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Frugality Is The New Normal: Consumer Spending Not Expected To Return To Pre-Recession Levels

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


CHICAGO — A year after "shop 'til you drop" stopped, the nation fixates on this question: Will consumer spending ever return to pre-recession le...

Chicken Loudest and Ms. BlahBlahBlahnik Join the Frugalista as the Recession's Warriors

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Style


Melissa Biggs Bradley

The frugalista, William Safire declared, "could become the nom de guerre of the 'recession warrior.'" Well, she is being joined by a cast of new characters.

A Recycling Romance: How A U.K. Couple Funded Their Honeymoon By Rifling Through Rubbish

ABC News | Philip Victor | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


They say the couple that recycles together romances together. Or at least that's what they'll be saying when they hear the story of John and Ann Till...

Consumer Trend: eBay Is Greener Than You Think

Planet Green | Tania Asnes | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home


eBay is essentially the world's biggest yard sale. Anyone with access to the internet can purchase or sell goods with a few clicks of the mouse. It'...

Want To Save Money? Don't Eat Out

New York Times | PHYLLIS KORKKI | Posted 04.07.2008 | Business


When the economy is falling down all around you, it is only natural to want to protect yourself with some austerity measures. Thoughts of walking that...