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Gas Tank Getaway: Six Flags Great America

Don’t let high gas prices keep you home this summer.  There’s no need to sweat it out in your backyard when extreme family fun is less than a tank of gas away. If you live in Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan or Illinois, a mecca of mind-blowing adventure awaits at Six Flags Great America.  The popular theme park is located in Gurnee, Illinois; less than an hour’s drive from Chicago, Milwaukee, and a host of other major Midwestern cities. Great America’s convenient location is a major timesaver, but the savings don’t stop there.  In addition to banking gas money, you can continue … Continue reading →

Use FIFO to Save

What is FIFO? If I didn’t know better, I would think it was the latest hot Christmas toy in the form of an electronic dog, or a new way time of money management account. FIFO is neither of these things, but a way to store and stockpile and save money by buying the things you need at the lowest prices and then using them in an organized way. To simplify things, FIFO stands for First In First Out. It means that when you stockpile and store things in your pantry, you use up the oldest stuff (the first in your … Continue reading →

“Getting Started” – Day Three of RootsTech 2013

“Getting Started” is a brand new track of presentations and workshops for beginning genealogists. This is a good way for beginning genealogists to jump into RootsTech and learn a lot about genealogy! Here is some of what to expect on Day Three of RootsTech 2013. RootsTech 2013 will take place on March 21, 22, and 23 of 2013. Each of the three days will have a whole lot going on, including special “Getting Started” presentations and workshops for beginning genealogists. If you are attending all three days, then you won’t miss a thing. However, if you are getting a 1-Day … Continue reading →

Someone To Be Proud Of

Sometimes I tell my husband I’m proud of him. I do it when he’s accomplished something really cool, like finishing grad school or laying down hardwood floor in our house. Other times I tell him when I feel that warm ache in my chest when looking at him. He’s a great person, the best in my opinion, and I am so proud of him. It feels a little strange to say sometimes, because it’s not the sort of thing we’re used to saying to our spouses. We expect to hear it from our parents, or tell it to our kids: … Continue reading →

What Do You Want To Do

Working from home is realistic for many people, however if you are looking to get rich quick you might be in for a surprise. No one is really making $1,000 a week stuffing envelopes, if they were, no one would work outside the home and we would have an excess of stuffed envelopes. There are many opportunities to work from home. Just do a Google search for work at home or home based business and you will find more information than you can possibly read. There’s a lot of garbage in there, companies that will help you replace your income, … Continue reading →

Forcing Americans to be Healthy

One of the things I enjoy about being an adult is the ability to make my own decisions. I also enjoy as a parent being able to make decisions about my own children. To take it a step further, I also enjoy the freedom of this country and how we are able to make our own decisions in a number of areas. Yet San Francisco has recently made the news because an ordinance has been passed which bans toys from Happy Meals that consist of high fat and high sugar foods. Now don’t get me wrong. I understand the reasoning … Continue reading →

So Long Supernanny

Ta-ta toddler time-outs. The queen of the “naughty step,” is stepping down from her primetime post. Jo Frost a.k.a. “Supernanny” tells the New York Post that she is calling it quits after the current season of her hit TV show wraps up on ABC this winter. The reason: Apparently, the British child whisperer/TV star wants to move on from putting other people’s kids in time-out and start putting her own children there. Yes, Supernanny wants to be Supermommy. Only she’ll have to move out of her dad’s home first. “I have decided to hang up my cape,” Frost tells The … Continue reading →

Committing to Decluttering

The other day, I blogged about Tammy Strobel who was inspired by Dave Bruno’s “The 100 Thing Challenge.” We as Americans love to have more. The more the better. Think of the old saying, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” Actually, he who dies with the most toys leaves a lot of clutter behind for his family to go through. Bruno started to realize that your stuff can consume you and came up with “The 100 thing Challenge.” Call him a minimalist, but Bruno and his blog about his 100 things has a lot of followers. Now I … Continue reading →

Tin Foil is Not a Food Group!

Okay, I call it “tin foil” even though it’s actually aluminum foil. And for pets, that crinkly, shiny stuff can be scary… or very attractive. Roll it into a ball, you’ve got a fun toy to bat around. Shake the sheet and it makes a noise! But leave used aluminum foil in a place where your pets can reach it and you might have a health emergency on your hands. Case in point: my dog Moose (who has no sense of self-preservation!) recently ate the better part of a sheet of aluminum foil that had been used for roasting asparagus. … Continue reading →

Tips for Craigslist 2

Last time I spoke a little bit about Craigslist and how it is a great resource for buying items for less than the normal retail cost. We did wind up buying a large wooden swingset this past weekend, thanks to Craigslist, and we have purchased several other items in the past this way. We have also sold some items on Craigslist, and it has been pretty worthwhile. Here are more tips for Craigslist, this time will concentrate on using it to get rid of your unwanted items. Put up good inventory and be honest. While it has been my experience … Continue reading →