An online expert and home economist gathers hundreds of practical and surprising tips Everyone is being squeezed these days by the faltering economy, but nobody wants to give up the things that add to quality of life. Much more than just common sense warmed over, this handy guide will take them through the doldrums of the current economy, helping them budget and set priorities, while still enjoying their lives. • Hundreds of tips on stretching the dollar—without the no–brainers like "clip coupons" • The few businesses thriving during the downturn are bargain and budget oriented • Does not require a lifestyle makeover

Would you like to get out of debt? Would you like to make your payday actually last? This book can help. Learn what type of spender you are and what sort you should be to get there. With helpful tips, worksheets and different methods so you can find something that really works for you. Aimed at families or individuals who just need a little advice to get their finances in line. Once you start following these methods you'll realize just how easy it is to stretch your pay cheque and get all the things you need. Some of the tips for understanding your budget aren't easy, but anything worth having rarely is. Which is why this book is a gem, with information you can really use. As a reader, you'll find out about saving money and spending it. Many savings books will tell you DON'T spend, but life would be boring without a little fun. This book helps you get the fun and the financial straight. It's going to mean discipline, willpower, and perseverance. But by downloading this book, your financial life will change. You'll discover the benefits of a stable future, you can build now, not some future dream. Stretching the Dollar will help you figure out how to make more money, how to be in better control of your finances and will pay for itself every time you use the information here. Here is what you will learn from this book: - What Type of Spender You are - Different Budgeting Methods - The Difference Between Needs and Wants - How to Calculate Income and Expenses

This completely updated and revised edition of Levy's highly regarded work examines the important changes in the economic world faced by communities since publication of the first edition in 1981. Much new material has been added to reflect the increasingly important role of state government, heightened intermunicipal competition, rising foreign investment, the diminished availability of federal development funds, and more. Like the previous edition, this is designed as a how-to book for the practitioner as well as a resource for students of public administration, planning, and development economics. The author provides a general framework for considering the pros and cons of various economic development approaches, offers an overview of the new federal role in local economic development and the rationale for national economic development policy, and presents a systematic discussion of local economic development techniques, strategy, financing and tax abatement, federal and state programs, and marketing and promotion. Following a general introduction, Levy looks at the political context of economic development, local government organizations and personnel, and recent economic changes-- including the deindustrialization issue and foreign trade-related matters. Chapters on the role of the states, reasonable expectations, and local economic development in the national context are new to this edition, as is a chapter that surveys actual practitioner experience in order to identify what does and does not work in local economic development. Subsequent discussions focus on the use of public relations, advertising and marketing in local government; assessing economic development potential; development planning and financing; and labor markets and fiscal impacts. An important addition to this edition is the inclusion of a simple, generic PC-based fiscal impact model. Indispensable for anyone involved in local economic development, this new edition offers a comprehensive look at the development situation faced by communities as we move into the 1990s.