Second-hand savvy: Gently used clothing is hipper than ever as shoppers seek stylish bargains.
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3/23/2009, by Rachel Sutherland
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Julia Roberts does it. So does Penelope Cruz. And so does just about everybody else these days. They're wearing and buying pre-owned or used clothes.
As the recession slogs on, shoppers are getting more savvy about finding deals. They're trading preconceived notions ...
With the economy down, bartering explodes
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3/23/2009, by John Austin
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Turns out that bartering, the most ancient form of commerce, is also the newest thing, thanks to the bad economy. Nationally, Craigslist's bartering postings were up almost 100 percent between January 2008 and January 2009, while U-Exchange.com, a Web site connecting ...
Modern love: Driven by passion for architecture, ‘city rat' couple finds joy in a glass-wrapped getaway
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3/19/2009, by Shaila Wunderlich
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - It's not as if they were in the market for a second home. They already had one of those in sunny Hilton Head, S.C. So when Jim Coffou pulled the car over to ask his wife, "What would you think about selling the place in Hilton Head and building in Michigan City (Ind.)?" Sara ...
Many people are raising their own food to save
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3/19/2009, by Barry Shlachter
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Unfazed by losing her vegetable crop to a freeze last year, Debbie McNeill is more than just gearing up. The 49-year-old Haslet, Texas, housewife is upping the stakes, putting down twice as many tomato, onion and jalapeno plants in a 15-by-15-foot raised garden at her ...
Mind over money: 10 low-cost ideas—some of them free—to help rejuvenate your living space
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3/19/2009, by Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - Forget the pessimistic attitude, recessionistas. OK. We admit the outside world can appear pretty depressing these days, but your home still can be your haven. And it doesn't have to cost a lot of money to lift your spirits.
Just ask Carlos Matta, a Miami "lifestyle designer," ...
A worrisome trend: kids are forsaking the outdoor
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3/18/2009, by Brent Frazee
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Cooper Saunders is your typical 12-year-old. He plays basketball and soccer, he likes video games, he talks on his cell phone and he goes to movies.
But in his circle of friends, one thing sets him apart.
He loves to fish.
"A lot of my friends haven't even tried ...
Rolling out a new image: A longtime recycler makes green a selling point
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3/18/2009, by Hugh R. Morley
The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT) - After 50 years of turning old paper into toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins, Marcal Paper Mills is making a $30 million bet on green. The 76-year-old recycler and manufacturer, which emerged from bankruptcy protection 10 months ago, is gambling that ...
Facebook, Twitter and other social media are more used than e-mail, surveys suggest
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3/16/2009, by Scott Kleinberg
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Here's today's big news in fewer than 140 characters: Social networking is now more popular than e-mail. That's the official word from a new round of Nielsen research, which shows "member communities" such as Twitter and Facebook have overtaken personal e-mail to become the ...
Landscape project produces a paradise that harnesses shower power
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3/16/2009, by Jean Patteson
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - Stephen and Brooke Combs were very clear about the landscaping design for their new home in Bella Foresta, a subdivision in northwest Seminole County, Fla. "They wanted an enchanted garden, a cathedral in the woods," says the project's designer, Gelinda Backman of ...
Some homeowners, concerned about radioactivity, testing granite countertops
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3/16/2009, by Kim Palmer
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Homeowners seeking just the right granite for their countertops have something new to ponder, besides which color complements their cabinets. Some are wondering about the radiation and radon gas that might be emanating from those showy slabs. The topic sent online ...
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