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Woman donates $7M to Illinois college
LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 4 (UPI) — A 100-year-old woman left $7 million to Lake Forest College north of Chicago despite living her life in an extremely frugal manner, her attorney says.

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Recession Diary: The farewell issue
By HARRIET ROBBINS OST My husband, Fred, has a new job! A “permanent” job, as distinguished from a temporary position.

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Learning how to repair things yourself keeps cash in your pocket
Looking for ways to save money around the house? Take some advice from Grandma. Instead of paying tailors to do your mending, gardeners to tend the lawn or plumbers to fix dripping faucets, do it yourself.

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UAE banks won’t face dividend payout limits – paper
Banks not to face restrictions as long as they limit cash dividends to 50 percent.

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Change Bad Habits for Good
Our daily lives are often a series of habits played out through the day, a trammeled existence fettered by the slow accretion of our previous actions.

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Vacation rentals vs. hotels: How you could save big on your next trip
Vacation rentals are an outstanding value, often providing more room and amenities for your travel dollars than a typical hotel.

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Slowdown effect: Credit card numbers plunge 27%
The number of credit cards in the country has fallen by a huge 27 per cent to just over 206 lakh since the start of the last fiscal, reflecting the frugal times with the onset of the global financial crisis.

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Frugal Frucci finds unusual way to recycle

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