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  • Prof Patty
  • November 27, 2020November 5, 2025

Buy, Buy, Buy!

This morning (it is now about 10 am) I opened my main email and counted 112 new messages. Of the first 50, 30 were urging me to buy something. Clothing, books, office products, furniture, food, wha

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

How to Avoid Spending Too Much

Here are some things I’ve learned over the years that helped me get out of debt, avoid spending too much when I did shop, and not be sucked in by the lures of advertising. The examples below are

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The Progressive

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

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