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Cost of 4-Bedroom Homes in the Most and Least Pricey Cities
Homes are one category where you cannot judge the cost by its cover. Housing prices vary wildly depending on geography — the same chunk of change can buy a 1,000 square-foot condo in one part of the country or a 5,200 spacious home in another area.
The 2009 Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index was released this week, and it's an "apples-to-apples" comparison of the prices around the nation for 2,200-square-foot, four-bedroom, two-and-one-half bath, single-family homes.
This Just In: Cost Plus World Market Celebrates 50 Years
Cost Plus World Market is kicking off a weekend of in-store events and shopping today at its flagship San Francisco store (2552 Taylor Street) to benefit local schools, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, running through Sunday, Oct, 26. Those of you in the Bay Area who stop by will enjoy live entertainment, product giveaways, food and drink samplings, winemaker bottle signings, henna painting, and more. There will also be a live broadcast of KGO-AM’s Gene Burns of “Dining Around With Gene Burns” from the store from 10 a.m.
Despite Other Rising Food Costs, Dairy Prices Have Fallen
From rising avocado prices to the McDonald's Dollar Menu falling on hard times, over the last year, every section of the food industry has paid the price of cost increases. One segment of the food world, however, seems to have taken an opposite turn.
Prices of dairy products have seen a downward trend, as the weakening global economy has caused demand to decrease for US exports like milk.
Facing Increased Costs, Girl Scouts Downsize Cookie Boxes
It's always seemed a little too effortless to finish off a box of Girl Scout cookies, but if they are a little easier to dust off this year, it's not just in your head. To offset the cost increases of cookie ingredients, Girl Scouts of the USA made the decision to shrink its cookie boxes by a centimeter, package fewer cookies into boxes of Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, and Tagalongs, and reduce the size of its Lemon Chalet Crèmes. According to the organization, the cost of flour rose by 30 percent, assorted cooking oils by 40 percent, and cocoa by at least 20 percent.
Cut Costs, Not Nutrition: Part One
In this time of economic hardships, it's getting harder and harder to put healthy foods on the table every day. It's tempting to just hit the dollar menu at your local fast food stop, but there are simple ways that you can cut costs and still eat healthy. Reuters has consulted with Holly Scherer, a registered dietician at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, for a few ways to cut costs but not nutrition.
How Costs Vary Across the US
We can use cost of living calculators to determine approximately how far our salaries will take us in another city, but it's more difficult to put a number on the nickels and dimes of daily living expenses. Forbes surveyed cities across the US and used its findings to name which cities pay the most and least for certain costs. Unsurprisingly, New York, NY appears as the priciest city for several expenses.
How Money Are You: New York Living
New York City is notorious for being the most expensive place to live in the US. Just visiting the city makes it clear that most things cost more, but it doesn't offer a real indication of how much residents spend to live in the Big Apple. How much do you know about New York living?
Cost Evaluation of Fitness Equipment
If you're looking to add some fitness equipment into your life but are not sure whether or not to do it at home or go the gym route, bankrate.com has evaluated the cost of some common equipment to help you along in your decision.
Here's a good list to get you started:
- Jump-rope: Most will run between $10 to $40.
- Workout-related books: Most will run between $7 and $50.
- Fitness tapes/DVDs: Most will run between $5 and $30.
Tips for Cutting the Cost of Being Healthy
Nothing is more frustrating than the high price of living a healthy lifestyle -- It's just expensive. I have always told myself that the benefits outweigh the cost any day and that I just need to suck it up and move on.
That was until I came across these brilliant tips from iVillage.com on how to cut the cost of healthy foods:
- Build flexibility into your diet.
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