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Despite the tough economic times, you can still live a rich life. Sure, you’ll have to do some belt tightening, but it doesn’t have to be a hardship. Look at it as a challenge. Remember that a dollar saved is a dollar earned! This week our Web Tour features sites for frugal living: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm

One easy way to save money is by economizing on printing. While the printers themselves are amazingly cheap these days, ink cartridges can cost a small fortune. Learn how to conserve ink by printing in draft mode and other cost-cutting tips: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

Our CoolTool site this week, Find A Grave, contains millions of burial records that you can search by criteria such as name, location and date. The database is heavily populated by deceased "celebrities" (including animals), so if you’re curious as to where Billie Holiday or Mr. Ed are interred, this is the place to find out: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

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1. Explore the sport of life and death: http://www.ballgame.org/

2. Take a digital photo course: http://www.shortcourses.com/editing/index.htm

3. Read a dead letter: http://www.thedeadletter.com/

4. Learn about electric money: http://www.pbs.org/opb/electricmoney/

5. Visit the Bad Fads Museum: http://www.badfads.com/home.html

6. Help preserve a traffic cone: http://www.trafficcone.com/

7. Watch parodies of music videos: http://www.videoparodies.com/

8. Play games that test your knowledge of the Bible: http://biblescramble.com/

9. Create a virtual ice cream sundae: http://www.cybercones.com/

10. Unravel the mystery of Cleopatra: http://www.fmnh.org/cleopatra/cleopatra.html

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