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The sinking dollar
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Frugality goes international
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Live Where It's Cheap
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There is no Tomorrow.
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Check your statements
If a bogus transaction gets posted to your bank account or credit card, you have almost complete protection--just notify the bank that the transaction wasn't authorized and they ha