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Here’s some coupons to help you through the weekend:

— 40 percent off a single item at Borders or Waldenbooks bookstores, valid today through March 28, courtesy of Dealnews. Hey, did you hear there are rumors Borders might go bankrupt?

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Sitting down to a cup o’ joe you once again find yourself in a predicament: deciding between sugar, artificial sweeteners… and while you’re thinking about sweeteners, you’re reminded once again of the puzzling debate about high fructose corn syrup… What’s the deal with that anyways?

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$2.8 billion

Amount of money American companies are spending every year to power computers that are not shut down at the end of the workday, according to the "2009 PC Energy Report" by energy-management- software company 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy. All that extra electricity results in the creation of almost 20 million tons of greenhouse gases, equivalent to what 4 millions cars produce in a year, says the report. The findings also indicate that nearly half of the 108 million office-place computers in the U.S. aren't properly turned off every day; each computer left on would cost its company almost $52 a year.

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Musicians in many music genres are releasing songs celebrating the frugal life and lamenting corporate greed and government bailouts, writes Washington Post music critic J. Freedom du Lac.

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GET EXCITED GIRLS!  Right now and for the next THREE days, sample sale site we love, Rue La La, is hosting their highly-anticipated The Final Sale Boutique, featuring over 30 amazing brands boasting ridiculously discounted prices!  Everyone in the fashion biz has been talking about this event and now, you can get in on the superior savings too!

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You may have heard the TalkingShopping girls talk about TOMS Shoes before, unabashedly professing our love for their cause and quirky shoe offerings, but today we learned a new little tidbit about TOMS that, in our opinion, gives them even more swagger than before!  TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie has a sister, and as it turns out, an equally talented, design-minded sister at that!  Her name is Paige Mycoskie, and she’s the brains behind up-and-coming t-shirt (as well as hoodies and sweats) label Aviator Nation!  We’ve been wondering where this label came from, although we should have figured out its origins by its laid-back, vintage-esque vibe that just screams Cali-cool! 

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Since its launch in San Francisco in early 1995 as an e-mail list of local events, Craigslist has blossomed into a sizable battalion of no-frills community Web sites offering local classified ads and forums for more than 570 cities in 50-plus countries on six continents. If you've ever visited a Craigslist.org site in your area, you know there's a tantalizing array of goods and services to buy, pick up for free, or swap. And as it has nationwide during the recession, bartering has boomed on the U.S. city sites, up about 100 percent in a year.

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