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Ever protested an unfair retail policy, pointed out that an advertisement is misleading, organized a boycott, or somehow advocated for yourself or another consumer? Whether you won
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Rising fuel costs are hard on everybody, but one group gets hit especially hard: Rural folks--especially rural folks who work in town. On my previous posts on expensive fuel,
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Rural living in a world with expensive fuel
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Ask the Readers: What Are Your Alternative Thanksgiving Traditions?
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Track your spending. Or not.
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