Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

We have 16,533,882 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 2012

Page

16

Maximize Gasoline Savings With Grocery Points

A reader explains a grocery chain fuel points program with 10 cents off per 100 points, up to $1 per gallon and 35 gallons per purchase. Tips emphasize avoiding overspending on groceries, using points near empty tank, and comparing with sales and coupons for higher savings. Joe Plemon offers personal finance guidance.

What not to do with your money in youth and beyond

Paula Sirois McClatchy Tribune News offers a blunt guide for readers with tight budgets. It argues against buying new cars and urges using public transport or carpooling to save money while paying bills.

Elope or small wedding to save for later life goals

A cautious guide advising brides in their 30s to limit wedding spend under two thousand dollars. It warns that lavish spending can backfire if unemployment or housing costs arise, suggesting a modest ceremony now and a larger celebration when finances permit.

In your 40s Don't tap your 401k for any reason

Do not convince yourself it is a great idea to take a little from your retirement fund to build a deck you have always wanted. Borrowing from your 401k to pay for summer camp will not help and will take years off your savings.

Johnny

Closing NYSE Stock Prices From Wednesday Report

NYSE listed most active stocks show AirSteel at 10.04, AT&T 30.21, AbtLab 55.23, AMD 6.73, Alcoa 10.48, Altria 28.67, Boeing 75.82, Caterpillar 109.05, ExxonMobil 87.22, Ford 12.93, General Electric 19.13, JPMorgan 37.60, Pfizer 21.72, Visa 0.00, Wells Fargo 30.20, Walmart 34.69, Verizon 37.69, US Steel 30.40, Petroleo Petrobras 31.81, Petroleo Petrobras 31.81, Apple not shown, market mixed with notable moves and price ranges.

New York NYSE At&t Inc AbtLab AMD Alcatellac Alcoa Altria Annaly ArcelorMit BakrHu BkofAm Bknymel Baripvix Barrick Boeing BostonSci BrMySq Csxs Cvscare Carnival Caterpillar Cemex Citigrors ConocPhil Corning Delta Air Denburyr DxFnBullrs Drscbrrs DirFnBrrs Dirxscbull Disney DuPont el Pasoto EnCanag Exelon ExxonMbl FstHorizon Fordm GenElec GenMotors Genworth Goldcrp Hallibrun Hartiden Heclam Hess AQ Mis Hewlettp HomeDp iShGold iShBraz Ishhk iShiapn iShSilver iShChina Ishemkts Sle Isease Jpmorgch Johnin InprNtwk Keycorp Kinross Kodiako Kraft Lsicorp LySands LincNat Lowes MGIC Mgmrsts Macys Mktvgold Merck MetLife MorgStan Penney Petrobras Pfizer Philip Mor Psusdbull Prushs&p Provssp Spdrdna SpdrGold S&psooetf SpdrHome SandRdge Schimbrg Schwab SprintNex Sporfacl Splech Sputil StateStr Suntist Synovus TaiwSemi Tenethith Textron Tyson Usairwy Usgold UtdCond Usbancrp Usngsrs Uscnfd UsSteel UldhithGp Valesa Valeroe VangEmg VerizonCm Alcoa Inc Coke RTULP All State ConAg Lee Ent Southern CVS Corp Southwest Devon McDonalds Super Valu Dillard's Unova Discover Microsoft US Banc. App. Mat Mips Tech Archer DuPont B. Hughes Macy's Nucor Verizon Fifth Third Occi. P VF Corp Bob Evans Charley's Walgreens Gen. Dyn Old Nat WalMart BP Amoco Halli Olin Watson Pepsi Whirlpool Brunswick Harley Cana Rail Harris Cat Intel Pier Wells Exelon Corp Prudential Fargo Advisors, LLC

Do not fund your kids college or retirements fully

The advice warns against parents in their 50s paying for all college costs or depleting retirement savings. Relying on others to fund education is unreliable, and no one will fund your retirement in the Florida Keys. Kids may resent parents who are broke, so contribute later when you are financially secure.

Florida Keys

Hogs Prices at Peoria Stockyards Climb Slightly

Hogs trading moderately active with barrows and gilts up about .50. 1-2 weight range 230-260 pounds at 58.50 to 59.00, 2-3 at 270-280 pounds 57.00 to 58.50. Sows steady across weights from 51.00 to 53.00. Boars over 300 pounds at 21.00, under 300 pounds at 27.00. Associated Press reports.

Associated Press

Grain futures mixed on CBOT with mixed wheat corn oats soybeans

Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade moved in mixed directions. Wheat for March delivery rose to 6.4125 per bushel, March corn gained to 6.3450, March oats advanced to 2.9825, while March soybeans fell to 12.1350 per bushel.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade The Associated Press

Also Mentioned on This Page

Joe Plemon Joe Plemoncoaching.com Paula Sirois McClatchy Tribune News Walgrn Weathfind WellPoint WellsFargo Xerox Yamana I Dow Jones Industrials Standard & Poor’s Russell Sovarre
Search Courier

Search the Southern Illinoisan Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Southern Illinoisan?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication