Tag: pinch your pennies
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Price-gouging
WotD: Price-gouging Price-gouging means raising prices on goods or services to an unreasonable level, often during times of crisis. This can happen when a sudden demand for certain products, such as food, water, or medical supplies, occurs due to natural disasters or public health emergencies such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Price-gouging is considered unethical…
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In the same ballpark
Idiom: In the same ballpark Let’s talk about numbers and what it means to be in the same ballpark. Over the last few years, estimating the value of homes has been very challenging. Home prices in countries from Canada to New Zealand had been rising so fast that asking prices and affordability were not in…
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On edge
Word of the Day: On edge Sorry to have not asked you for a while, but how are you doing? Have you been feeling OK, or have you been on edge? If you have, join the club. If you are on edge, you are feeling nervous, worried or anxious about something. When you are on…
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Rejuvenate
Word of the Day: Rejuvenate It’s 5:30 on Monday morning, time to wake up and smell the flowers! I was thinking about what word I could introduce today, and I believe that rejuvenate is the best one. I want to start the week off on the right foot and make a positive beginning. I feel…
