Month: April 2010
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Labor Day Weekend!
This is the first opportunity I have had to post my blog today. Not much to say, but to wish everyone a great, long, holiday weekend. It is kind of sad, but unofficially it is the end of summer. Kids back in school and vacations over. Folks in the north are going to start feeling…
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Are You Finding It Hard To Land A New Job
An article in the New York Times this morning suggests that Americans are finding it harder to secure new jobs and that the problem is directly related to older folks working longer. Many who had planned to retire by now find it impossible because of the losses in their retirement funds and/or the loss of…
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Effective Grocery Shopping
Making Those Grocery Dollars Count! Its nothing new – most of us have no idea how much we are spending at the grocery store. Oh yea, we can tell you what it cost us our last visit but at the end of the month we have no idea where all the money has went. All…
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Will You Continue to Hold on to Your Old 401(k)??
Many today find themselves separated from previous employers. When they left, voluntary or involuntary, one of the things they may have left behind was their 401(k) or associated personal retirement account. Does this apply to you? People leave this behind for several reasons. Some of those reasons include: Did not know I could move it.…
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Book Review – The X and Y of Buy
From the cover of this book, I do not think I would have selected it to read. However, once inside it is a book that I will suggest to anyone in sales and especially all small business owners. Elizabeth Pace does a good job in breaking down the differences between men and women as it…
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Back to School
It is here again. That time of year that our kids typically dread – back to school time. My children have been back for three weeks. My children, like yours, are dreading the return of school. Truth be known, they are dreading the more disciplined approach to the day. They do not like the thought of going…