Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 14th, 2009 in
Money Savers |
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I received an email this morning with a link to an article ab0ut SeatKarma.com. The link was to an article in the Houston Chronicle (see link below) which was very exciting to me. It got me thinking about all the ticket purchases we make on the Internet now and just what that means to us.
Two weeks ago I went to a conference with a group of friends. They reserved a hotel room using an Internet site. When we...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 13th, 2009 in
Before the Disaster,
Natural Disasters |
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The west coast of the US is being hammered today with a very rainy and very, very, windy storm. Texas has also suffered the same yesterday and again today so this seemed a good time to share some hints for preventing damage and getting ready to deal with wind storm. It is the season and this won’t be the last.
Get out the ladder and check and clean the gutters.
Trim any tree limbs that are broken or...
Yes, the real magnitude of a pandemic is about to be felt by all of us. In many communities there has been very little activity but is some places it is already causing problems with health care and in the schools. In Grants Pass Oregon, for example, the hospital system is overwhelmed with patients. Those who would normally go to the emergency room to be checked out for accidents or illness over the...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 9th, 2009 in
Health,
Pandemic |
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While the H1N1 virus has not caused widespread deaths to this point, it is time to understand the importance of staying home when you are ill. Many may be afraid they will jeopardize their sick leave and other will feel they need the income, still others may feel they are no longer contagious when their fevers break. All of these are dangerous to the health and safety of those around us. Now is the time to discuss...
Posted by
Carolyn on Oct 7th, 2009 in
Money Savers |
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How much money can you save per year by making small changes? I have often been told that saving $100.00 per year is not worth the effort to make a change so I decided to take some very easy small changes we can all make and calculate just how much could be saved.
Tests have shown that a 5°F reduction in the home thermostat setting for approximately eight hours will save up to 10 percent in fuel costs....
