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Money Monday Tip #9
2008-01-14 13:23:00 Here’s an easy way to add more money to your paycheck without getting another job. Increase your tax withholding on your W-4 Form. If you are getting a refund back from the IRS, (most financial people hate this because it’s a tax free loan to the government you could be using throughout the ... More About: Money , Monday
Mommy Needs A Drink!
2008-01-13 05:41:00 I’m in a crabby mood and probably should be confined to the basement until I get over myself. These last few days have been a blur for me and the constant rushing around makes me cranky. I’m not really complaining, things need to be done, I just feel the need to always balance ... More About: Rants , Drink , Mommy , Needs
Today, I Bought My Mother A Cane
2008-01-08 03:50:00 Dear Blog, It’s me, Valerie, are you listening? So much has happened these past few weeks and I’ve been meaning to sit down to have a heart to heart talk with you about what’s on my mind. I know I don’t share everything with you that I should, not because a lack of trust, ... More About: Today , Mother , Cane
Explain This
2008-01-04 13:10:00 A friend emailed the above video to me this morning and I can’t begin to explain how this trick was done. It’s amazing. Any thoughts? Happy Friday! Bookmark this post: More About: Video
2008 List of Banned Words!
2008-01-02 04:08:00 I’m sure we all have our pet-peeve of words or phrases that make us cringe whenever spoken, but there’s no need to get all emotional about it and ban words and phrases, is there? Every year since 1975 the wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have put out an “annual list of words banished ... More About: News , Words , List , Banned , 2008
Money Monday Tip #8
2007-12-31 06:02:00 Here are 5 ways you can start 2008 off with some traction! 1. Transfer high interest rate credit cards to low interest rate credit cards. See if you qualify for a 0% interest rate, but do check to see if there is a fee for the transfer, usually it’s 3% of the balance. Pay ... More About: Money , Monday
What Does It Mean?
2007-12-27 17:59:00 What does it mean when your mother calls, asks you for your email address (she has it in her contacts) and you tell her it’s your initials, your birth date @whatever.com and she gets it wrong! She repeated it back to me and gave me the wrong answer and I’m like “Mom, how can ... More About: Humor , Family
Vegetate Day
2007-12-26 06:02:00 Once a month, for a several hours anyway, I push everything aside and I relax, physically and mentally. Never mind the pile of laundry that needs to be ironed. So what the dishes aren’t washed right after a meal. I’m a full time pajama lounger. My hair probably doesn’t see a ... More About: Television , Holidays
Hamster on the Loose!
2007-12-24 16:42:00 I woke up this morning to find this little guy, Cheddar, missing from his cage. Around six this morning, I heard him running on his wheel because it was knocking against the cage. Usually after he finishes exercising, he crawls back into his little home and makes his bed. I peeked in his ... More About: Pets , Hamster
Money Monday Tip #7
2007-12-24 06:36:00 Get rich quick! Earn $250,000 1st yr. (no selling). Make $300-$2000 a day entering data from home! Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines desperate as: involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration. Having lost hope. When people ask for advice on how to make a lot of money quick, I usually tell them not to chase it, ... More About: Money , Monday
Is Your Job Making You Fat?
2007-12-22 06:05:00 How many of you eat better at your job than you do at home? I don’t mean junk food either. There has been so much food and dessert at my job these last few weeks, I’m considering filing a class action suit against my current employer for my weight gain. Okay I’m kidding ... More About: Health , Food
Oh Baby?.
2007-12-21 06:02:00 I guess the big entertainment news this week would have to be the pregnancy announcement from 16 year old Jamie Lynn Spears. My thoughts: The focus here is not really about the pregnancy, that’s what happens when you have sex. Duh. There is always that possibility regardless of the protective measures you put your trust. ... More About: News , Baby , Rants
Writer?s Breakfast
2007-12-20 19:09:00 This morning was met with much excitement in our home. Today my daughter and her peers read their published books in front of the class and parents. The children were free to write about whatever, many wrote about their dreams, some read poems they had written, others spoke about trips they had taken ... More About: Family , Breakfast , Writer
Money Monday Tip #6
2007-12-17 06:02:00 I hate paying late fees of any kind, I refuse to pay them whether it’s my fault or not, I will try to get out of it. Earlier this year I stopped at my local video store to get a movie, when I got up to the counter with my free coupon, I was told ... More About: Money , Monday
You Cannot Slave For Two Masters
2007-12-14 22:54:00 …for either you will hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. I’ve been quite busy these last few days pretending to be the grown up I think I am (I keep live plants as a reminder that I am a grown up), trying to prioritize things ... More About: Masters , Slave , Anno , Aster
Money Monday Tip #5
2007-12-10 06:11:00 “Only the little people pay taxes.” Leona Helmsley Actually only the little people who want to stay out of jail or trouble pay taxes. We’re all familiar with the quote: ?there are only two things certain in life, death and taxes.? It’s true, you will die and you will pay taxes. While ... More About: Money , Monday
Don?t Forget to Wear Your Rubbers
2007-12-09 16:18:00 Don’t you just love when you are in a public place where there is food and people grab bread or something else with their hands, break it in half and put the other half back? As if someone wants to eat what you just touched. Isn?t it also comforting to walk into an establishment, order ... More About: Rants , Wear
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
2007-12-08 04:54:00 So I am at the end of a week long sickness and contrary to what “they” tell you, a flu shot cannot make you sick, but each time I get one about a month later I am sick. Call it a coincidence for two years running. Next year if I am still employed at ... More About: Sleep
Friday?s Comics
2007-12-07 06:02:00 Just a few comics to make you laugh. Happy Friday ! Bookmark this post: More About: Humor , Comics
Sperm Donor Child Support
2007-12-05 16:56:00 I was watching a CNN video today and another video caught my eye about a sperm donor being sued for child support. Good question. Should a sperm donor who is acting like a father be made to pay child support? He said they had a verbal agreement with the child?s mother and her partner ... More About: News , Support , Child , Sperm , Child Support
10 Best Jeans Under $100?
2007-12-04 06:02:00 Who saw this on Yahoo! yesterday? Glam.com listed the top 10 places where you could get jeans for under $100. Gap Long & Lean, $49.50 Levi’s Eco Collection, $78.00 J. Crew Overdyed Bootcut, $88.00 Paper Denim & Cloth Topaz, $88.00 Roxy Brooks Skinny Stretch Jeans , $44 Cheap Monday Tight Jean, $65 Victoria’s Secret Uplift, $68.00 Blank Skinny Jean, $68 Armani Exchange Rinse Skinny ... More About: Clothing
Money Monday Tip #4
2007-12-03 06:02:00 “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein If you are like most Americans, chances are you are dependent upon your next paycheck just to meet your monthly expenses. Today the normality is that most people live paycheck-to-paycheck and almost everybody seems to be struggling to make ... More About: Money , Monday
My Car Passed Inspection!
2007-12-01 06:02:00 Okay this may not be a big deal, but for a mellow person like me, it is a nerve racking experience, I clinched muscles I haven?t used in months! Days prior, I got my oil changed, my windshield wipers replaced, I washed my car, put air in the tires, got new mats and I ... More About: Cars
Shift Happens
2007-11-30 06:02:00 I love facts, quotes and statistics. Gee, I never said that out loud before, have I? I sound boring, but since we all know that is not true, I won’t defend my geekdom. Anywho, I’m sharing a video and some written word today. Enjoy! It once was law to say “God bless you”. ... More About: Shift
CHAOS (Can?t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)
2007-11-29 06:02:00 Several months ago I asked a group of people: Is the orderliness (of your home) or lack thereof, a reflection of your life. Most felt that it was ?a personality trait? and not necessarily a reflection of their life. They reasoned some people can be total slobs, but productive, while others can be meticulously neat ... More About: Organization , Syndrome , Chaos
Odd News
2007-11-28 07:16:00 News: Ga. man tries to deposit fake $1M bill. He walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing a fake $1 million bill. The employee refused to open the account and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers. ThinkingOutLoud…Wants to scream. Why is he getting upset? ... More About: News , Rants
BlogTalkRadio
2007-11-27 06:02:00 I literally stumbled upon this site and I think it’s so cool. I love talk radio and if you ever wanted to have your own Internet radio show, this could be the way to go. I did listen to a few shows briefly and no experience is required, even a caveman can do it. No ... More About: Technology , Blogging
Money Monday Tip #3
2007-11-26 07:30:00 “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” John Maxwell 5 Reasons Why You Should Have a Budget Get control of your money Accurate picture of your financial situation It sets goals for your money Improves family communication Helps you prepare for emergencies Making a budget doesn’t have to be complicated, basically it’s your ... More About: Money , Monday
Does Size Matter?
2007-11-25 17:08:00 One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong. This is what I found in my egg carton one morning when I was making breakfast. Now the egg on the left is supposed to be an extra large egg. What is the egg on the right supposed to ... More About: Food , Matter , Size
Flat Stanley for Bloggers
More articles from this author:2007-11-25 06:01:00 Have you heard about Flat Stanley ? “The Flat Stanley Project is a group of teachers who want to provide students with a meaningful reason to write. Students make paper Flat Stanleys and begin a journal with him for a few days. Then Flat Stanley and the journal are sent to another school where ... More About: Blogging , Bloggers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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