LivingAlmostLarge

Third post today I must be on a roll.  Actually this is in preparement for the long weekend, I’m praying to be able to go away for the weekend and while it might cost a lot (gas for driving) it’ll be well worth it. 
So this article caught my eye in USA Today about high gas [...]

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Have people lost their latte factor?  Are people drinking less coffee?  This article from Fortune says that Starbucks is in serious trouble.  Starbucks is closing 600 stores and is choosing to expand at half the expected rate in 2009.
So what’s the problem?  Is it that people realize the money they are wasting on Starbucks?  Or [...]

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We’re all feeling the pinch at the pump and with rising food prices.  But the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that inflation is only up 4.2% for the year. But the BLS says it is because while gas and prices have risen dramatically, the price of other goods are dropping.
But the goods which are dropping, [...]

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This article published in the Washington post, states from polls that stress from debt is causing health problems among Americans.  Apparently with the increasing debt in America, many people are also complaining about increases in health problems such as backaches, headaches, or stomaches.
Approximately 10 to 16 millions Americans are suffering due to debt problems and the number is [...]

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I thought this a most apt and funny fairytale about mortgages.  I thought it a bit saddening though about all the truth in the story.  Enjoy.

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MP Dunleavy is worrying about how to pay for heating costs this winter.  She lives in upper New York, and I have to say I understand her pain.  I too am worried about heating for this coming winter.  However I didn’t buy a larger second home this past year. 
She is estimating and increase of $1000 [...]

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Okay I’m not savvy enough to admit to not noticing the secret food increase, but apparently others are not!  This article in USA today warns consumer to beware.  I have been noticing things are seeming to be smaller, since Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel brought it up in his post “Size Matters“.  He mentions the [...]

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I love reading this article in the Washington Post.  It says the price point for Americans thinking rationally is $4/gallon of gas.  It states that at $3/gallon people barely noticed.  They didn’t change a thing.  Suddenly $4/gallon has appeared and things are changing quickly.
Mass transit usage is at a 50 year high. I wonder what [...]

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This article by the BBC talks with 6 different families about how food prices are affecting them.  I find it interesting and enlightening.
 It really is eye opening to see how much people in other countries spend of their income on food. I think DH and I spend probably 5% on food.  Mostly it’s due to [...]

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Okay as most know, MP Dunleavy seems to always piss me when she writes about her finances.  She always does STUPID.  But the most recent article in the NY times is called “Paying off debts that seem Unshakeable.”  So what’s the problem?  Well here is a thread on her Women In Red discussing her decision [...]

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