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• Cost-saving suggestions - 6/14/2009

  Cost-saving suggestions

• Neighbors share, trade in leaner times - 5/29/2009

  CHICAGO — Twice a year, in the spring and again in the autumn, six families on Vicki...

• Summer gas prices: They'll climb, but not like in 2008, analysts say - 5/22/2009

  HOUSTON — As tens of millions tank up and hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, gas prices...

  
• How to avoid getting taken - 5/13/2009

  No longer able to take out a second mortgage, many Americans are finding another way to squeeze...

  
• Create your own stimulus by saving - 4/10/2009

  While the government has tried various ways of stimulating the economy, Consumer Credit Counseling...

• Some tips for creating a personal stimulus - 4/4/2009

  EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series offering tips and information for businesses,...

• Some ideas on getting yourself out of debt - 3/31/2009

  EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series offering tips and information for businesses,...

• Reduced hours take toll on workers - 3/19/2009

  Even though Doug Snow has felt the pinch of working just two weeks a month at Medford Fabrication,...

  
• Underemployed face complex rules for benefits - 3/19/2009

  For those who have had hours cut or lost their jobs, figuring out the rules to get unemployment...

• No handouts please; just work - 3/19/2009

  MEDFORD — Joshua Berger is not looking for a handout or a bailout. He needs a job.

  
• The D-word: Will the nation's recession become something worse? - 3/3/2009

  and DANIEL WAGNER

  
• 'A terrible triggering event with feelings of helplessness' - 3/1/2009

  A series of free classes created by Rogue Valley counselors, bankers and home builders is welcoming...

• Tips for dealing with layoffs - 2/23/2009

  Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series offering tips and information for businesses, job...

• 'I'll do anything' - 2/15/2009

  Enrique Avina may have lost a good-paying job recently laying pipe for fiber-optic cables, but he...

  
• Getting back to work takes preparation and a good attitude - 2/15/2009

  With more competition and higher unemployment, job-seekers need to be more prepared than ever.

• Recession romance - 2/8/2009

  Life is difficult, but don't let it ruin your relationship, says an expert; there are ways to keep...

  
• Some simple ways to save for ... A smooth recession ride - 2/1/2009

  It's easy to get sloppy with your finances when times are good: adding a premium cable channel,...

  
• Temps — recession's hidden jobless - 2/1/2009

  The massive layoffs piling up in corporate America paint a harrowing picture of a maimed economy,...

• U.S. recession is the worst in 25 years - 1/31/2009

  WASHINGTON — It's official: This recession is the worst the United States has experienced in...

• Frugal Flavors - 12/31/2008

  Shaky economy aside, solutions for eating on a budget didn't resonate with cooking-class crowds as...

  
• If you find yourself out of a job ... get to work - 12/28/2008

  More than half a million people lost their jobs in November, and the layoff announcements keep...

• Teens and their parents' money are soon parted - 12/28/2008

  DEAR BRUCE: My 19-year-old stepson used to live with his father and me.

• Lynnae McCoy, bargain hunter - 12/26/2008

  Central Point resident Lynnae McCoy arrives at Albertsons at 9 a.m.

  
• Dollars & Sense - 12/14/2008

  These days, it pays off to think ahead before spending too much on too little.

  
• Simpler decorations can save you over holidays - 12/14/2008

  Save money this holiday season by trying some unexpected tactics:

• Groceries literally shrink in new economy - 11/10/2008

  It is hard to spot what happened this year in the peanut butter aisles of local supermarkets.

• Finally, some fuel relief - 10/29/2008

  Oregon gas prices have dropped to their lowest levels since September 2007, but relief at the pump...

  
• Survey: Number of hungry on the rise - 10/20/2008

  High food and fuel costs continue to trigger increased need for food donations in Jackson County,...

• Retirement? - 10/11/2008

  Economic crisis has residents wondering what to do with their savings.

  
• Memories of the Fall - 10/5/2008

  Today's hardships are worrisome, but aren't close to the depths experienced by those who lived...