i havent done this often in the past but i wanted to give a shout out to the top ten referers in october.a thanks for all the traffic. msn money central smart money blogs karen datko no credit needed recommended reading budgets are sexy political calculations frugal babe common sense with money paid it down all financial matters pants in a can ce......
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well the presidential election is finally over. but the work is just beginning as we saw by the quick 1000 point drop on wall street in the first two days with presidentelect obama nothing is going to change overnight. an electioneconomy post 4 tips for shopping at thrift stores or how not to spend like sarah palin was included in this weeks carni......
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original post on the suns financial diary carnival of personal finance no. 177 welcome to the 177th edition of carnival of personal finance there are a total of 85 submissions to this edition of copf covering a wide range of topics from money management investing to frugality savings and budgeting to economy and career. among them here are my 5 picks that i want to share wi......
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will you come im writing this special invitation to every successful and outstanding blogger whether youre on the list or not. ive been putting up that list for 157 weeks of successful and outstanding bloggers in last week ive combed over the sob list. what a memorable walk that was. i got the full impact of how many blogs had grown and how many ......
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its interesting that i drafted this post 3 or 4 weeks ago just before the current wave of stock market crashes hit us now of course i am preaching to the converted we spoke about getting or beating average returns from either stocks or realestate but david points out what is an average financial return i agree with you about the number. however thi......
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it is hard to believe that september has already come to an end looking back at the traffic stats for student scrooge it has been fun to see the organic growth that has been occurring. hopefully it keeps heading in the right direction as always if you like what you see please consider subscribing to student scrooge via rss feed or via email . carnivals i participated in the ......
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is there anyone not familiar with tom cruise and the 1983 movie risky businessa i was only 3 when it came out and yet im wellaaware of the movie and the what was considered at the timea ri sky dance moves.a the articles in this carnival have nothing to do with tom cruise or the movie but they are all about riska investment risksahealth risksa i......
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its time to share the love again here are five blogs that have sent the most traffic to swollen pickles in the past 30 days. number 1 michael gorey from the mount gambier area was also the man in the know when it came to the lawn mower story . number 2 blogpond is still sending me a nice number of visitors most likely from this blog sitting in the top 100 aussie blogs l......
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. . . has produced one of his best tools ever. fill in the blanks laugh a bunch and then find out do you dare run for public office ......
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well john edwards sordid little tale can apparently now be told by the mainstream media now that hizzoner has opened up and admitted to the truth of the basic allegation. while continuing to deny parentage of his socalled love child with a former campaign worker. the story first exposed by the national enquirer in late july was deemed not newsworthy by most of the ma......
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as pointed out this morning on political calculations the tax foundation has released its state business tax climate index for 2008 . it index ranks a states tax policy towards corporations individuals sales tax unemployment insurance and property taxes. the best overall w yoming sou th dakota nev ada alaska floridaa the worst overall rhode island new jersey new york calif ornia ohio ...
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lawyers and law firms have always been brands. as with any organization product or service people think about a lawyer or law firm in terms of a handful of qualities or attributes a promise some kind of story. that simple narrative can have a major impact on their decision to contact a particular firm to buy its services to do business there and to affiliate with the lawyer. i......
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aaaaaaaa calculator to save you money on gasoline a how to save money on gas without driving less were stealing part of our post title from jim hamilton as he unofficially commissioned this tool in the comments section of his blog post meanwhile as jim notes your car will burn more fuel at slower speeds compared to higher speeds as automakers have optimize......
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from the why tv needs to do more with the internet files according to broadcasting cable the average age of a network tv viewer is 50 years old . 50 years old. the 50 set does not have the same kind of value to the average advertiser as 1734 yearolds. historically thats where the money is. and while there is certainly significant spending power with audie......
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ironman has developed a neat tool that allows you to input your vehicles typical mileage and then calculate how much money youre likely to save on a particular trip by driving slower. pretty cool......
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wow i almost managed to post every day last week. maybe taking a break from the blogosphere and reading a lot of books helped. one book i particularly enjoyed is the last american man which i think readers would enjoy. saturday dw and i went to an rv show and checked out the goods. the as much as you can afford answer to the question so how much does it cost......
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below are some hypermiling guides from around the net. keep in mind that hypermiling techniques are debated by different hypermilers and that you should do some research before implementing any techniques. be especially careful if a technique sounds unsafe. whats more important gas mileage or your well being the ultimate guide to hypermiling 100 driving and car tips and resources ......
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people are always asking me to write more often well here you go i searched for some info on bus inesses8 217. he made his home in the imperial capital known to many as san francisco in the state of california and with his wise dealings in the local real estate businesses wthe family emigrated to south africa in 1820 and the young emperor joshua spent his days studying and......
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this blog is almost 6 months old now. time has been flying by. quite a bit has happened in the past month so heres a quick overview in case you missed any of it i successfully defended my thesis a few weeks ago this means im only a few revisions away from being done with grad school forever. making it over that obstacle made me reflect on why you should always be prepared fo......
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with the rising gas prices tons of people have been purchasing smaller more fuel efficient cars.a the problem come in that many people do not run the math in deciding whether or not to dump the old gas guzzler.a now if you car dies it makes sense to get a more fuel efficient car but if you are making payments or have paid the car off it gets a lot more complicated.a through listening to clark ......
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citizen kane youre right i did lose a million dollars last year. i expect to lose a million dollars this year. i expect to lose a million dollars next year. you know mr. thatcher at the rate of a million dollars a year ill have to close this place in... 60 years. citizen pinch youre right i did lose a million readers last year. i expect to lose a million rea......
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check this post three on getting a job from newmarks door. where craig turns us on to these three fun links for job hunters dan are you listening ten things you really shouldnt do in a job interview . get that job at google . 25 questions to think about before your next job interview . advertisement alertboot h......
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