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Recover Lost Money
Frugal For Life points us to four sites that can help provide a lucrative reunion with long-lost cash with only a few minutes of work. We once found our parents several thousand dollars using New York's unclaimed funds page. Hit the jump for other sources of surprise cash. More »
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Never Budgeted Before? Here's Something Simple You Can Do Right Now
Over at Wise Bread they have an interview with Mary Webber, a Frugal Family Thrift Counselor. Yes, that's apparently a real job. More »
Terrorism is so pass
; bad credit is now the biggest near-term threat to our nation's economy, the National Association of Business Economics reported in survey results released Monday. [Associated Press]
Easy credit of dubious worth isn't some new and unparalleled scandal; in fact, our nation's economy was built upon it. [New York Times Magazine]
ain't easy being green
Plug-In Hybrids Could Help Cut Emissions
Plug-In Hybrids are not yet available, but new research says that when they are their use could slash emissions by, well... a lot. Theoretically, plug-in hybrids could be driven up to 40 miles a day on electricity alone. More good news: using electricity for fuel wouldn't harm the power grid and the equivalent cost would be about $1 a gallon. But can car manufacturers make the cars cheap enough and the electric company make power clean enough to sell the idea to the American public?The upbeat news for plug-ins, seen by many as the next big step in environmentally friendly automotive technology, came with two caveats. Achieving the maximum air quality improvements would require a significant cut in the pollution produced by electric utilities. It's also dependent on large-scale adoption of plug-in hybrids, which may not be in new-car showrooms for several years.More »
it ain't easy being green
A Closer Look At Home Depot's "Eco Options" Program
Is Home Depot's much-advertised PR darling "Eco Options" program an example of green washing or a genuine good? The NYT attempts to find out by interviewing Ron Javis, Home Depot's senior vice president overseeing the Eco Options program. More »
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Almost 1 Million Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled
Hasbro is recalling 985,000 Easy-Bake ovens due to reports of children's hands getting stuck inside the oven, resulting in burns and lacerations. More »
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