007) — A few years ago, my husband and I considered starting a bed and breakfast. We purchased 28 acres of county land. We considered having horses and trails for hiking and horseback riding. We signed up for . . . more
January 12, 2007 08:52 PM EST (featured date: January 14, 2007) — Unfortunately, much of the clean energy funding has gone to the least effective effective solutions.  Case in point--ethanol and hydrogen.    Ethanol uses almost if not more energy to . . . more
December 21, 2006 01:35 PM EST (featured date: January 01, 2007) — 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 . . . more
November 22, 2006 06:36 PM EST (featured date: November 27, 2006) — Habits of a lifetime rarely, if ever, change. Under ordinary circumstances, habits develop because they seem to work and they continue just so long as those benefits recur. What happens when something . . . more
November 10, 2006 05:08 PM EST (featured date: November 12, 2006) — In the U.S., people may feel that "life insurance is unnecessary for single people with no dependents", because you don't have the kind of life insurance policy which creates the right incentive . . . more
November 10, 2006 05:08 PM EST (featured date: November 12, 2006) — In the U.S., people may feel that "life insurance is unnecessary for single people with no dependents", because you don't have the kind of life insurance policy which creates the right incentive . . . more
October 19, 2006 08:52 AM EDT (featured date: October 25, 2006) —     Have you ever trusted someone--and gotten "burned?" Have you ever failed to trust someone and missed significant opportunities as a result?  The practical issues with . . . more
September 27, 2006 07:24 PM EDT (featured date: September 28, 2006) — I have experienced a tax lien and judgement on my credit reports in recent years.  That all changed when I filed for a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in the summer of 2004.  With all that now behind me, . . . more
September 07, 2006 02:31 PM EDT (featured date: September 09, 2006) — "How we eat determines to a considerable extent how the world is used." -Wendell Berry If you subscribe to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) or shop at your local farmers' . . . more
July 19, 2006 02:12 PM EDT (featured date: July 26, 2006) — Evergreen Solar (ESLR) announced today it signed a $200 Million sales agreement for the purchase of its Solar Panels to a grid-connected power generation company.  This represents . . . more
January 19, 2006 05:32 PM EST (featured date: April 06, 2006) — Just off the top of my head, and not in any particular order, are 10 things I don't see myself needing any time soon.   A lawn mower A health club membership . . . more
 
Microeconomics
Owner: Ron Hall
Created: Apr 05, 2006
I've noticed there aren't a lot of financial Groups on Gather. I'm particularly interested in economics of a personal sort - on a small scale. I'm thinking of this as a place for posts on small business, getting by, making smart choices, . . .
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