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• Jobs Forecast

  USA Today has an interesting article on the forecast for various job categories on a state by state basis. Even if you're comfortable that your job is safe it should be of interest to you. And, if your job is in jeopardy or you're unemployed/under... Posted Dec 03 2010, 05:41 AM by Gary with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: job loss, The Dollar Stretcher, USA Today, job forecast

• Baby Boomers and Long-Term Care Insurance

  Just finished reading an article in USA Today about how baby boomers are dealing with long-term care insurance.If you're not familiar with it, long-term care insurance helps with the expenses that come with a long term illness. And, unfortunately... Posted Nov 22 2010, 09:12 AM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, USA Today, baby boomers, long-term care insurance

• The Discouraged

  Last week we learned that 151,000 new jobs were added during the month of Oct. But unemployment was unchanged at 9.6%. I don't think that either statistic was particularly surprising. The stat that got my attention is the 1.2 million 'discouraged... Posted Nov 08 2010, 03:43 PM by Gary with | with no comments Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, USA Today, underemployment

• More on College Costs

  Just yesterday I wrote about the cost of college . Today I read a USA Today article on how student fees are going to support college athletic programs. They describe a school where roughly $1,000 a year from each student's fees goes to the athletic... Posted Sep 22 2010, 09:42 AM by Gary with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, student loans, USA Today, college athletics