Did you know that your indoor air can be more polluted than the air outside your home or work place? The Environmental Protection Agency says it often is. We work hard to make sure our houses are tightly sealed to keep the cold air out and the warm air in or vice versa in the summer. It […]
Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and […]
There’s been a lot of mittnz whipped up for the reservation since my initial post about the mittnz blitz this coming fall. A rough tally stands at 482 pairs. Some of the support group have completed over 50 pairs each. Wow! That’s a lot of knitting and crocheting. Check out Knitting Nonni for a picture of […]
I went to CVS today and made out like a bandit. I’m not going to tell you about all the super bargains I got. You can read about the CVS bargains at Coupon Cravings, “Cent”sible Sawyer and Deal Seeking Mom. I’m going to tell you about a very patient young man at the check out. He rang […]
This was a good news, bad news week. The good news is the tax stimulus rebate check really did show up. Half of the $1200 went into the emergency fund and half on the car debt which is almost gone. I had hopes of finishing that off by the end of July, but now am […]
Ben at Money Smart Life has announced the second winner of $50. Congratulations, Rita and thank you, Ben. As a result of his reader survey, he learned that many of the people who are newer to reading about personal finance wanted to learn more about stocks and investing. He started a new series on how the […]
I’m longing for a time travel machine so that I can go back in time about 20 years. I’m missing some of my jazz spots. My city and the surrounding area has always been a jazz hot spot. But I do miss some of the small local clubs and restaurants. One of those is the […]
I’ve seen several interesting quotes recently, and I’m sharing some of them with you. Do you have any to share? “It’s a strange thing, you have said it thousands of times I am sure…you will never know what you can do until you try. However the sad truth is, that most people never try anything […]
I’ve been doing all I can to avoid Microsoft Vista. My computer is trying to die and I’m working with it and babying it. I’m afraid I won’t be able to find a new computer with Windows XP and I don’t want to get stuck with something as flawed as Vista. I just read an article […]
I’ve been trying to consume less gasoline when I drive, but I feel as if I’m in a very small minority. I’ve driven a small car nearly thirty years, so you know I’m used to being part of a minority group. But I still feel as if there just aren’t many others out there concerned […]