Until a few years ago, I bought the stores out for my four kids. Then they had their own families and four became twelve more or less (depending on the year). I developed a new shopping strategy two gifts per person. Frugal me decided to shop early and start buying for the following year the [...]
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A Family Adventure In Cleaning
Years ago my newly married daughter took a job as a nanny to help out. Since she didn’t earn much and had just bought a new car, she decided to supplement her income with a part-time evening job with an industrial cleaning supply company that contracted with the local banks. One time she was called [...]
An Opportunity Gone By
We know many people who hire out their housecleaning, lawn maintenance, and pool care. Those same people get contractors in for their carpentry, electric, and plumbing work. They take their cars to the dealership, book their vacations through a travel agent, and eat out more often than not. $$$$ Hubby and I are both do [...]
Bevforce For The Workforce
How many men and women are there in the United States today out of work? The figure is frightening. So while the bills keep coming in and the emergency cushion dwindles, the only thing left to do is find a job. Many have beat the pavement and gone from place to place putting in applications; [...]
Made In The USA. Or Not.
The Eagles album South of the Border got me thinking about the late 60′s and the end of the bracero program which did away with jobs and income for unskilled Mexicans. In time the Border Industrialization Program AKA the Maquiladora Program came to be. U. S. companies looked to it as a low cost solution [...]
Gutters – They’re Only Bad In Bowling
Winter winds and storms will surely be putting a hurting the fascia, soffits, and gutters of many houses. Don’t wait for disaster to strike. Start thinking now about about home improvement upgrades. Don’t let your house become water damaged. Poor maintenance is not some act of God. It’s human stupidity. Now I am not suggesting [...]
The Problem With Cheap Furniture
When my daughter and her husband set up their first apartment many years ago, money was tight. Her bridal shower completed her kitchen with furniture, pots and pans, utensils, dishes, glasses, and so forth. We bought her the table and chairs. Being metal they lasted for years. Eventually styles, traffic, and kids made it time [...]
