Category Archives: Money

Ideas for Halloween Costumes

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Halloween costumes don't have to be expensive, if you have an active imagination you can come up with plenty of interesting costumes and even if you don't have an active imagination I am going to share some links to get you started. My employer is holding a fun fundraiser this year for Halloween and I had no idea what I wanted to be. So of course I went right to Google and started searching.  One of the first posts I… Read the rest

Teaching Your Children About Money

Money
In this article Teaching Children the Value of a Dollar in a Debt Filled World the author states, “Responsibly using money is one of the most important things we learn in our lifetime, and yet it's a lesson too few of us take the time to teach our kids.” My personal experience as a child with money: practically nil.  I was not given allowance, although we were supposed to get an allowance of one quarter a week.  This was in… Read the rest

Shopping for Homecoming Dresses at Nordstrom’s Outlet Last Chance

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My niece and I went shopping at Last Chance, Nordstrom's Outlet in Phoenix, Arizona.  We found three dresses and two pairs of shoes for a total of: $73.89. Today I've been researching the items we bought, and if the items were bought at original retail value the cost would have been $898.98.  Wow. I have never been to a homecoming dance or any kind of high school dance for that matter. The main reason: I dropped out of high school… Read the rest

Do You Like to Travel?

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I've never had much interest in traveling, although in recent years I have decided that I would like to see Hawaii in person one day.  I've lived in Arizona my entire life.  I've been to California four times, and I've spent at least one day in each of the following: New York, Oregon, and Washington DC.   My parents were born here, all my siblings, my husband and his family; although both sets of grandparents come from the mid-west.  Farmers, the… Read the rest