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Archive for September, 2009
Sep 30

Jobs available right now in our area!

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30 September 2009 / 6:44 pm
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Just like every Wednesday, we bring you a list of jobs available right now in our area! If you missed the show, you can find all of the open jobs listed below. Jobs available right now in our area:  The Dubin Group is offering the following jobs Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator- Cherry Hill, NJ Account Manager- [...]

Sep 30

Survive and Thrive

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Every Wednesday on NBC10’s “Survive and Thrive” we bring you a half-hour filled with money saving tips, expert financial advice, a list of open jobs in our area, plus much more to help you and your family survive and thrive during these tough financial times. In case you missed today’s show, you can find helpful [...]

Sep 30

Banks continue to charge record checking fees, despite recession

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ATM fees, monthly service fees on interest-bearing checking accounts and bounced check fees have raised to new highs. The rise has been occurring for years, but this time Congress is paying attention. In 2009, consumers paid an average fee of $3.54 to use another bank’s ATM, up 16% from 2004. This includes the fee charged [...]

Sep 30

Sheraton hotels offer a free night stay on October 23rd, 2009

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The owner of Sheraton hotels will offer thousands of guests a free night’s stay in 86 different North American locations. The deal is available for overnight stays on Oct. 23 and will be offered a first-come, first-serve basis through a company Web site.  As part of the effort that was launched in 2007, Sheraton cut [...]

Sep 30

Give a day, Get a Disney Day

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Disney is rewarding people who volunteer at select charities by distributing a million one-day, one- park tickets. The new promotional launch is called “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day”. Last year Disney drove business to their theme parks by allowing people to come for free on their birthday. This year they are continuing to [...]

Sep 30

Toyota recalls 3.8 million floor mats in cars

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Toyota has recalled 3.8 million floor mats in Lexus and Toyota cars.  The mats in the seven models being recalled are reported to interfere with the pedal and can potentially cause it to stick. The world’s largest automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned drivers to remove the mats or risk a forced-down [...]

Sep 29

Are You Ready To Work From Home?

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29 September 2009 / 5:13 pm
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Being an entrepreneur requires a lot of  hard work. With that in mind, Elizabeth Tucker took a leap and started her own fitness apparel business. Owning a business may seem glamorous on the outside, but for someone like Elizabeth who is also a full time mom, it’s never an easy day at the office. Even though she had [...]

Sep 29

Halloween Sales Scary, Christmas Sales Cheerful

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Christmas shoppers this year are expected to shop with a little more glee compared with last year’s gloomy holiday sales season, but Halloween sales are slated to plummet as shoppers spend an estimated 15.4% less than last year, according to two separate studies by the International Council of Shopping Centers and National Retail Federation. Last [...]

Sep 29

Starbucks Releases Via Instant Coffee Nationwide

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/ 9:02 am
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Nearly eight months after Starbucks introduced its Via instant coffee in Seattle and Chicago, the coffee giant will begin offering it to the rest of the country today. While instant coffee has a strong presence throughout Europe, Americans have not quite warmed up to the idea and many see it as an inferior knock-off version [...]

Sep 29

RV Purchases Shed Positive Light on Economy

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Some economists are hopeful after observing a somewhat obscure economic indicator, which revealed that consumers are feeling more optimistic about the future: there’s been an upswing in recreational vehicle purchases. Consumer confidence is expected to show modest improvement in a report being released today, but some economists see RV sales as a leading indicator of [...]