Archive for May, 2009

Check Off This Hurricane List!
May 30, 2009

Another blog about hurricane season beginning Monday!   Don’t ignore the prep time…
Do you need flood insurance? (click here for story, coming soon)
Other than getting flood insurance, there are several things you can do to minimize losses in your home and ensure your family’s safety.  Here is  a checklist (from Floodsmart)
1. Safeguard your possessions.

Create a personal [...]

Save on Hurricane Supplies This Weekend
May 29, 2009

Hurricane season begins Monday, and it’s time to stock up!  At least if you do it this weekend you can save a little bit.  The state’s annual sales tax holiday for purchases of hurricane preparedness supplies is set for Saturday and Sunday.  It’s a 4 % state sales tax for purchases made from 12:01 a.m. [...]

Swine Flu, Would You Have Gone?
May 23, 2009

They tried to make light of the situation when they lost about 20 of their wedding guests in Mexico to a swine flu scare.  Courtney and Brandon Jiura  got married in Cabo a few weeks ago amid a media-frenzied fear of the deadly swine flu circulating.  Courtney grew up with my husband in Denver, so when [...]

You Need More Postage and Less Hydroxycut
May 11, 2009

Postage prices go up today … the damage is 2 cents this time.    First Class Mail has jumped from 42 cents to 44 cents.  The designers at SpudArt.org have translated the increase over the years below… (yes, just for my blog, just kidding)
 
The increases apply to services as well. Click here for details.
 Now [...]

Prime Goes Down and Our Cost Goes Up!
May 8, 2009

As many of you, I made the mistake of thinking when the prime interest rate went down- so would my credit card interest rate… ha! Wrong.  But about a year ago, when I was still in California and still paying off a credit card, my (now) husband suggested I call my credit card company and ask [...]