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How much time do you spend outside of a building vs. indoors? If you are like most, you spend a whole lot more time inside.Humans aren't meant to be indoor animals. It is not good for us to be inside all of the time. Yet most people in developed countries spend most of their days ...
In the early to mid 1970's, a back to the land movement crept across America. It encompassed a desire to leave behind the crowded cities and regain a measure of human dignity with a simpler and more self-sufficient lifestyle. The Whole Earth Catalog and Mother Earth News fueled the movement with tips and tools. Back to ...
On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month.Why do we need yet another officially designated day, week, month – we have so many! There's Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Grandparents Day, Nurses Day, Bosses Day, Administrative Assistant's Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Black History Month and ...
Have you ever had one of those weeks or months when it seemed that everything you did or tried was an utter and complete failure and it seemed that everything you touched turned bad?I've had a two week spell where it seemed that everything I turned my hand to failed. Laptop woes My laptop pc started throwing ...
Conrad Richter, in the book, The Trees, describes the burial of Sayward's pioneer mother. Sayward was just a teen, but she took charge of preparing her mother's body for burial – instructing her sisters to help her wash her mom's body, clean the clothing to bury her in and sew a pillow to put under her ...
On warm sunny days, especially after a spell of cold weather and snow, the sound of Harley-Davidson motorcycles roars through the air as the riders emerge, one by one, in pairs or groups astride their proof of coolness motor bikes. A bit of Harley trivia. In the early 1900's two enterprising young entrepreneurs invented this motor bike ...
Up through the 1950's in America, most housewives lined dried their clothes. Clothes dryers were around, but expensive. Driving across America on a sunny summer day, you could see lines full of clothes swaying in the wind all along the way.Line drying clothing saves dryer cycles. Some sources such as Laundry List.org claim that you ...
Have you been pulled over for speeding? Chances are you have, if my experiences are any indicator. You see, I am one of those drivers that obeys the speed limit and traffic laws. I have never had a ticket. And I am sick of being tailgated!!!!According to Traffic Ticket Secrets, more than 100,000 people are ...
Many companies institute various levels of employee job perks as part of their benefits packages. Job perks add to employee job satisfaction and engagement. Although some benefits are fairly standard, such as a certain number of vacation or sick days, health benefits, flexible spending plans and defined contribution plans, there may be others that are ...
Attention, personal finance readers and gurus! You think you know the difference between a need and a want – right? Really, are you sure? Why do we care about want vs. need? Most financial literacy courses and parents in the know believe that teaching the difference between something you need and something you want is key in ...
