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Determine the Best Route

Money dreams and goals are not always simple. Sometimes you have more than one. How do you decide what to do and when? Should you try to follow all your dreams, but plan them at different times or should you just pick a few realistic ones? A great process is to create a money dream notebook. For each page, title it with the dream. Then start to keep track of both your feelings and research. The details you include will be dependent on the dream, but they can help you to plan and also compare your money goals. This notebook … Continue reading →

Get It While It’s Free

When was the last time you calculated the entire cost of your vacation? And by entire, I mean from the trip planning stage until the minute you pull back into your driveway following your dream getaway. Many people neglect to tally the total cost of a trip. Consequently, they aren’t able to determine ways to save on their next escape. One of the best ways to cut costs when traveling is to utilize free trip planning services. The Internet is teeming with sites aimed to help you to get from point A to point B in the most convenient way … Continue reading →

Event Planning: Advertising Your Company

Once you have your basic business plan and supplies the next thing you want to think about is advertising. To be honest, I had an outline before I began the advertising process. I was convinced that getting my company’s name out there would be a process so I started as soon as I had my brand, logo, and a basic plan. I will talk about branding yourself and logos in a general sense next month. How do I Advertise? In the beginning of planning a business normally there is not a huge budget for supplies much less advertising. However, advertising … Continue reading →

Treatment Options for Hyperthyroid Disease in Cats

If your cat has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, don’t panic. Approximately 98% of all hyperthyroid issues are benign! Treatment for this disease is usually very successful; affected pets can live a long and healthy life with proper treatment. There are three basic courses of treatment for hyperthyroidism in cats. Your veterinarian can help you pick the best treatment based on the age and health of your cat, chances for complication, and budget. Radioactive iodine treatment is the most effective way to handle hyperthyroid disease in cats. The cat is injected with radioactive iodine that destroys all abnormal tissue and essentially … Continue reading →

Types of Progesterone

Progesterone is a hormone that is necessary for preparing the lining of the uterus for implantation and to support the pregnancy in the early weeks. For various reasons, some women don’t make enough progesterone naturally for this important function. In this case, progesterone supplements will be prescribed. Inadequate progesterone levels can be detected via a blood test shortly after ovulation. An ultrasound scan is often done if you are under treatment for infertility to check the lining of the uterus. If a progesterone deficiency is suspected or blood tests come back low, an endometrial biopsy may be done to get … Continue reading →

Switching Careers Later in Life

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Many people over the age of 50 consider switching careers. When they do, they often wonder if it is even possible or worthwhile. Once you have become established in a profession, change can be scary. In addition, there are risks associated with that change. If you are considering switching careers later in your life, there are some unique considerations to consider. First, ask yourself some of these questions: 1. How much longer do I plan to work before retirement? 2. Could I plan to continue my current career until retirement age? 3. What are the main reasons I want to … Continue reading →

Save Money on Gas

Gas prices have hit record highs in the United States. With a nation so dependent on our cars, this has hit us all hard. The rising cost of gas has led us all to feel poorer and reaching for some solutions. There are many options to reduce the cost of gas, some of which I will list here. If you know of any others… please include them in the comment box below. Simple things you can do to reduce the cost of gas immediately: 1. Drive less. Take the bus, train or subway. Walk or ride a bike. 2. Share … Continue reading →

There Can Be Risk in All Sorts of Choices

As single parents, many of us often find ourselves trying to do anything we can to minimize and reduce risk. After all, life can feel so precarious much of the time and any safety and security we can create really feels like a good thing. I do think it is important to remember, however, that we have to step outside that safety zone if we are going to stimulate growth and accept the inevitable changes. Most choices—even the best and safest ones—have an element of risk… Let us think this thing through—think of times when you have made a change … Continue reading →

Caution: Severe Weather Impending from Texas to Chicago

If you are not already aware, severe weather is in the forecast beginning today and possibly continuing for at least the next 36 hours. Much of the central part of the country is under threat of severe thunderstorms including lightning, large hail, damaging winds, possible long track tornadoes, and more flooding. From Texas to Illinois, it is paramount that people pay attention to weather forecasts as well as to conditions in their area. If you don’t already have one, it’s a good idea to pick up a weather radio, one that will alert you if dangerous weather is heading your … Continue reading →

Divorce and Credit

A divorce can affect your credit in many ways. Whether you are divorced, planning to get divorced, or want to protect yourself “just in case,” there a few things to consider. For some, if all the bills have been in one spouse’s name and not the other, you may find you don’t have a credit history. This can hurt one’s ability to get loans after a divorce. This is one reason why it is important to keep some credit accounts in each spouse’s name. It can protect your finances against a variety of ills… divorce, spousal death, disability, etc. Some … Continue reading →