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When Homework Suffers

Your child brings home good grades semester after semester. Suddenly, his grades drop and the teachers express concern that he isn’t doing his homework. You know better. Left unchecked, he begins lying, forging your signature on school papers. How do you regain control? For elementary school aged children, the key to control is repetition and consistency. Children of this age need to know . . .

A Chance for a Home

A Chance for a Home "He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home." Johann von Goethe Home. Family. Backyard cookouts. A table laden with more than we can eat on Thanksgiving day. These things ground us, offer us stability, and give us an environment where we can learn, explore, grow, and even self-actualize. Yet for 210 million children, these basic human needs will nev. . .

Discover the enormous shift that the Net is about to experience in the next 5 years...

...And how you can easily profit from it! Here are the five simple steps to take for on-line success: 1. Get your customers to trust you As every business owner knows, clients are the lifeblood of your e-business. You can be the best practitioner of your craft in the world, but without customers, all your study and training can mean zilch! I’m sure you already know, from personal experience, . . .

Feng Shui Tips for the Bathroom

The bathroom has a bad reputation in feng shui, and in some ways this is deserved, as you will discover. But it's not all negative. Comfort, cleanliness, and convenience are key ingredients to good feng shui, and our modern bathrooms provide them all. One of the challenges posed by the modern bathroom is that there's no good place for it in the ba gua* [the feng shui map of a space], which lon. . .

Forgotten Children

Forgotten Children Imagine being put out on the street to live life on your own without knowing how to write a check, drive a car, take a bus or fill out a job application. Unbelievable, right? Wrong. It happens to thousands of children every year. These children are orphans. Many are turned out of the orphanage at the age of 16. Some stay on until the age of 18, but few leave the orphanage pre. . .

Unilateral Disarmament - The First Step to Improving Communications with Your Teenager

By V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed. Many times, we are so conditioned in how we speak that we do not realize whether or not we are effectively communicating with our teens. This is especially true when they upset us. To ensure that you are fostering an environment that will encourage your teenager to talk to you, as opposed to fearing you, the first step is to evaluate your communication style. How . . .

Dads, How do You Handle Your Kids Mistakes?

One of the most difficult parts of being a father is learning to accept your children’s mistakes. It certainly can be easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don’t find too many mistake-free periods of their children’s lives. Let’s be clear about our kids and their mistakes. There aren’t too many kids who get up . . .

Marriage, Divorce, and Kids

It’s been said that one of the problems that married couples have today is that men tend to choose their wives the same way they choose their cars or trucks. They get the best one available and hope that there’s not much maintenance down the road. While this may occasionally be true, there are certain practices that married couples must follow in order to avoid adding to a divorce rate that hov. . .

Top Ten Common Sense Rules for Fathers

There are a lot of fairly sophisticated parenting techniques and ideas out there that are attracting attention. To be an effective father, you can skip most of them and concentrate on common sense rules that have always worked. They won’t always make you the most popular Dad, but they’ll always be effective: Rule #1 Expect A Great Deal From Your Kids If your kids know that you expect a l. . .

Telling your Kids your Stories

A few years ago, my three-year-old son and I settled in for the last stage of his good night routine. It had been a good day for him, he had been very active and had spent a great deal of time in the sand and in the water. Right now he was tired, and I was as well. We lay down together in his little bed and after a few moments he said, “Daddy, when I get big can I live with you?” I assured him. . .

Fathers and Sons

As a personal coach for men and the publisher of a newsletter, I’m sometimes blessed with personal stories from readers that touch my heart. This story sent in from a father helped me to remember why I’m doing what I do. I’d like to share it with you: “As a father of two teens, I've enjoyed your insight on fatherhood. I was raised in a loving family environment, but just as you indicated, my f. . .

Saving Memories with Your Kids

A few years ago, my three-year-old son and I settled in for the last stage of his good night routine. It had been a good day for him, he’d been very active and had spent a great deal of time in the sand and water. Right now he was tired, and I was as well. We lay down together in his little bed and after a few moments he said, “Daddy, when I get big can I live with you?” I assured him he could. . .

Improve Your Love Luck with Feng Shui!

Are you tired of looking for love without success? If so, the layout, furnishings, and energy of your home and bedroom could be part of the problem. When the areas of your home affecting your love life are cluttered, missing from your floor plan, or suffering from sha chi (harmful energy) it can be difficult to find and maintain a good relationship. A key principle of feng shui is that everyth. . .

Video, TV, and Kids

There's been a great debate in our country for the last number of years concerning violent TV and video games. There are thousands of studies indicating that there's a link between violent video images and increased aggressiveness and violence in children. There are also studies that say there's little relationship between the two, and that there may even be some visual/spatial benefits that ki. . .

Be Smart With Your Childrens Feelings

All of you have heard about how important it is to “honor your children’s feelings.” While this seems like a worthy endeavor, it’s a fairly vague notion and can easily be dismissed, especially when your child is crying or whining. But If we look at the benefits of paying close attention to your children’s feelings, it may become an idea that has a great deal of merit. We’d all like to raise ki. . .

Choosing The Perfect Direct Sales Business

Choosing The Perfect Direct Sales Business by Kara Kelso http://www.momsmarketonline.com With hundreds of direct sales companies out there, how do you choose the right one for you? Here are a few tips to make sure you choose the right one the first time: 1. Find your passion Before you even start looking for the “big money”, you need to decide what type of products interest you. Do you want t. . .

The Amazing Health Secrets of WholeFOOD based Vitamins & Minerals.

Hi Internet, As requested details on the "Amazing HEalth Secrets of WholeFOOD based vitamins and minerals." Want to feel great, be healthy, have more energy and even lose weight! Have you been taking your vitamins & minerals every day, for years but are wondering if it’s working! Would you like to know the benefits of whole foods and why it is important to include WholeFOOD based Vitamins & Mi. . .

Hope for Overwhelmed Fathers

No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, what anything means, until he has a child and loves it. Then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before. --Lafcadio Hearn On this evening things certainly didn’t seem to be like they were before. This evening had been difficult. As I was trying to get my kids to bed, my daughter was w. . .

Solitary Confinement -- for Life!

Sixty-five year old Arthur Jones served a self-imposed life sentence - in his own home. Arthur lived in a high crime neighborhood, so he built iron cages around his outside doors and installed bars on all the windows. No one could find it easy to break in to Arthur's house! I met Arthur a few years ago, although you would hardly call our interaction meeting. When I arrived to deliver his mea. . .

Teachers, do not overlook teaching your students how to write checks.

The stock market is in a downturn, corporations are laying off workers, public companies are collapsing and federal law makers want the next generation of students to understand how to manage their money. A subject that was once kept in the home is being moved to the school systems because the teaching of financial education in the home is failing. In 2002, 75% of the graduating high school s. . .

Taking your Kids Perspective

"As a child, the critical eye of my father seemed to follow me around wherever I went." (Arthur C. Clarke) It's quite easy for most fathers to look at their kids with a critical eye. And why not? There's a lot riding on the outcome of your kids' development. There's the nagging worry that you're not doing your job well enough and that your child will develop "problems." There's also the fear . . .

Raising Strong Daughters

When my daughter was born, I must admit there was a distinctly different feeling to it when compared to the birth of my son. Part of me was thrilled, but part of me was unsure of how to deal with a gender that I still couldn’t quite understand. When my son was born there was a clear sense that this was territory that I knew: there will be wrestling, playing ball together, playing with cars and,. . .

Do You Really want a Relationship?

With a divorce rate in this country that approaches 50%, and a fairly sizable percentage of marriages that aren’t particularly blissful, it’s difficult to avoid searching for the answer to the battle of the sexes. Would you like to stop searching? We’ve moved through the old paradigm of getting your needs met in relationships and it has proven itself to be a miserable failure. Why? Attempting. . .

Top Ten Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen to You

There are times when every parent feels as if they might as well be talking to a block of wood. As with many other things, the harder you try to get your kids to listen, the more resistance you get. Here are ten things to consider when you want to get a message across: 1.) Make sure your relationship is solid. If your kids don’t like you, they’re a lot less likely to listen to you. 2.) Reme. . .

Top Ten Ways to Keep Your Kids from Fighting

1. Ignore Their Fighting Fighting is often a way for kids to get you to notice them. If you ignore their fighting (unless weapons are involved) there will be less incentive for them to do it. 2. Treat Your Kids the Same When it Comes to Fighting If you get into who started things, you may be training your kids to be victims and bullies. Put them in the same boat and don't take sides. 3. Giv. . .

Dad, Give Them Household Chores

You have a chore to do around the house and your kids want to help out somehow. At this time of year, it might be holiday decorations. You know that it might be nice for them to help but you're feeling a bit impatient. And you know that it might turn into a two hour project and there might be a big mess to clean up. A mess that could be avoided if you did it yourself. We've all been there, ha. . .

Water and Weight Loss

** Attn Ezine editors / Site owners ** Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety as long as you leave all links in place, please do not modify the content and include the author resource box as listed. The most under-rated aspect of weight-loss By Kim Beardsmore © July 2003 If I were asked, "what is the most difficult thing many people find to do when they start a weight-loss program. . .

Life Through the Eyes of a Child - Living Life to the Fullest

Life Through the Eyes of a Child - Living Life to the Fullest Lessons on Living I learned from my Niece & Nephews - ages 11 months through 11 years © 2003 Cheryl Marks-Young Have you ever spent time with young children? Have you ever really paid attention to them and watched them in their process of discovering the world? It is a truly amazing experience, watching them move through their emotio. . .

Is this a cure for hypertension!

** Attn Ezine editors / Site owners ** Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety as long as you leave all links in place, please do not modify the content and include the author resource box as listed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Medical research breakthrough for circulatory health! By Kim Beardsmore © September 2003 If you suffer from circulatory diseases or know of . . .

Weight Loss From A Healthy Self Image

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Feng Shui Guidlines for Storage Spaces

Professional organizers and helpful-hint sources often recommend storage solutions such as shelves above doors and in corners, hooks on the backs of doors, and peg-board or tools and small appliances. They are masters at maximizing every square inch of a closet with bins, baskets, shelf dividers, and multiple hanging rods. What they don't realize is that, from a feng shui perspective, these tec. . .

How Healthy is Your School?

In this issue... What to LOOK for at your child's school? Be a Safety Detective! Trouble with Super Soaps! 5 Tips on Being PROACTIVE in schools! Would you like to advertise your business in my newsletter? Be a Safety Detective! Cleaning Products ~ If the words, WARNING, DANGER, or CAUTION appear on a cleaning product then it has poisonous ingredients in it. (The 'skull & crossb. . .

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." - Alexander Pope Unforgiveness can destroy any relationship and a marriage is no exception. It can also destroy the person who holds on to it. Studies have shown that unforgiveness can even make you sick. Unforgiveness can lead to resentment, anger, bitterness and cynicism. How can you have an awesome relationship with someone that you are bitter toward. . .

Surviving the First Year of Marriage - Top Ten Tips for Creating a Successful Foundation in your Fir

Surviving the First Year of Marriage - Top Ten Tips for Creating a Successful Foundation in your First Year of Marriage (and other Relationships) © 2003 Cheryl Marks-Young We have all heard the statement, "the first year is the hardest". Can you picture the person who first said that to you? Did they seem happy about being married or were they proclaiming their happiness through gritted teeth? . . .

Seborrheic Dermatitis: An Over-the-Counter Remedy

Don't you just hate depending on prescription medicine to control your Seborrheic Dermatitis? I did! When I was first diagnosed with Seborrheic Dermatitis five years ago I was relieved to finally find out what I had. Then the doctor prescribed me with a cream that I needed to use to control it. I found out the size of the tube the cream came in and how much it cost. Needless to say, I was no lo. . .

Summer Cleaning Tips

Summer Cleaning Tips By Mary Findley copyright@2003 Oh those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Those lazy days turn into hectic days when a few summer hazards pluck away at your time. Let's take a look at a few easy solutions to summer problems. First, when you head to the gas station to fill your lawn mower gas container, place this container inside a heavy-duty plastic bag then inside a plas. . .

Top Ten Ways to Teach Values to Your Kids

In a consumer-driven society that broadcasts values that don’t reflect what you believe, how can you teach values to your kids? Here are ten ideas to help you: 1. Tell them your life stories and teach through your stories Kids love to hear stories about your childhood. Weave in some moral dilemmas and you’ve got great opportunities to teach values to them. It certainly beats lecturing your ki. . .

Where Do Your Priorities Fit?

An expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students when he decided to do an experiment. He pulled out a large mason jar, a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one by one, into the jar. When no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said, "Yes." He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. The instruc. . .

The Doctors Corner: What is in the News, Why Better, Safer, Healthier is important.

brought to us by: Dr. Michael McCullough The Inside Dish On Your Home's Dirty Little Secret Here's the proposition: what if there was a simple machine that could easily take care of one of housekeeping's most unpleasant tasks in record time. What if it came with just one teensy tiny little trade-off: every time you used it, it filled your home with toxic fumes. Not a trade-off you're willing . . .

I Yelled at My Kids

I really hadn't meant to yell. But the aftermath of it lay before me. My son was a wimpering mess on the floor and my daughter sat statue-like on the chair in front of me. As I sat there considering my next move, it occurred to me that I needed to do something quickly. The deafening sound of silence reminded all of us that an ugly moment had just occurred. And a voice inside me continued to ins. . .

Five Ways To Be Happy...TODAY

Five Ways To Be Happy… TODAY! Does this sound familiar? "I'll be happy when the kids are in school and I have more time…" "I'll be happy when I have more money" "I'll be happy when I have my debts paid off" "I'll be happy when….." I must confess that I was guilty of saying these things too, almost every day. I was trying to get my network marketing business going, raising two small child. . .

Quiet Time - Where Dreams are Born

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." - Langston Hughes We recently heard that Americans today have more free time than any other generation before us. Do you feel like you have more free time today than you used to? If you are like most people, your answer is no. We try to pack so many activities into every day that we don't have time for ref. . .

Ten Ways to Prevent Obesity in Our Families

Ten Ways to Prevent Obesity in Our Families © 2003 Heidi Zator Children are our future and we as parents need to help them attain their highest potential. If we want to have a strong and healthy future. Today's diet is high in the simple carbohydrates, sugar and fat. Soft drinks, cakes, candy,and junk food are constantly bombarding our families, it seems to be their daily diet. Statist. . .

Five Tips for Successful Grandparenting

Building on the cherished connection between grandparents and grandchildren is a life-long privilege. As grandchildren grow and mature the role grandparents play in the lives of their grandchildren changes but the principals remain true at any age. 1. Boundaries are necessary for control and safety. All children need and must learn to respect boundaries. Being clear about expectations before. . .

Take a Chance

"For of all sad words of tongues or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been." - John Greenleaf Whittier It is common in today's culture to use the parting words, "take care" or "take it easy." Playing it safe, not rocking the boat and waiting until all conditions are just right, have become the doctrines of many. Internationally renowned speaker and consultant Faith Popcorn identified. . .

Stretch Your Eldercare Dollars

Many elders fear outliving their retirement nestegg, so we put together a few of our best dollar-saving tips to help. Select the lowest level of care possible Many Assisted Living offer graduated levels of care. They may be able to meet your elder's needs with something less than 24-hour-a-day care. Among other services, they can provide · medication reminders, · transfers from bed to wheelc. . .

Five Ways to Manage Difficult Elders

'You are old, Father William', the young man said, 'And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head -- Do you think, at your age, it is right?' Lewis Carroll (1865) My grandmother was the original matriarch. When she barked "frog," the only acceptable response was "how high?" She was hard to deal with in her last days, surprising no one. Not being the brighte. . .

Make Your Complaint Heard & Get Results !

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What is Feng Shui, and How Does It Work?

by Stephanie Roberts Feng shui (say "fung shway"), often called the art of placement, could just as accurately be called "the art of flow." This ancient Chinese practice, literally translated as "wind" and "water," aims to maximize the beneficial movement of chi--the universal life force present in all things--through an environment. Just as fresh air and clean water nourish our bodies, so doe. . .

Teaching a lesson on budgets that hits home

A report introduced in 2001 stated that 8.2 million Americans owed more money than they were worth. Simply stated, people just do not understand basic financial principles. This unfortunate epidemic is the result of inadequate training of finances in the home. Repeatedly, teachers are often asked to compensate for the education not found in the home and that is why there has been a national p. . .

Convenience Can Be Costly: Understanding Cash Advances

Article: Convenience Can Be Costly: Understanding Cash Advances Author: James H. Dimmitt Author e-mail: jimdim815@aol.com word count: 413 characters per line: 60 Permission to reprint this article for your e-zine or on your web site, as long as byline and resource box at end of article remains intact. Please keep links active on web sites or in e-mail. Courtesy copy of your reprint to: jimd. . .

Debit Card vs. Credit Card, What Are The Differences ?

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CLUTTER'S SIDE EFFECTS: How the State of Your Home Affects Your Life

Each area of your home has a symbolic meaning with which you resonate on a subconscious level. Clutter and untidiness within each of these areas causes constriction and inertia in the corresponding aspects of your life. CLUTTER IN THE KITCHEN The kitchen has been called the "heart of the home," and with good reason. Here we are nourished and provided for, even if we are dining on a frozen entr. . .

Credit Repair Scams

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Beware of Falling Minimum Payments

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Kyle's Corner -- Vehicle Tips you can use

© 2003 by Kyle Busch, author of: "Drive the Best for the Price ..." http:www.drivethebestbook.com What enables people to be on time for an important appointment, attend a favorite social event or recreational activity, or just drive on a pleasant summer day? What machine do many pe. . .

Top Ten Ways to get Your Kids to Talk to You

Parents can often be frustrated by their kids’ unwillingness to share their lives with them. Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, there will be times when it’s difficult to “break through” and find out what‘s really going on. Here are ten ideas on how to create opportunities for your kids to open up and share their lives with you. 1. Don't try so hard to get them to talk. The harder you tr. . .

Clutter-Clearing and Your Authentic Self

Have you ever felt so discouraged, your life so out-of-control, the universe so unresponsive to your needs and desires, that you couldn't help it: you just had to clean up? By paying attention to these impulses we recognize the deep connection between our personal environment and our innermost selves. It's as though by shifting the arrangement of our belongings we hope to rearrange the molecule. . .

The Courage to Be a Loving Parent

The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication or on your web site, so long as the author resource box at the end is included. Notification of publication would be appreciated. Title: The Courage to Be a Loving Parent Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2003 by Margaret Paul Web Address: http://www.innerbonding.com. . .

Are You Controlling or Loving Yourself?

The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication or on your web site, so long as the author resource box at the end is included. Notification of publication would be appreciated. Title: Are You Controlling or Loving Yourself? Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2003 by Margaret Paul Web Address: http://www.innerbondi. . .

Suddenly Cooking for One

Anne recently lost her husband of 42 years to cancer. "I can't cook for just myself," she told me. "What can I do so cooking is not such an ordeal?" Anne's circumstance is typical of many seniors who have lost a spouse or partner. And while it would be easy to give her a "cooking for one" cookbook, that really doesn't address the problem - an undesirable change. When you've cooked for a family . . .

Television - The Great SATAN!

I’ve often thought that in 6 million years, archaeologists will marvel at the devotion the 21st century Earthlings had to their household gods. Excavation will show these deities in virtually every home, obviously objects of devotion, the focal point in a room. The gods were believed without question. Families emulated them, discussed them, and scheduled their lives around them. The parent was . . .

Buying a Better Classic Cruise

2003 by Kyle Busch, author of: "Drive the Best for the Price ..." http:www.drivethebestbook.com What enables people to be on time for an important appointment, attend a favorite social event or recreational activity, or just drive on. . .

Feng Shui Tips for Your Kitchen

by Stephanie Roberts Feng Shui (say "fung shway") associates the kitchen with both health and prosperity. Couple this perspective with the role of the kitchen as "the heart of the home," and you can see that any feng shui problems in this room can have a significant impact on your family. Here are some quick tips for improving the feng shui of this important area of the home. * Good housekeepin. . .

How Many Sex Offenders Live On Your Block?

For any parent, learning that a convicted sex offender lives on the same block, can be a chilling discovery. The thought of it alone, can be disturbing. Most parents can't imagine that someone, who could be so potentially dangerous, may live somewhere on their block or along the path their child takes to school. However, it is highly likely that there are registered sex offenders in you. . .

Why Supplement?

If you are relying on your diet to deliver all of your nutritional needs, you may be coming up short. food today does not have the same value as it did 50 years ago. Back then, farmers restored nutrients to the soil by mulching with natural fertilizers, and by rotating crops. Today there is extensive use of chemical substances that eventually deplete the soil of some of the essential component. . .

Fundraising Articles

FUNDRAISING ARTICLES by Kimberly Reynolds of Fundraiser Help http://www.fundraiserhelp.com I have numerous fundraising articles that are available via autoresponder from sendfree.com. To receive a copy, simply click on the mailto link for each and send a blank message. mailto:fundraising-articles@sendfree.com Articles range in length fom 587 words to 763 words. If you publish one of my artic. . .

How to Improve Your Love Life with the Power of Feng Shui

FENG shui (say "fung shway") is the art of creating a home environment that supports the life you wish to live. A key element of feng shui is creating a smooth flow of chi (positive energy) through your space. Chi likes to move through your home as though it were a gentle breeze or a meandering stream. Where it is blocked, the energy becomes stagnant--like a pond choked with algae and fallen le. . .

Three Steps To Financial Freedom

The first, and perhaps the most important step, is to live within your income. In today's society, this may seem like a foreign concept. It wasn't always that way. In fact, prior to the advent of credit cards in the 1950s, living within one's income was commonplace. About the only credit available was a home mortgage and a car loan. The terms of these loans weren't as liberal as today. Ther. . .

Let's Add the Spice - Appreciating New and Old Adventures

Let's Add the Spice- Appreciating New and Old Adventures By Liz Hekimian-Williams Funny what we enjoy sometimes. We went on a road trip from Florida to Georgia and found some hills en route to my son's out of state soccer tournament. Yup, we were happy with hills! OK, that doesn't sound very interesting normally, but we're from the flat terrain of Florida. If you haven't been to Florida, . . .

5 Dangerous Eldercare Myths

Myths associated with selecting quality nursing home care suggest quick and easy ways to identify quality care. In fact, relying on these myths can lead to disastrous results. I have identified a few of the most common myths in hopes of helping you avoid some of the problems commonly found in many nursing homes. 1. The Smell Test You've heard it repeatedly: "The best way to determine the qualit. . .

Tips to make your vehicle go the distance

© 2003 by Kyle Busch, author of: "Drive the Best for the Price ..." http:www.drivethebestbook.com If you are on a tight budget, or even on an unlimited budget, you know how important it is to make the most of what you have. . . .

Prevent or Delay Alzheimer's Disease

Argh! Where are my glasses? I put them down . . . to do what? And when? As the daughter of an Alzheimer's patient, this inability to keep up with everyday items, like my glasses and car keys, drives me absolutely nuts! Absent-mindedness has always plagued me. Now, it keeps me anxious and guessing. Is this an early sign of Alzheimer's disease? Could I end up like my father, crippled with this di. . .

Higher Fuel Prices? Wheels That Will Keep You Rolling

© 2003 by Kyle Busch, author of: "Drive the Best for the Price ..." http:www.drivethebestbook.com The cost of transportation can be expensive, and higher fuel prices does not help matters. The following vehicles have good ratings, and they will help to stretch your f. . .

Questions and Answers for Saving Money on Transportation

© 2003 by Kyle Busch, Adapted from "Drive the Best ..." http:www.drivethebestbook.com With a soft economy and an uncertain stock market, more and more people are keeping an eye on spending, and they are interested in getting . . .

Is Daycare For You?

"Is Daycare for You?" By: Cyndi Beauchemin The daycare profession has changed greatly over the years, with the majority of households requiring two incomes to survive. Due to these changes in our society, the demand for daycare has become one of necessity, rather than convenience. Women tired of "juggling" child and career are searching for a way to contribute to their families income, yet spen. . .

4 Steps to Creating Good Credit

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Paying For Your Holiday Shopping By Doing Your Holiday Shopping

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Do Not Call Registry Is Just The 1st Step

Article: Do Not Call Registry Is Just The 1st Step Author: James H. Dimmitt Author e-mail: jimdim815@aol.com word count: 449 characters per line: 60 Permission to reprint this article for your e-zine or on your web site, as long as byline and resource box at end of article remains intact. Please keep links active on web sites or in e-mail. Courtesy copy of your reprint to: jimdim815@aol.co. . .

Bankruptcy Basics

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