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Car-sharing program coming to Portland (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
PORTLAND (AP) - A division of U-Haul will be launching a European-style car-sharing program in Maine's largest city by year's end, a move that local officials hope will enable some residents to forgo a second family car or perhaps go without any car at all.
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He’s a classic car, hot rod fixer-upper (Big Bear Grizzly)
Jim Conklin has a mechanical mind. He’s happiest when he’s exercising those mechanical thoughts whether he’s burning rubber on the oval at Orange Show Speedway or repairing a fender-bender for a little old lady from Pasadena.
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Sixt Third-Quarter Profit Falls; Full-Year Target Cut (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sixt AG , Germany's largest car- rental operator, cut its profit forecast after higher financing costs led to a 23 percent decline in third-quarter net income.
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AAA: Holiday travel to shrink (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Travel group AAA predicts a slight decline in Thanksgiving trips as Americans grapple with the economic downturn and higher airline and car-rental costs.
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Give Me Feedback (Washington Post)
Join me today for a chat with authors Laurence Shatkin and Sue Pines about their book "150 Recession-Proof Jobs," this month's Color of Money Book Club selection. Check out my column on the book: Recession-Proof Jobs.
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Financial Boot Camp: the little things (WPBN Traverse City)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 5:57 p.m. Most of us know exactly what we spend on big things, like our mortgages or our car payments, but you might shocked on how quickly the nickel and dime stuff really adds up!
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Thanksgiving air travel expected to drop 10% (Los Angeles Times)
Car travel is likely to decline too, says AAA. Penny pinchers are expected to stay close to home and use cheaper ways to visit family such as trains and buses. The slumping economy is keeping Americans closer to home for Thanksgiving as travel by planes and automobiles is expected to drop for the first time in six years.
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Travelocity Incentives Introduces the Travelocity Vacation Gift Card Heading into Holiday Season (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas----Just in time for shoppers looking to give the gift of travel this holiday season, Travelocity's licensee, Travelocity Incentives, has expanded its industry-leading gift card program to now include vacation packages, allowing travelers to dynamically build a custom-made trip by combining flights, hotels, car rentals and/or activities.
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Hamilton adopts prices, rules for senior center (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
HAMILTON, Ill. - The Hamilton City Council Monday approved the rental prices and rules to use the new senior/community center. The new center has rental rates for interested parties from $25 an hour, with a minimum of three hours, up to $125. Rentals include use of the kitchen.
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The New Frugality: Americans return to thriftiness (AP via Yahoo! News)
Frugality is making a comeback.
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