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Does living frugally hurt the economy?

Posted 16 weeks 5 days ago by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

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When I advocate for frugal living, people sometimes ask, "What if everybody lived like that?  Wouldn't it hurt the economy?"  My natural inclination toward frugal living may color my opinion, but I don't think so.  I think mass frugality would be good for the economy.

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Will gas top $4 a gallon this summer? I say yes.

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Cars and Transportation

Before you go jumping all over the place and pointing out that I have done no real market analysis to back up my prediction, I would like to point out: I have done no real market analysis to back up my prediction. This is just a gut feeling.

Like a good, Birkenstocked liberal, I was listening to NPR on my commute home today, and it was announced that gas prices had just topped $3 a gallon in the US.

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