Entries from InsWeb’s Insurance Blog | Auto, Home, Life, Health, and more tagged with 'economy'
Recession: 1 Year Later
It's been one year since the stock market took a dive, the housing market bubble burst, and the economy slipped into the worse recession in decades. Have we learned anything from this recession? How has daily life changed for the average American? Looking back over the past year, here are just a few things that we've learned and that we...
Green Recession Gardens Can Save $500 a Year
Put your money where your mouth is--plant a recession garden. First Lady Michelle Obama planted a recession garden at the White House. Maria Shriver's planted one in California. Around the country people are reviving the "victory garden" movement of WWII by planting recession gardens, and are saving as much as $500 a year....
High Home Energy Costs: Sign of Tough Economy
High home energy costs are just one more example of our fluctuating economy. Average home heating costs are higher than average this year: $971 for this winter season compared to $807 average for 2002-2007. Because of the increase in home energy costs, more and more people are turning to government assistance to heat their homes. The Low Income Home Energy...
Money Saving Tips: Holiday Savings
What puts you in the Holiday Spirit? For me it's a sparkling Christmas tree, watching A Charlie Brown Christmas, and my mom's fruitcake (oh yeah, it's wonderful--the family fights over who gets the last piece!). For some people it is the lavish Christmas dinner, or hearing the Salvation Army bell. Maybe it's seeing your kids tell Santa what they'd like...
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