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• 'An American Girl' is an American story -- a timely one

  Posted Jul 07 2008, 12:34 AM by Donna Freedman
  Filed under: Spending, Family, Donna Freedman, Budgeting
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  It can take years for a big Hollywood movie to get approved, let alone filmed. That's why I think that the parallels between "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" and our current economic situation are probably coincidental.
  

  Foreclosures. Job loss. Hungry people lining up for food handouts. Families who can't make ends meet no matter how hard they work. But enough about today; let's talk about the Great Depression, the setting for "Kit Kittredge."   Read More...

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• Putting the freeze on food prices

  Posted Jun 25 2008, 10:09 AM by Donna Freedman
  Filed under: Family, Donna Freedman, Groceries, Budgeting
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  Feeling pain at the supermarket checkout? Don't expect relief anytime soon. According to an Associated Press article, the Midwestern floods that destroyed soybean and corn crops will send the price of beef, pork, poultry, eggs, cheese and milk higher this fall.
  

  Anybody want to join me while I shop for flour and beans and a small freezer?   Read More...

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• I scream, you scream, we all scream (at $4) ice cream

  Posted Jun 18 2008, 08:35 AM by Donna Freedman
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  A recent Wall Street Journal article noted that the Cold Stone Creamery franchise is in trouble. More than 100 stores closed last year, and just over 300 shops -- 20% of total Cold Stone outlets -- are for sale. The article quotes franchisees as claiming that the parent company provided misleading information and made unreasonable demands that ate into profits.
  

  I have a theory of my own: Their ice cream is really expensive.   Read More...

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• Deprived? Not us

  Posted Jun 06 2008, 09:04 AM by Donna Freedman
  Filed under: Housing, Family, Donna Freedman, Budgeting
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  Emily, a personal-finance blogger at Remodeling This Life, was recently asked something all you frugalists have probably heard before: Don't you ever get tired of living this way? Don't you ever want to stop being deprived?
  

  (Haven't heard these questions? Don't worry. You will.)   Read More...

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