Thanksgiving is vastly approaching and so is the coming together of family. Oh the fun, laughs, food, and headaches. If your family is like mine, we all have different opinions of how Thanksgiving should be shared. In the end we always wind up together.
So what is the best way to spend Thanksgiving? There really is no right or wrong way. For some, volunteering to help feed the less fortunate is the way to go while others jet set across the world to spend this special day in a special place. For most of us it is either a toss up between staying home watching a football game and enjoying a home cooked meal or there are those who opt for going out to dinner. All of these hold special meaning and not because of the food, but because of the company.
This quote says it best " You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need" by Vernon Howard. Thanksgiving is all about being together, where you spend it together is not as important.
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Sincerely,
The Editor
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Cutting Back Saves
Fact, American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Have you ever thought what you could save by cutting one smal thing our of your life? As Americans we tend to over indulge whether it is food, clothing, automobiles, you name it.
A classic example of over indulgence are the portions of food we receive when we go out to dinner. Resturants load our plates filled with food and we eat until we are stuffed. They give us options of small, medium, or large, not to mentiontall, grande, or venti size coffees. Using myself as an example, I tend to cook for a family of 10 when there are only 2.5 of us and as a result we eat leftovers for several days before I freeze the last of it.
Ever heard of a clothes horse? You know the person who has no more room in the closet and is over flowing into other rooms with shoes, clothing, accessories....they have more then enough outfits yet you will find these people at the mall. In some cases, over indulgence turns to hoarding. Hoarding can be unhealthy in many ways.
A friend of mine who is a professional organizer worked for a client who held onto everything of her children. Every piece of paper, award, art piece, etc. This person had 18 boxes of stuff for each year of the child's life. Now it is nice to hold onto things, but there is a point where too much is obsesive.
My question to you, what is it you could cut back on to save your household money and how much would you really be saving? For me, my daily trip to Mickey D's for coffee ($1.49 x 360 days = $536.40 saving per year)
We would love to hear your ideas so send us an email.
Sincerely,
The Editor
A classic example of over indulgence are the portions of food we receive when we go out to dinner. Resturants load our plates filled with food and we eat until we are stuffed. They give us options of small, medium, or large, not to mentiontall, grande, or venti size coffees. Using myself as an example, I tend to cook for a family of 10 when there are only 2.5 of us and as a result we eat leftovers for several days before I freeze the last of it.
Ever heard of a clothes horse? You know the person who has no more room in the closet and is over flowing into other rooms with shoes, clothing, accessories....they have more then enough outfits yet you will find these people at the mall. In some cases, over indulgence turns to hoarding. Hoarding can be unhealthy in many ways.
A friend of mine who is a professional organizer worked for a client who held onto everything of her children. Every piece of paper, award, art piece, etc. This person had 18 boxes of stuff for each year of the child's life. Now it is nice to hold onto things, but there is a point where too much is obsesive.
My question to you, what is it you could cut back on to save your household money and how much would you really be saving? For me, my daily trip to Mickey D's for coffee ($1.49 x 360 days = $536.40 saving per year)
We would love to hear your ideas so send us an email.
Sincerely,
The Editor
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