Archive for October, 2008
Posted in October 31st, 2008
Moving around too much isn’t good for your finances or your well-being. Here are a few reasons you should stay in one place.
Moving expenses add up. The cost of moving is nothing to sneeze at, especially if you are moving a long ways away. Some of the costs of moving are deductible if you are [...]
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Posted in October 27th, 2008
Is there anything worse than cleaning out a parent’s house when they pass away? Not that I would wish this on anyone, but at least when they go to a nursing home first, you kind of go through a trial run of cleaning out closets before the final emptying. I guess none of it is [...]
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Posted in October 21st, 2008
Good baseball training involves a number of skills. After all, what major league baseball player can only run? Or can only hit? Or pitch or catch? Sure, some players have been known for specific skills, for example, Babe Ruth was known for his talent for hitting. But what good is it to hit a home [...]
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Posted in October 19th, 2008
Illnesses and accidents can happen to anybody, at any time. You never expect it, and that’s the point — that’s why it’s important to start geting disability insurance quotes now, before you are in need of the insurance money.
Take my father-in-law, for example. A handful or so of years ago, he had a heart attack [...]
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Posted in October 17th, 2008
We spent the weekend decorating for Halloween and now, each morning, when our children wake up we have to explain to them that Halloween is still weeks away. The pumpkins are carved and the candle flickers giving our jack-o-lectern a soft glow into the window. Cobwebs are hung and spiders litter the front yard waiting [...]
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Posted in October 16th, 2008
As a true hard core fly fisherman I have difficulty in finding places that are truly remote and unspoiled, so I was excited to learn about the fly fishing opportunities in the Canadian Rockies. Since I had never been north of Indiana before, I decided to book on of the Canada vacation packages that featured [...]
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Posted in October 15th, 2008
I moved to this state and started working as a teacher last year. Originally, I taught at an inner city school where we didn’t have much of anything to work with, whether it was books, furniture, or basic school supplies. To save money, the administration made online purchases from a discount school supply. We didn’t [...]
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Posted in October 14th, 2008
It can be a struggle to decorate your home. There are so many options that it is common to be overwhelmed and end up with nothing accomplished. Short of hiring someone else to decorate for you, you have to find some way to create a unique and appealing home.
Here is an idea for you that [...]
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Posted in October 13th, 2008
Isn’t it parents that are supposed to have problems with their children getting in trouble? Really, parents are supposed to be the responsible ones, and children are supposed to be the irresponsible ones. I’m thinking something is all mixed up here.
My dad got arrested a couple of months ago on battery charges stemming from an [...]
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