Many people are deciding to downsize their homes today, whether the kids are off to college and retiring soon, or they’re young professionals not ready to invest in a big house. For these reasons, condo living has become more popular in recent years. Urban areas as well as casual resorts and more rural settings have […]
Enid Blyton, a great children’s book writer from England and writer of “Children of Green Meadows”
Enid Blyton is a famous children’s writer who endeared herself to growing children with nearly 600 books. She also created a series of books about an ensemble of characters such as the Famous Five and the Secret Seven. Her novels always focused on children as the main characters who solved many crimes and mysteries, long […]
Book Review: Have You Lived Before This Life?
Have you lived before this life? It is an unusual book. Not because I am reporting on past life type phenomena. Past lives have been reported by people for thousands of years all over the world. Many religions are based on this phenomenon. Where do we go after death? It is unusual because it contains […]
8 steps to foolproof charitable tax deductions
It’s a win-win situation: you lower your tax bill and a charity gets the money it needs to help people in your community. The Federal Tax Code changes every year, but the IRS continues to allow you to write off charitable contributions…as long as you make them to an IRS-approved organization, and itemize your deductions […]
natural soap dyes
There are many options when it comes to coloring your homemade soap. Artificial colors are often more vibrant than natural colors, but many people like the idea of using all-natural ingredients in their soap. There are also safety issues with some artificial colors, and they can have some unexpected effects on the final soap product. […]
Retirement in Puerto Vallarta – Don’t you like poverty in Mexico?
Mexico! Just remembering your first trip across the border to Tijuana, Mexicali, Nogales, Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros, or any other border town probably conjures up thoughts of poverty. Our first introduction to extreme poverty was 25 years ago near the outskirts of Mexico City and we will never forget it. Although poverty still exists […]
Four ways to use Twitter
Most people have heard of Twitter, but some don’t understand it or don’t know how to use it. Some refer to Twitter as another social networking tool, others consider it a type of chat that can also be used as text messages, and many refer to it as a microblogging site. Regardless of how you […]
BudTrader promises to help raise funds for marijuana policy project
San Diego, CA – June 26, 2018 – BudTrader announced via a Facebook post that the brand will donate a portion of the proceeds from a special edition t-shirt launch at next month’s San Diego International Comic-Con to Marijuana Policy Project. McLaughlin says his decision to help MPP with funding comes after learning that the […]
How to lose belly weight
Belly weight can be one of the most annoying things out there. Many men and women especially find that they can lose some weight, but the stuff around the waist just doesn’t go away. Or maybe you actually look thin on other parts of your body but have proportionally more flab around the waist? In […]
H1N1 Planning – Eight Ways Parents Can Prepare for Extended School Absences
All of these circumstances are of concern to parents and schools alike: What happens if students are out of school for long periods of time? What if schools have to close? This article provides eight suggestions for parents to consider in light of these pressing questions and situations. We all know from experience that it’s […]