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Budget Crunched?

Not sure about where you live, but here in Fredericksburg, VA the gas prices have really started to come down. Just last night I filled up both of our vehicles for $3.09 per gallon for regular unleaded. While the stock market has begun to resemble a terrible train wreck, the everyday life around our house [...]

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Buy and Bail?

I have heard of “bait and switch”, but I have never heard of “buy and bail” until today. I did a quick google search and found a lot of information on this very dishonest practice. Here is one article that explains everything in very simple terms. What would make people think this is ok? Somehow [...]

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Don’t forget your “Annual” checkup

I am amused at the McDonald’s commercials where the guy goes around trying to find out what he can buy for a single dollar. The end result is that he cannot get very much until he makes his way into a McDonald’s restaurant. The inconsistency with the commercial is that the $1 price doesn’t take [...]

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Ready, Set, Retire!

How many of us are longing for the day when we can finally retire? I spoke with a gentleman today who retired from the Washington D.C. Police Department and moved into the Spotsylvania area where he picked up real estate for a few years and is now ‘really’ retired. More and more retirees are picking [...]

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The sky is not falling!

If you have been paying attention to any form of news media the last several days, you are well aware of the ‘crisis’ that has become our economy. Last week the Treasury Secretary, the Federal Reserve chairman and even our President, told you that unless congress acted quickly the damage to the market would be [...]

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Something for nothing?

Recently, we talked about the rising cost of food, and how companies were trying to keep prices lower, while still cutting costs. Today I ran across another article that plays on our emotions to encourage us to spend more. We all like something for nothing, but how many of us have heard that “nothing is [...]

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