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DeGroote

  1. Gold hype: Is the favorite metal of #GlennBeck a good investment? fb.me/249gfUdLg 8:49 AM May 8th via Facebook
  2. Tire of bogus green hype? Electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels=hype. Insulation and low mpg=green (and... fb.me/1IkmYk9gj 10:27 AM Apr 23rd via Facebook
  3. Didn't win the lottery? Good for you. It would have destroyed your life. fb.me/1gIvIaeo9 10:37 AM Apr 11th via Facebook
  4. Financial adultery: Do you hide your spending from your spouse? Is that a bad idea? (see first two words) fb.me/FZj13qgX 11:15 AM Apr 10th via Facebook
  5. No coupons: Secrets to beat rising food costs -- without going coupon crazy. fb.me/DxbtRLHU 9:33 AM Mar 27th via Facebook
  6. Happy birthday to Capt. James T. Kirk born March 22, 2228. 11:47 AM Mar 22nd via web
  7. A Mormon, DNA, anthrax, massacre, murder mystery. If only Romney and Tebow were involved it would be the perfect... fb.me/WkNoaGVZ 8:02 AM Mar 22nd via Facebook
  8. You can negotiate anything. Read how expert Herb Cohen and others do it and save money now. fb.me/KSW4JyNo 10:12 AM Mar 20th via Facebook
  9. Can't get a date? Buy a home. At least that is what a study says. fb.me/1JVSAoQ8Z 1:48 PM Feb 22nd via Facebook
  10. Utah's China connections. The state exported $4.3 billion-worth to China last year. That's a lot of $ and jobs... fb.me/1bjTGnz92 9:50 AM Feb 21st via Facebook
  11. Ever been trapped by IKEA? Read how stores manipulate space to make you buy more stuff. fb.me/1HDNUAmBh 9:55 AM Jan 31st via Facebook
  12. Why a year from today we should need another division, for some would waste and squander it away, while others would add to their portion-BY 2:38 PM Jan 28th via web
  13. Supposing that the property of the whole community were divided today equally amongst all, what might we expect? Brigham Young asked in 1877 2:33 PM Jan 28th via web
  14. Facebook and Twitter failed to grab holiday shoppers. Hype fail. fb.me/1AHraHw8H 1:08 PM Jan 25th via Facebook
  15. @PRYouReady Your forgot: 3. Do something worth covering :-) 9:15 AM Jan 24th via web in reply to PRYouReady
  16. Religious freedom smackdown for Obama administration. 9 to 0uch by the Supreme Court. fb.me/X57xCiER 6:22 PM Jan 12th via Facebook
  17. Happy 600th birthday to Joan of Arc. fb.me/1CbixsLLJ 10:38 AM Jan 6th via Facebook
  18. Why are you wasting your vacation days? French and Germans beat Americans on taking time off. fb.me/1woXMHydD 11:01 AM Dec 23rd, 2011 via Facebook
  19. Tight Christmas? How to keep kids happy fb.me/DusY50Hk 8:12 AM Dec 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  • Name Michael De Groote
  • Location Utah
  • Web http://www.desere...
  • Bio Staff Writer for DeseretNews.com. I currently write mostly about financial responsibility. Word!
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