As I head out for Spring Training in Florida, I am reminded of all the days I spent in the airport during baseball season in college. Every other weekend, we would go to the airport and travel to locations throughout the country. I enjoy eating and I need to eat consistently to stay healthy during the year, so the airport always caused a dilemma for me. Do I pack something? If I do, what can I bring? What will I drink? Is fast food sufficient? After three years of trial and error, I have learned a few things about meals on travel days.
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This is an attempt to list some of the positives of owning a home. For the opposite point of view, check out the post titled Be Logical and Never Buy a Home.
Deciding to buy a home is a major decision that everyone eventually wants to make. If we consider everyone we know, it will be apparent that people who own a home are generally more comfortable. There’s a sense of family and accomplish when we live in our own home. Here’s a couple more reasons why we all want to buy a house.
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We had only owned our new iPad 2 for about two months when the inevitable happened. While dropping my husband off at the airport, the device slipped from my hands and fell Gorilla Glass-down on the pavement. Of course we had been using it without a cover, and of course the screen was smashed. I checked to make sure that it was still functioning, and then powered it off, hoping that we might be able to salvage it.
After a little research on the internet, I discovered that our blunder is a remarkably common one. Relatively low-cost and mobile technology come with a host of repair and maintenance problems. According to a report from N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, repairs of some of these gadgets can cost 50% to 100% of the purchase price. Remember, though, that this report is focusing on the cost of in-house repair by the manufacturer. There are, in fact, several other options available to the careless or luckless owner of a broken tablet:
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Since graduating from college and living mostly with my fiancé, I have been doing most of the grocery shopping. She works 36 hours a week, while I have more free time to run errands. Figuring out an effective way to grocery shop has been a process for me. I have shopped without lists, with lists, without many ideas, and with too many ideas. It has been an experiment to say the least. At the end of 6 months going through the grocery shopping routine, I have learned a few techniques that work.
More Visits, Less Groceries
There are times when things just aren’t working out financially. You might have had a big financial setback, such as a lost job, or a drastic cut in hours. In some cases, a large and unexpected expense (such as a hospital stay) can cause undue financial pressure.
In such cases, it is difficult to pay all your bills. Indeed, you might not be able to make all of your payments. When this happens, it’s important to carefully consider your financial situation, and what you owe. You also need to decide which bills must be paid — and which you can let slide.
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