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The life experiences of the Depression generation tell an increasingly relevant story about the toll of severe economic crisis and how people persevere in times of extreme hardship. Many who remember that era, or who have studied it, wonder how the current generation would withstand such dire circumstances. The common adage of the time was: "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do. Do ...

Hey all, I have a ad/coupon for Discovercard here that says I can get a $100 cash back bonus when I made $500 in purchases within 3 months. I also would get %5 cash back for purchases falling within popular categories. There is no annual fee, and the offer is only valid for new card members. This seems completely ridiculous. Is there a catch somewhere? Pete

I'm in the process of moving, and I'm glad to be past the hardest part - the packing up and cleaning up. I've never before had to pack up so much stuff in so little time. It highlighted that I'm not as organized as I should be. I know that in the future, I will have more stuff. I may also later be married and have kids. The time for me to change is now. I'd like to hear from those ...

Can anyone recommend a multi-region portable DVD player? Ideally battery life should be at least 3 hours. I'm not looking for anything flashy, just something that will play at least one movie powered only by battery and also play discs that I buy in Europe. We travel a lot and so have discs from different regions Thanks Atrio

A SC breastfeeding mother meets with resistance at WMT. 4 boob employees bared their feelings about her desire and legal right to discreetly feed her 10-week old in public. They even jacked her shopping cart toward a fitting room with her other child in it and got a supervisor! But here, let her tell the story in 1:40 after a quick 15-sec opening ad: http://www.wistv.com/global/...

Long, but I think it's worth your time. In March of last year, my triplet girls were born. In the blink of an eye we went from a family of three to a family of six. And from two working adults to one working adult. Our finances became rather difficult. Someone I know only through Motley Fool a baby-gift: a $100 Amazon gift certificate as a baby-gift. We've never met nor even spoken on...

(Sorry about that; I didn't understand the proper way to post an article) I just wanted to share this wonderful site/newsletter, and specifically the article written for November 15th, 2008. I found it most inspiring and definitely food for thought, whether you live in Canada or the USA. www.thesimpledollar.com ~ Liberty10

My daughter's perfectly good fall jacket's zipper button (or what do you call that thing that open's and zips up the zipper) has fallen off. Is it possible to find that in stores and fix the zipper? What kind of stores? And is it easy to do that? I have never done any sewing or crafts that are more difficult than using a glue stick. Please help me, I hate to discard a great jacket ...

Another thread talks about foods you can get in these stores, and I agree -- to a point. However, I've found that some jams and such are a disappointment. Some have little fruit and are mostly pectin and jelly. Buyer beware! However, our local dollar stores carry some amazing bargains! One of the most obvious is READING GLASSES! Many are "name brands", various diopters, for $1.00!...

I'm not a big fan of Mervyns but when stuff is 80% off even I can find something to like about it. It's pretty picked over by now but I still found a few more Christmas gifts and a What-Fun-You-Got-Adopted-Present for the biological sister of one of my kids who is getting adopted this Saturday. I really need to quit finding bargains as I have more then enough gifts for Christmas. ...

A SC breastfeeding mother meets with resistance at WMT. 4 boob employees bared their feelings about her desire and legal right to discreetly feed her 10-week old in public. They even jacked her shopping cart toward a fitting room with her other child in it and got a supervisor! But here, let her tell the story in 1:40 after a quick 15-sec opening ad: http://www.wistv.com/global/...

Daycare and pre K centers are worried that parents can not afford to send them anymore. Oh my, stay home with your kids and help teach them yourself, this economic meltdown is a killer! http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3 906861&amp...

I'm in the process of moving, and I'm glad to be past the hardest part - the packing up and cleaning up. I've never before had to pack up so much stuff in so little time. It highlighted that I'm not as organized as I should be. I know that in the future, I will have more stuff. I may also later be married and have kids. The time for me to change is now. I'd like to hear from those ...

What does your work do about the day after Thanksgiving? I automatically get the day as a holiday I can use a "floating" holiday I don't get the day as a holiday It's a holiday in my pants Click here to see results so far.

Not sure if I have shared these in the past but .... here ya go. #5 really gets me every time I read it. Six Great Lessons: The Important Things Life Teaches You... Author: Unknown 1 ~ Most Important Question During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: What ...

The lobster industry is suffering through some really bad times right now due to an unusual glut of supply. For the past month or so there have been many ads and news stories urging all of us Mainers to eat more lobster. Prices are way way down. In a show of support for this vitally important local industry, Unity College in Maine has purchased over 600 lbs of lobster to serve its ...

Long, but I think it's worth your time. In March of last year, my triplet girls were born. In the blink of an eye we went from a family of three to a family of six. And from two working adults to one working adult. Our finances became rather difficult. Someone I know only through Motley Fool a baby-gift: a $100 Amazon gift certificate as a baby-gift. We've never met nor even spoken on...

My husband and I are planning on taking a weekend trip (Thurs - Sun) for our anniversary in March, and we would like to visit San Antonio. We wanted to stay someplace romantic on the river walk. It looks like we could fly out from Denver and stay at Hotel Valencia for three nights for $1,200. So my questions for the board. 1. Can we get away with not renting a car? 2. Any ...

So far as I am concerned, a serving of something is however much you eat before you do not want any more. But the stuff on the labels, which I am now just beginning to read for my amusement is entirely different. I bought a jar of olives stuffed with garlic. These are totally wonderful things, and a good martini has three of them. So I looked at the serving stats, and I found: ...

My dryer -- which is only a few years old -- is not heating up as much as it used to. It still heats up, but now it takes about 3 regular cycles to get the clothes dry. Has anyone experienced this? I'm also googling it, but not finding much. Tia, LCK