Power 95.9 » economy http://power959.com Your #1 Hit Music Station Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Economic Woes Part Of The Reason Lottery Ticket Sales Are Up. http://power959.com/economic-woes-part-of-the-reason-lottery-ticket-sales-are-up/ http://power959.com/economic-woes-part-of-the-reason-lottery-ticket-sales-are-up/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:50:15 +0000 Aaron on Air http://power959.com/economic-woes-part-of-the-reason-lottery-ticket-sales-are-up/ The economic downturn has been rough on a lot of businesses, but it’s been a boon for state lotteries.

Seems people who only have a few dollars to spare aren’t putting them away for a rainy day — they’re trying to parlay them into big bucks.

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]]> http://power959.com/still-living-with-your-parents-as-an-adult-well-youre-hurting-the-economy/feed/ 0 charleskremenak, Flickr What is the Last Thing You Would Give up to Save Money? http://power959.com/what-is-the-last-thing-you-would-give-up-to-save-money/ http://power959.com/what-is-the-last-thing-you-would-give-up-to-save-money/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:31:33 +0000 Mimi http://power959.com/?p=8142 The recent economic downturn has forced many of us to change the way we spend our hard earned cash. As I was pumping gas yesterday I realized how much the greed of the oil suckers has affected my ability to afford the things I could before the $3 a gallon gas hit. Fewer trips to the store. Fewer trips to town. Fewer meals out. What have you had to give up? What will be the last thing that you cut out of your budget?

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