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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 27, 2008

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone I stumbled upon this fascinating Thanksgiving watercolor, titled “Overindulgence–A Spoiled Thanksgiving,” by artist Alice Barber Stephens. It appeared in the US periodical “Harper’s Weekly” on November 28, 1896. Conspicuous consumption and overindulgence was an issue even back then. A thought-provoking slice of life of the aristocracy [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 26, 2008

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone Here it is, the day before Thanksgiving 2008. I’ve taken a vacation day from work to prep for tomorrow’s family feast. Baked cookies and brownies, started the potatoes, planned the rest of the side dishes, cleaned and cleaned and cleaned some more, and well, things look [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 24, 2008

Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling gift cards through the holidays, even though many of those gift cards will be worthless January 1. Reportedly, this is indeed legal, as there is no law to prevent them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as “Bankruptcy Planning.” We’ve [...]

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