Toilet Paper from Crestock Images A recent headline caught my attention and inspired this train of thought. It read something like Toilet Paper Drives the Economy. The gist of the article was A shift from one-ply to two-ply (and now three-ply) may not seem significant. But to ignore it is to miss an important point: [...]
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How are People (Age 50-Years and Older) Affected by the Financial Crisis? By Lil Waldner Pension funds have lost about 5 trillion dollars worldwide during 2008. And the disastrous losses do not stop at that amount because the stock exchanges have started the year with further grave losses. The financial crisis will have a serious [...]
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How to Make Your Mortgage Work For You, Instead of You Working For It By Ed Wacaster We work so hard for our money these days, it just makes sense to use it wisely. Even as the world’s wealthiest nation, we still use antiquated money management techniques, when in today’s economy, we should be using [...]
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