Interest in gardening is on the rise as people, fed up with rising prices and declining safety and quality standards, seek to produce more of their own food. Even the President has started a garden at the White House. While there is little argument that a properly tended garden raised without a lot of pesticides [...]

Editors Note: With the Mexican swine flu making headlines, a trip this weekend found my local drug store had nearly run out of surgical masks – if you haven’t already made preparations, it’s certainly the time to do it while supplies are still available. This is an article that was written toward preparing for the [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Circuit City to liquidate remaining U.S. stores
Congress considers ‘cash for clunkers’ proposal
This is why you continue to get those Nigerian scam emails
Chef Amanda Freitag Tries To Prep Family-Friendly Dinner On [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

WSJ Tries Blaming Economic Woes on People Being Frugal
Porn industry seeks federal bailout
If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not A Bargain At All
Lenders digging up more than your credit score [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

How we went from $42,000 to $6,500 and lived to tell about it
The difference between a recession and a depression
The Worst Financial Predictions About 2008
The Credit Card & College Link
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

2009: A year of Economic Hell
Truck and SUV sales rising, hybrid sales fall as gas prices drop
The Rise of the Four-Day Work Week?
New Capitalism: Overvalued assets must not be allowed [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

The Obama economic stimulus: Everybody gets to refinance their house at 4.5%
Meet the family who live on $44K a year — debt-free
Bush: “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system”
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Americans’ debt shrinks – 1st time ever
Trickledown Downsizing
Eight of the market’s sharpest thinkers: The future is frightening
Recession Special: Buy one car, get one free
Why Bailouts Are Dangerous
Buy Short-Term [...]

Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Koobface Virus: Facebook Virus Being Used to Steal Credit Card Numbers
Predicting $25 a Barrel Oil
Tax-free Capital Gains Are Here
Having Sex to Save Money
The worst jobs with the best pay
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Weekend reading is a round-up of personal finance and money related stories that caught the eye of our forum members this week:

Black Friday 10: Retailers that may not survive until 2009
The Holiday Season Is Already Over For Retailers
Drinking tap water can save you $1,400 a year
20 tycoons who have lost billions [...]