Archive for August, 2008

Nationally, gas prices are averaging just under $3.80 a gallon and just two weeks ago, those filling up at the pump were paying more than $4.00. This unpredictable commodity has caused travelers to change their travel plans this summer and have resulted in travel suppliers and hotels offering incentives to encourage visitors. A recent AAA [...]

Because junk food is so readily available today many children do not understand the value and importance of good nutritional lunches. Here are some handy ideas to entice your child to eat from his lunch box. All ideas are low in fat, low in sugar and high in nutrition giving children long lasting energy to [...]

Today’s cruising market can offer a variety of options often overwhelming to a first time passenger, while constantly offering something new for the well-seasoned traveler. A few cruising benefits include flexibility, value, options, variety, and a sampling of destinations. “No other type of vacation offers the variety of experiences – worldwide destinations, diverse itineraries, varying [...]

So often you hear people say ‘but I just don’t have enough time’. In this chaotic world that we live in, it is essential to have good time management skills if you are to get the most of your day. Some handy ways to do that include:  Making Meals Is Now A Breeze Take the [...]

It’s college football and personal finace over at NoDebtPlan.com, the host of this week’s personal finance carnival.  Here are some of my favorites from the week: InsureBlog tells us about the downfall of social security disability payments. Scary indeed! Happiness is Better says to leave your bank and take your bill pay with you. Green [...]

With the real estate industry in a tizzy due to foreclosures and downsizing of family homes, it is more important that ever to make sure that you make the right choices when it comes to trusting the sale of your home through a realtor. There are several things to think about before signing a commitment [...]

If you have been considering a loan and have been bombarded with online advertisements that make it seem “just that easy” to get a loan, you may want to think twice and be sure you do your research. There are several ways to assess the reliability of an online loan provider. What you may think [...]

The start of school is still a few weeks away for most kids still loving summer break but already the aisles at the store have begun to fill up with tons of backpacks, notebooks, and other supplies. While all that shiny new stuff can be so tempting, when times are tight as they are for [...]

Many times when it comes to money, there are a few sayings that stick with you throughout your lifetime. Famous clichés such as a penny saved is a penny earned and similar saying that Grandma taught you certainly weren’t far off the mark. As more and more people struggle with debt, there are some more [...]

iRazoo is a new search engine attempting to compete with the big 3, and it might stand a chance – at least with contest and sweepstakes lovers!  Each time you search for something in the iRazoo search engine, you have the opportunity to instantly win an Amazon gift certificate.  You can also refer friends to iRazoo- and [...]

I don’t consider myself much of a cook.  I can make the basics and can almost follow a recipe if I try really hard.  My children and I love spaghetti and meatballs, but the store bought, frozen meatball varieties just weren’t doing it for me – so I began experimenting and now have several recipes [...]

Universal default is a controversial topic in the credit card industry, and is the practice of raising interest rates on all credit cards an individual has when that individual makes a payment late to one of their creditors. For example, if you have two credit cards issued through Citi, and another card through JP Morgan [...]

When it comes to dieting and personal finance, there are some really interesting parallels. There are millions of dieting products, such as Corisol or Rimonabant and most of them appear really good, but most of them are unable to deliver the instant weight loss with little to no exercise that they promise. You would think by [...]