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Barter Markets: Can Trading Beef for a Backpack Keep Consumption in Check?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Secondhand, Consumerism, Consumption, Barter, Green News, Barcelona, Recession, Secondhand Shop, Shopping Tips, Secondhand Clothes, Vintage Shopping, Bartering, Global Economic Crisis, Global Recession, Trading, Barcelona Spain, Barter System, Living News
Kirsten Dirksen

One market devotee explained, "It's a way to give value to things. To leave money aside, even if just one day a year, and to encourage more the exchange."

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President Obama: Mom Jeans Never Looked So Good!

Mary Hall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Recessionista, Shopping Tips, Chiconomics, Barack Obama, President Obama, Barack Obama Jeans, Michelle Obama Style, Style News
Mary Hall

I've long said that Mrs. O is a Recessionista with her J. Crew apparel at Buckingham Palace, and now I see Barack is exercising his fashion rights to live chic and cheap.

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Style in a Decession

Claudia Cividino | Posted 08.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Shopping Tips, Fashion, Saving Money, Recession-Spending, Fashion Trends, Style News
Claudia Cividino

Today we are buying the one important piece, and personalizing the look with something we already own... thereby making it our own.

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Finally Food Safety is the Main Course

Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Eggs, Chicken, Shopping Tips, Prevention, Contamination, Exports, Consumer Confidence, Food Safety, Salmonella, Consumer Protection, Simple Steps From NRDC, Food Safety Regulation, Safe Handling, Living News
Wendy Gordon

The bill gives the FDA broad new powers to regulate produce at the farm level and review corporate records on activities ranging from food-processing to pathogen-testing.

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What Would Coco Do?

Mauri Weakley | Posted 09.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Tokyo 7, Neiman Marcus, Fashion Trends, Karl Lagerfeld, Cathy Horyn, Financial Crisis, Consignment, Bergdorf-Goodman, Chanel, Coco, Shopping Tips, Sacks, Shopping, Ina, Fashion Tips, Fashion, Style News
Mauri Weakley

Bad economic times or not, a woman still has to get dressed and wants to look good. Go back to the basics. Purchases need to be thoughtful investments rather than mindless splurges.

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Looking Out Online!

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Credit, Shopping Tips, Economy, Consumer Safety, Online, Auction, Debit, Living News
Roseanne Colletti

By all accounts, yes even from the pessimists, online shopping Thanksgiving weekend was a blockbuster, up 13% from last year. But let's take a little time out for safety, security, and common sense.

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Tips From A Recessionista: 5 Ways To Be Cheaply Chic

The Frisky | Wendy Atterberry | Posted 11.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Style Advice, Shopping Tips, Recession Style, Recession, Style News

I admit, I'm pretty much a walking gender stereotype -- I like shopping, getting pedicures, grabbing drinks with the girls after work, obsessing about...

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Seven Tips For Better Haggling

The Motley Fool | Mary Dalrymple | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Shopping Tips, Haggling Tips, Business News

Do you know a born haggler, someone who still remembers how she resurrected her high school French to negotiate a 250-dong discount on tee shirts in V...

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