I’m in southern California today and the Santa Anna winds are really whipping around us! The last time this happened over 2000 people lost their homes to a wild fire. Let us all pray that is not the case again and everyone is careful and preparing just in case. Another week of preparing…
1. Let’s take one more step in our goal to get an auto kit completed. Add a wool blanket or a blanket made of...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 10th, 2008 in
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As I was thinking again about gift to help a family during a medical emergency I had a another idea so I thought I would share it with you.
Yesterday I told you to stack ginger ale in the shape of a Christmas tree. I realized it would also be fun to do the same thing with cans of soup, after all at least two brands come in red cans. Naturally, chicken noodle soup but also tomato, cream of chicken and even cheese are...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 9th, 2008 in
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None of us want to think about the possibility of a pandemic but looking at the history of pandemics we know it is coming. We seem to have forgotten this since the immediate threat of a bird flu pandemic has temporarily passed. Why do we refuse to learn lessons from the past? If you work in the health care field this is the perfect gift for you to give. Even if you don’t, this is a fun idea for anyone who has...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 8th, 2008 in
Money Savers |
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Since schools, in large part, no longer teach economics I thought I would give you a quick overview today. You can not make wise economic choices without a basic understanding of how things function.
Taxes and fees are basically the same thing. It seems over the last few year politicians have been voting to add more and more fees to every aspect of our lives. These are nothing more that taxes with a fancy name. Car...
You say you haven’t really noticed the price increases I talked about in last Wednesday’s post? Maybe it’s because all you have looked at is the price on the box. The following may help you understand just why you aren’t really noticing the 7%-18% increases.
Food manufacturers take measures in response to rising costs
JON CHAVEZ
BLADE BUSINESS WRITER
http://www.toledoblade.com
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