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Ghosts of the Great Depression - 1930s Poverty

Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.

27 comments    family home food
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How To Maximize Your Money – Horror Stories and Hail Marys

This article discusses the lack of money and the saving money in ineffective ways. Before you can maximize your buying power and investment return, you have to have some money in the first place...

11 comments    advice how to finance
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Top 10 Hot Jobs in Lawton OK

Less than 100 miles from Oklahoma City, Lawton OK has been awarded a spot of the Top 30 Cities for Jobs in the US at Number 22. It is also on the Forbes Best Cities List for Jobs and Business in America....

0 comments    careers recession job search
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Top 10 Hot Jobs in Harrisonburg VA

Harrisonburg is located in Rockingham Country in Virgnia, near Richmond. The list of the Top 30 Cities for Jobsin America, even in a recession, contains Harrisonburg at Number 25. This city was important in...

0 comments    careers recession job search
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Suze Orman's 5 Tip Action Plan for Economic Downturn

Suze Orman gives great tips on the Oprah show and I give an even better tip!

8 comments    advice how to finance
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Mrs. Paine's Garage and ...An End to Reading Lists and Libraries?

Here is a good list I'm reading, containing books of different genres. The whole list should be available at our public libraries, which could use a little of our help...

6 comments    books barack obama reading
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Top 5 Work At Home Jobs

While there are more work-at-home scams than there are legitimate job opportunities that one can pursue in the home, there are real opportunities. In the mid-2000s, one of the biggest scams was one in which a...

12 comments    life family home
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Beat The Recession Tips

Hunker-down and become a lean, low-cost, highly competitive company. The great american small business challenge is a new, non-profit, national business competition that provides small companies with access...

0 comments    recession 2009 beat recession
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