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Tough Economic Times

Here are some Pierce County Library System resources that may be helpful during these economic hard times.


Consumer guide to home energy savings

Jennifer Amann
Call Number: 644 AMANN

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Shop smart, save more : learn the grocery game and save hundreds of dollars a month

Teri Gault
Call Number: 640.73 GAULT

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Good debt, bad debt : knowing the difference can save your financial life

Jon Hanson
Call Number: 332.024 HANSON

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Help! I can't pay my bills : surviving a financial crisis

Sally Herigstad
Call Number: 332.024 HERIGST

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1/2 price living : secrets to living well on one income

Ellie Kay
Call Number: 332.024 KAY

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Credit repair

Robin Leonard
Call Number: 332.743 LEONARD

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Maxed out : hard times, easy credit, and the era of predatory lenders

James Scurlock
Call Number: 332.743 SCURLOC

2007 
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Stop foreclosure now : the complete guide to saving your home and your credit

Lloyd Segal
Call Number: 346.0436 SEGAL

2007 
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The complete credit repair kit (with CD-ROM)

Brette Sember
Call Number: 332.743 SEMBER

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Credit scores, credit cards : how consumer finance works: how to avoid mistakes and how to manage your accounts well

Silver Lake Publications
Call Number: 332.743 CREDIT

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The Carbon Buster's home energy handbook : slowing climate change and saving money

Godo Stoyke
Call Number: 644 STOYKE

2007 
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Deal with your debt : the right way to manage your bills and pay off what you owe

Liz Weston
Call Number: 332.024 WESTON

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