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Have Americans Embraced…Saving?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“[I]t’s like saving money when they shop is a new kind of game, a way to stick it back to the man.”

~ Pat Conroy, vice chairman and Deloitte’s consumer products practice leader, is proud of all the consumers out there.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Deloitte, Half of Americans save - half don't

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