October, 2009

GM Faces Long Odds In Paying Back Its Bailout

The U.S. government has poured $50 billion into General Motors, and taxpayers own 61 percent of the automaker's stock. Now the question is whether sales can ever recover enough for the public to get its money back.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about GM Faces Long Odds In Paying Back Its Bailout...

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The Art of Improvising: Alternatives to Buying New

This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. When you have a need or a problem, there’s usually a solution that can be bought. Buying a solution is often the easiest and fastest way to solve a problem — but it also can be the most expensive. When my husband and I were in debt-repayment ...

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Halloween Cupcakes Decorating Ideas and Recipes

Spooky Halloween cupcakes Image from Flickr. The time has come to start baking up Halloween goodies, and I have found some great Halloween cupcakes decorating ideas for you. After all, a Halloween cupcake is not a Halloween cupcake without the proper decor. Lots of creepy creatures, like bats and worms, make great cupcake toppers. Of course, you ...

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Piggy Bank That Helps You Save & Spend

This might be cool for kids. The Spend Save Bank randomly deposits coins into either the ‘Save’ or ‘Spend’ section. It’d be even better if there was a option to set what percentages you want to split between spend and save, but I guess that would be a lot more complicated than a ...

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Sarah Palin to Hawk ‘Going Rogue’ on Oprah

Oprah and Palin to meet next month Sarah Palin, image from Wikimedia. It is confirmed, by the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times, Sarah Palin will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next month, the very day before her book “Going Rogue” hits the shelves. Needless to say, people have some pretty strong opinions about this turn ...

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