Ever feel like you are working harder and yet still falling further behind? You may be right. Average salaries haven’t increased in 30 years and the cost of living has increased 200 – 300 percent. For the average person this means they are paying more for their housing, food and transportation costs on less money […]
Entries from April 2008
Debt Nation: Middle Class Squeeze
April 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments
Tags: Finance
Signed up for Sunshine Rewards…
April 9th, 2008 · No Comments
…and wondering what you do now?
The first thing you should do after signing up for Sunshine Rewards
is check out the forum. You will find all kinds of people who are ready to answer your questions (and posts that may already have those answers). You can find information about new contests, quick crediting offers and […]
Tags: Finance
Tulip Mania
April 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I have been doing a lot of reading in advance of my trip to the Netherlands and Belgium. I’ve been finding the history, particularly of Amsterdam, fascinating. From being part of the Holy Roman Empire to fighting for independence from Spain, only to be occupied by France before becoming a monarchy and growing into a […]
Tags: Travel
How can you afford to do that?
April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
In about a week I will be leaving for a trip to the Netherlands and Belgium. I cannot even count the number of times in the last few days that I have been asked how I can afford to travel on my salary. So I thought I would share some of the ways I make […]
Gossip Girls (and Guys)
April 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
My radio station has 90 seconds of news at the top of each hour in the morning. For some reason they believe I want to hear about the latest exploits of Brittney, Brad and Angelina. I don’t care which celebraties have adopted another child, or have been caught in self-destructive behaviour. I want to hear […]
Tags: General