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Haggling the World’s Markets: 10 Steps to Save Money & Negotiate for the Best Price
Haggling the World’s Markets: 10 Steps to Save Money & Negotiate for the Best Price

Haggling the World’s Markets: 10 Steps to Save Money & Negotiate for the Best Price

Think of negotiating like a dance. Someone has to lead. Will it be you or your competitor? In any negation the person who dictates the situation is in a greater position of control. More often than not they will come…

TeacherTrekker’s Top 10 Tips to Save Money for Traveling
TeacherTrekker’s Top 10 Tips to Save Money for Traveling

TeacherTrekker’s Top 10 Tips to Save Money for Traveling

One of the main reasons people tell me they are not able to travel as extensively as they would like is because they lack the money to pay for a vacation. The best money saving tip that I can give…

Economics – Project – Apoconomics: The Economics of Survival
Economics – Project – Apoconomics: The Economics of Survival

Economics – Project – Apoconomics: The Economics of Survival

The beginning of February marks the transition between the fall and spring semesters. For senior social studies classes throughout New York City that means an end to the U.S. government course and the beginning of a semester of economics. For…

Economics – Project – Budgeting a Dream Vacation
Economics – Project – Budgeting a Dream Vacation

Economics – Project – Budgeting a Dream Vacation

Recently all four of my senior economics classes completed a multiple month long course on personal finance that commenced with a citywide financial literacy exam. With two weeks to go in their final semester I decided to give them one…