Dancing may just be one of the most fun ways you can spend your time. Whether you want to learn ballroom or line dancing, ballet, or hip hop, there are a variety of options. The key is to find a way to take your dance lessons without breaking the budget, which is where these suggestions […]
If you are planning on riding the bus to save on your commuting costs, you have made a good choice. Many cities and states offer bus service along popular routes, and the costs are inevitably lower than driving on your own. Gas, insurance, wear and tear, and other intangibles add up quickly. Still, it helps […]
When I was an exchange student in Europe more than a decade ago, I used Traveler’s Checks. Anytime I needed to replenish my supply of Austrian shillings (this was before the currency union in Europe), I needed to find someone to change money. And, of course, I had to pay a commission. The commission paid […]
Summer time means warm weather. For many of us, it also means big air conditioning bills as we try to stay cool. Taking some easy actions to prepare can help keep those bills to a manageable level and possibly stay cool in the process.
We tend to forget that it wasn’t all that long ago when people had their kids’ portraits taken several times a year. When I was growing up, the school arranged for a picture once a year and that was pretty much it. Today, we expect to have our children photographed every few months, and it […]
We have all been horrified to watch the devastation in Japan and Alabama over the past weeks and months, and it’s natural to start wondering what it would be like if a natural disaster happened in our neighborhood. While the toll that natural disasters take on lives, families and communities is certainly more important, it […]
