She decided that she was going to try to just use cash for two weeks to make all of her essential purchases and see what that would do to her spending.

她决定尝试在两周内只用现金来进行所有必需的采购，看看这会对她的消费产生什么影响。

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Rue La La recently launched an iPhone application to make it easy for members to make purchases while on the move.

Rue La La最近开发的苹果手机专用程序，使会员在行进途中也能轻易购买网站产品。

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The authors also point out that even those not competing in the marriage market must compete to buy housing and make other significant purchases, pushing up the savings rate for all households.

作者还指出，即使婚姻市场上没有这些竞争，也必须在竞争中购买住房，以及其他重大的购置，这同样推高了所有家庭的储蓄率。

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Now customers can also use their M-Pesa accounts to pay bills, make purchases or pay for services like taxis.

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Facebook announced Facebook Gifts, which lets users make purchases for friends directly through the social network.

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If you need to make purchases for your business, writing them off immediately is much more attractive than depreciating them over time.

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Reports from weekend shopping patterns and our data suggest we might see something similar this year because people may be more inclined to make purchases for themselves, rather than gifts.

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