(ARA) – True, we’re all living more cost-consciously these days —  we’re dining out less, forgoing luxuries like vacations and new wardrobes, and we’re spending less on furniture, too. The January 2008 issue of “Furniture Today” projected a mere 0.4 percent increase in furniture sales over the course of the year. The good news is [...]

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(ARA) – Have you been glued to the TV this year, watching the economic crisis evolve, much as your great-grandparents huddled around the radio during the Great Depression? Keeping up with the news is more important than ever when times are tough, and today many Americans turn to TV as their primary source of news. [...]

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(ARA) – There’s the teen who refuses to turn off her cell phone, the toddler booting the back of your seat and the $5 bucket of popcorn that tastes like it’s been around since the silent era. Isn’t going to the movies supposed to be fun? If you’d rather watch movies at home than go [...]

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(ARA) – Your home is bursting at the seams but buying something bigger is out of the question in this economy. And your improvement budget is limited, so you can’t please every member of the family with whatever renovation you choose to fund. Or can you? Polls show that many American families prefer to watch [...]

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(ARA) – Even if you weren’t a “news junkie” before the economy took a turn for the worse, worries over the country’s financial health may have you craving news. In fact, poll after poll in the recent presidential race showed that the economy is top of mind right now for the majority of Americans. But [...]

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