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Many economists think that when consumers save money instead of spending it, a recession gets deeper. People start to stick money into mattresses for safe...
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The "Paradox of Savings"
The Bonddad Blog —
... product to decline at an annualized rate of at least 5% in the fourth quarter, the biggest drop in a quarter-century. "The idea that the American family will quickly spend us out of this recession is a fantasy. It won't happen," said Elizabeth Warren, a professor of law at Harvard University who last month was named chair of the Congressional oversight panel tasked with overseeing the distribution of the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program funds. BUT consider this: The flaw of looking at savings as undercutting spending ...
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Recessions kill (some)
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Real Time Economics : Will 2009 Be Year of Saving?
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Money Saving Tips Carnival – March 22, 2009
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SAVING: IT'S THE NEW, NEW THING (AGAIN)
capitalspectator.com 10/31/2008 — Today's update on personal income and spending corroborates yesterday's GDP report, which told us clearly that the consumer is wary and is cutting back sharply on consumption.
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what if saving was stupid
bripblap.com 12/19/2008 — redmoney Personal finance wisdom teaches us that you should always “save for the future.” You should take your current earnings and put at least some aside for the future. That future may be a time when you need an emergency fund (health crises, car ...
How to Save Money in 2009
freemoneyfinance.com 1/20/2009 — Here's a list from MSNBC on 10 ways to save money in 2009 . Many of these ideas are re-hashing old suggestions, but there are a few new thoughts here as well as some old stand-bys worth revisiting. Here are the ones I liked and my thoughts on them:
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