Gandree on September 11th, 2009

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When you are seriously working on stretching your budget, you can’t beat free.  You can join the Free Cycle Network.  In it, people who have something they no longer want offer it free for the taking to anyone who wants it.  The problem is that things move quickly and it’s hard [...]

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Gandree on February 13th, 2009

It’s time for another episode of other people’s stories. This time, it’s not a story of how someone got into a financial mess and what they are doing about it. Instead, I wanted to share something a little more positive.
Today’s article is by Lorie Johnson at CBN News. She interviewed several women [...]

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Gandree on December 19th, 2008

I wanted to share with you how a woman in California was able to feed her family good food on a budget. I’m not telling you about this so that you can do what she did, although that is a possibility. It’s more that when your finances shut down, you start to feel [...]

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Gandree on December 17th, 2008

I selected this story to share because it shows how someone found themselves in the foreclosure mess simply due to inexperience, a bad economy and trusting others.  In this case, Jason started out right.  He was a batchelor with good income and got advice before settling on a small house that he could afford.  One [...]

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Gandree on November 21st, 2008

When you are going through hard times, it’s easy to feel isolated.  After all, no one is holding your hand and making the tough decisions for you.  If you happen to be a single mom with kids, it gets even tougher.  That is why I have begun posting other people’s stories each Friday.  Not only [...]

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Gandree on November 15th, 2008

When I wanted to learn about Internet Marketing, I found other people who were successful at it and read what they wrote.  There really is a free education on the internet if you are willing to put in the time to sift through the fluff.  It took a while but I was able to glean [...]

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