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Signs, Signs, Not Everywhere a Sign

Posted by | Oct 31, 2011 |

      Some of our Carolina blue buses are red.  Wells Fargo is paying to wrap some of our buses in red to showcase its renaming of Wachovia.  The town of Chapel Hill has sold the advertising space and is hoping to sell a lot...

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A Cost of Buying Local

Posted by | Oct 22, 2011 |

     I saw firsthand this week why it’s sometimes difficult to buy local.         While in a shoe store, waiting to be helped, I witnessed the following interaction:   Customer:  “I want these shoes but I want them in _______...

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How are Pizza and Mortgages Similar?

Posted by | Oct 17, 2011 |

If you were eating lunch alone, which would you order, a large pizza or a personal pan pizza? With a large pizza, you would most likely eat a few slices, and bring the rest home to eat later. If you opt for a personal pan pizza,...

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Vacation Home Refinance Blues

Posted by | Sep 27, 2011 |

Read this if you rent your vacation home or are considering buying one. When purchasing, a vacation homes has the same mortgage rate and down payment rules as a primary residence, which are very attractive. Many have discovered...

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The 1/4 Cent Sales Tax

Posted by | Sep 25, 2011 |

When Orange County created its Economic Development Districts in the early 1990’s, the purpose was to designate non-residential zones that would serve “for the next fifty years.” The districts were created along interstate...

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Government Spending

Posted by | Sep 2, 2011 |

      I wrote in my bio that I chose to write a blog on spending because I’m fascinated by how this community approaches commerce as part of public policy. In the months since beginning $avvy $pender I’ve used that as my...

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