June, 2009

How My Parents Saved $14,000 on Home Repairs

This is a guest post from MLR at My Life ROI. If you like this post, check out his website or subscribe to his feed. One thing I love about reading Get Rich Slowly is that J.D. is always willing to get his hands dirty and throw on a different hat. J.D. is a do-it-yourselfer. From ...

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Payday Lenders Robbed in Kansas, Wisconsin

Crime spree in Wichita Wichita Police believe that the same man committed five payday loan store robberies in the city this month. The man possibly has an accomplice, but this surveillance photo was released of the man thought to be involved in all five robberies. Police say: In each occurrence, the suspect enters the store armed with a handgun with ...

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The Wisdom of My Father

This is a guest post from Ann Zerkle, a Get Rich Slowly lurker, and the founder of Heroes of Capitalism. As the daughter of a truck driver and stay-at-home mom, my family lived very frugally (and very happily). As an adult, I see the wisdom in the frugality of my parents. Below are the ...

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Who s fiddling with my recession?

I got used to this recession and now someone’s rocking the boat Remember how things were before the recession? There was a lot to do; my many clients sent emails requesting work. I got out of bed early in the morning to write and I wrote late into the night to keep up with the demand. ...

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Front-Feet Flip Flops for National Flip Flop Day

The significance of National Flip Flop Day® The Cat had been to charm school and could walk on her hind legs I found out that today is National Flip Flop Day® when I was getting warmed up to look online for a quick payday loan. I saw it listed on Google Trends between “US Open” and “Jammie ...

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