Seven Steps Week 10

This has been another week of disasters in the news. Does it seem to you that these are occurring more frequently now? The flooding in the mid west was awful and it's not over and the flood season has just begun. Food prices are going crazy! Fuel prices are more than crazy and driving up the cost of everything else in the country. Now is a good time to seriously think about alternate vacation plans and...

Money Saving Tips

It’s officially spring! I really love this time of the year. Right now I have the cleaning bug. This can be a very dangerous thing. 1. Last night my husband suggested we find some things to list on ebay. Since I am in the cleaning mood and that means things get tossed maybe this is a good time to try ebay again. In the past I have had no, absolutely no, luck selling anything on ebay. I know people make money...

Floods In The Central U.S.

What a frightening scene we are watching in the country as states continue to flood and now the news today that more rains are coming. It is time to share the information we have with family and friends who may be affected. I understand that the Mississippi isn't expected to crest for 3 weeks. What that means is that anyone living near the flood areas should be prepared to evacuate. Yesterday a levee broke and...

Seven Steps Week Nine

As we have seen this week with the awful flooding in the Midwest there is no season for disasters. Katrina occurred in August, Southern California fires in October,tornadoes in the south in February, blizzards and power outages in December and January. Of course we are not just preparing for natural disasters. Last year in my home town Hershey Candy shut down a plant and moved it to Mexico, over 600 jobs lost. This...

More Money Saving Tips

It feels like spring here in sunny California. For those of you in the rain drenched, tornado affected, flooded parts of the nation, it is coming! It has started me thinking it is time for some changes to our winter habits. 1. Think lighting. With daylight savings time comes a change in when the sun rises and sets. We have placed timers on several lights in our home. Two reasons…1. It helps us because we...