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Top 10 'New Frugal' Stocks

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Frugal Stock #4: Cheesecake Factory

If Marie Antoinette where alive today, her famous line, "Let them eat cake," might have been a very specific restaurant recommendation rather than the ignorant and insensitive dismissal of peasant hunger.

The cake here is the Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), which despite the Great Recession is still a favorite among restaurant goers. And who can blame them? With ginormous portions delivered at a reasonable price, getting the biggest bang for the dining buck is just what a Frugal Nation ordered.

Oh, did we mention CAKE shares are up more than 60% in the first four months of 2009? Now that's our kind of cake!

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