Money & Finance

• Has the economy affected your job?

  Result 1

  Discovered January 6, 2009 at 8:19 am

  Are you taking on extra duties at work, experiencing pay freezes and seeing morale slip at work? If so, you’re not alone. The N&O has a depressing story highlighting how bad the job market is now. The article correctly notes employees can’t even complain b/c at least they have jobs. Here’s the future outlook:

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• Lottery winners miserable and broke?

  Result 2

  Discovered December 11, 2008 at 9:51 am

  I have that impression, probably from all the media attention to people who fall into that category. But (full disclosure!) my husband Lance wants facts, and set out to find some.

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• Looking to save some money on Christmas shopping?

  Result 3

  Discovered December 6, 2008 at 6:48 pm

  Kipp at Digital Capitalism has some tips for you to find some great deals for Christmas. A few tips are: try to get free shipping and use a coupons. On the list are 10 ten items, take a look and let me know if you have any more suggestions.

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• The N&O ask what you can buy for $1.00? Gas soon?

  Result 4

  Discovered December 5, 2008 at 3:26 pm

  Do you remember about 9 years ago gas was less than a $1.00? We’ll we’re almost there with gas at $1.64 down from $4.00 a few months ago. But still times are hard for most its not looking good especially for the auto industry. The N&O ask what you can buy for $1.00, [...]

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• Google says no to N.C. grant money, jobs on hold too

  Result 5

  Discovered December 5, 2008 at 9:42 am

  Well, we know that we’re in a recession and although Google to some seems unstoppable or unaffecting it looks like the economy crises is causing Google to slow down on it’s N.C. data plans. Google’s has only created 50 out of the promised 210 jobs for it’s N.C. data centers.

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• How to save money in N.C. during the Holiday Season

  Result 6

  Discovered November 28, 2008 at 11:10 am

  The Apex Business News blog posted some information from the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina about how to save money this Holiday Season. A few tips are creating a budget and make your own gifts. How are you planning to save money this year?

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• To stressed on Black Friday? A Martini may be the solution

  Result 7

  Discovered November 28, 2008 at 10:43 am

  If this holiday season has you stressed out, then you may want to check out dirt & noise blog who has a receipt for a Black Friday Martini. Did you do any early shopping this morning?

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• The challenges facing local small business owners

  Result 8

  Discovered November 23, 2008 at 10:35 am

  Times are tough, and if you’re like me you’re looking for ways to save money yet still give meaningful gifts for the holidays. N&O reporter Sue Stock has done an excellent job highlighting the challenges local small businesses are facing this holiday season. Read her article to see how Triangle businesses are really doing.

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• The truth behind the $1.55 gas in Durham.

  Result 9

  Discovered November 22, 2008 at 5:26 pm

  You have to love the blogs especially Dependable Erection who found about the reason behind Triange D’s gas at $1.55 the other day. It looks like the store is going out of business and if you’re reading this, don’t worry, all the gas is gone. The real question now is what’s going in the [...]

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• A restaurant bailout, save The Mint

  Result 10

  Discovered November 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm

  The CARPE DURHAM blog has a post about a rumor going around that The Mint restaurant in the Triangle may be closing due to the economy. It looks like the bailout plan is to encourage people to stop by and eat before it’s too late. Have you been to the Mint before? After reading [...]

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