Archive for September, 2008

Last week I purchased my first new car… ever.  I had been driving a used Chevy Cavalier for the last 9 years – one I financed through a dealer when I was 19 years old.  The car is now being used by my husband as the back-and-forth to work vehicle, thanks to it’s good gas [...]

With thousands of new websites launching every day, it’s not possible to know everything that’s out there.  Many of us get used to visiting the same few sites regularly, and may be missing out on some other sites we’d really enjoy.  Here is a list of 8 websites you may not know about, but should because [...]

Homeowners looking to sell at some point in the future may be continually thinking of ways to improve on their property is order to increase the value at sale time. Many will work on making the outdoors more aesthetically pleasing, to entice people to take a closer look. Many others will work on home improvements [...]

As a parent, I have been lucky up to this point in my child’s life to have a plethora of friends and family to keep an eye on the kid when my husband and I need to venture out for an adults-only occasion. Granted these occasions do not come up often and part of the [...]

2008 has been a banner sports season with the nail biting Tiger Woods win to Michael Phelps record-breaking gold medal Olympic performances. These types of wins not only encourage and inspire amateurs to follow in their footsteps, but they also stir the interest in traveling to the destinations athletes’ use as their backdrop. The Olympics [...]

With the average price per gallon for gasoline topping $4.00, despite last week’s oil price drops, recent surveys by AAA reveal that fuel is affecting summer travel plans. These newest statistics counter previous surveys released in May, further illustrating the increasing economic strains on a traveler’s wallet. Earlier this summer, it is reported by a [...]

As a parent the two most important things you can do for your children is love them unconditionally and provide for them as best as you can. Of course there are a million other things that are important in the life of a family and sometimes it is hard to decipher how best to provide [...]

Tightening the purse strings is definitely no easy task but what if there is just no money left inside that purse in order to fulfill the most basic needs of life. While it’s a hard situation to deal with, there are ways to deal when times are just too tough to survive. Here are a [...]

When attending a music festival weekend it is important to go fully prepared. Many people do not take the necessary items with them and end up having to buy things while they are there, and often spending unnecessary money on items that they may already have at home, and with a little extra planning this [...]

Whenever you go to a wedding and want to purchase a gift, there is usually a list of stores that the couple is registered at. You’ll go to the store, look up their registry, and purchase an item on their list that hasn’t already been taken. Recently the idea of a gift registry has expanded [...]

Hurricanes, natural disasters, accidents, illnesses, airline strikes or bankruptcies are just a few items that can wreck havoc on people’s vacation plans and trip investments. ”There are as many options for travel insurance as there are scenarios – from life-threatening, to simply annoying – that can arise unexpectedly when people travel,” Squaremouth.com CEO Chris Harvey explains. So how can consumers [...]