07.13.2009 9:49 am

Back-to-school savings

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The average family with school-aged children spent $594.24 on back-to-school purchases, according to a 2008 survey done by the National Retail Federation. Given the current economic conditions, I think more of us will be looking for a bargain this year.

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Tags: back-to-school, budget, children, family, savings

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11.28.2008 4:00 am

Black Friday on a red budget

By Nancy Cambria

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Four months ago there was no doubt about it: we were going to buy our two boys a Wii for Christmas. Back then, before the houses started foreclosing in our neighborhood and layoffs began randomly taking out our colleagues, $250 for a big family Christmas…

Tags: bad economy, Black Friday, budget, christmas, gift giving, Hanakkuh, holiday gifts, holiday shopping, savings, scaling back, Wii

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