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Just think how much money you could be saving
May 18th, 2012
When I think about software the first thing that comes to mind is whether or not it can help me with my day to day activities. There are so many programs on the market that do nothing but dumb stuff and of course they are the ones that seem to get the most promotion. Added to that fact, they always seem to charge the most for their application, without giving any legitimate reasons why. Personally, I refuse to pay for any program to run on any of my computers, especially if it is and operating system that is plagued with problems.
Frankly I think it is a slap in the face when someone dishes out their hard earned dollars for a piece of software and they refuse to improve it for free. I believe that once you have paid for your program, all updates should be free and the methods for getting those updates should be a simple download from the Internet. I have owned several computers in my lifetime, in fact I have been involved with computers since the first version of windows hit the market and unless I chose to purchase a new computer I would have to pay for the newer version on the shelf. Believe it or not there are many open source programs on the market that are free from the beginning and the same goes for updates.
People in glass houses
May 17th, 2012It was the day before the prom and everything seemed to be going according to plan, that is until she looked in the mirror and saw what looked like the beginning of an acne breakout. Peer pressure is a tough thing for most kids in school to deal with so when mother nature decides to add more problems to it, the whole scenario can become unbearable. Most people consider pimples as dreaded eyesores, in fact some kids refuse to leave the house until they have managed to remove the offensive pimple.
It is important to remember that we are all human beings and while some people are obviously much better off than others, we should never allow someone to put us down because of a temporary setback in the area of appearance. We live in a world where people tend to be much more superficial than they should and unfortunately it is the teenager that gets to experience it long before the adults.
Time to get our priorities straight
May 17th, 2012
It was the most important day in their life and they were determined that nobody would pull off a better wedding than they would, regardless of the fact that they had a relatively small budget to work with. Most people are of the opinion that in order for your wedding day to be memorable you must spend a lot of money and of course there is nothing further from the truth. Other than the fact that you have more opportunity for gifts, a big wedding reception has no real benefit to the bride and groom.
I have been married more than once and although my first marriage was more for show, if you ask me who attended I would have to say that I just could not remember. It is true that I was a lot younger then and the only responsibility that I had at the time was to make myself available on the date in question. The most expensive purchase you should have for the big day should be the engagement/wedding ring and the honeymoon.
How to prepare for a train wreck
May 16th, 2012It is one of the worst experiences that we can have and for the most part many of us have managed to avoid it. The term bankruptcy makes us feel as though we are getting ready to experience a train wreck and for those who have been down this road will attest to that fact. Some people believe that they can handle this on their own, while the smarter ones seek the services of an attorney, regardless of whether they choose the chapter 7, 11 or 13 option.
My financial responsibility is something that I try to take very seriously, especially since I prefer not to be a burden to anyone else. Although we try to avoid the possible pitfalls that can bury us financially, there are certain situations that can not be avoidable. A few problems that can cause us to be a train wreck waiting to happen could be an unplanned medical disaster, a job related disaster where the income is cut in half, or a national economic disaster where the entire country suffers.
An inconvenience that may be worth it
May 16th, 2012
It was a long day at work and we were sitting down to dinner, as we usually did, I turned the television on to watch jeopardy, but the only thing that I saw was a bunch of snow. I checked the connections as I thought about what could possibly have happened to the signal, especially since it was working fine last night. Before I even started dialing the cable company, my wife informed me that that they were upgrading the equipment nearby to improve our service.
Naturally I was worried about how long the service would be like that so I determined that I would make my phone call to the company and find out for myself. I never got a chance to interact with anyone at the cable company because the signal came through before they came on the line. I guess all of my questions were answered and Jeopardy was on so we proceeded with our dinner, while trying to figure out the answers to those addicting puzzles.
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