If you are an average person working paycheck to paycheck trying to make it there is some hope for you. I think one major thing that will help is if you have a fund that you can fall back on if you need to. start out with saving $100 - $200.00 and then start saving up from there. The purpose of this fund is for any time you have a struggle that you generally rely on Credit cards for. This fund will replace your credit cards. If you have a problem and you need to fix a leaky roof, or a flat tire. You will use this fund, instead of going into more debt.
Second thing you can do is start paying off your debt. Best thing to do is start with the smallest bill you have and pay as much on that as you can. Once you have that paid off, you will need to put that money towards the next highest bill. And continue the process till you have all your debt paid off.
Think of the money you can make once you don’t have any payments. You can save up for big purchases, and start paying cash for those items. You will have a much happier life.
I think if we can all work on this we could pull the economy out of the recession that we are in, and be able to thrive as a nation, as a people, as a continent, and as a world.
]]>I found this great blog that really puts into words how big companies don’t give a flying rat’s ass about you, or me, and they will sell whatever crap they have in stock, and ignore any customer feedback, good or bad. Before I share this blog with you, let me say first of all that this is not the first time I have heard of this issue from Skullcandy, and subsequently I will not buy their products as they don’t seem to care about having customers anyway.
The blog I’m referencing is: The Good Ol’ Days.
In this post, she talks about her brand new Skullcandy ear buds shocking her ears. Literally electrocuting her ears. I could not believe it when I heard of this happening. What kind of company puts out a product that is hazardous in this way? In this post this chick says that she even contacted Skullcandy’s customer service and they completely ignored her email. If there was a product malfunction, that would definitely be something I would want to look into, rather than ignoring it all together.
Skullcandy is like the ostrich of the business world; burying their head in the sand and pretending like it’s not really happening. Good one, Skullcandy. Way to own up to your mistakes.
I’m here to spread the word; we as consumers shouldn’t have to keep these types of companies in business. There are headphones from different brands that we can buy that will not cause us to lose brain cells, and that will listen to our feedback should we provide it.
So suck it, Skullcandy.
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This is my take on the movie, and what I remember.
1. The movie starts out with a family that is living a normal life 2 working parents. and trying to make it with their income. They get woken up at 5:45 in the morning with a random box on their porch with a button to push. 5:00 in the afternoon some random stranger comes to visit and explains that the purpose of the box does 2 things if they push the button they get 1 million dollars, and someone in the world, someone they don’t know dies, simple as that. If they don’t push the button no one dies, and they don’t get the money. He gave them 24 hours to make the decision. long story short they push the button, and get the money, and someone dies. You would think thats the end of the movie, but it goes on. They start by telling the police, which in turn makes this random stranger come after them, and threaten them and come after them. Turns out this stranger worked for the military, and died and came back to life and started “testing” people with the boxes. They spend the whole movie trying to stop the stranger from coming after them, and at the end of the movie he is in their house and said your son is deaf and blind, and the only way to fix him is for the father to shoot and kill his wife (the mother) and so ends the show.
I hope this all made sense.
2. now that you know how the movie goes you don’t have to waste your time, and money to see it. You will be much better off without it in your life.
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When comparing the phone with the apple Iphone it’s not worth the $300.00 they were asking for it. If you would like the phone your best bet is to find somewhere that offers it for free.
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The Iphone is exclusively through the AT&T network, which is the only place you can find it. Unless you jail break the phone. One downside to jail braking your Iphone is if you have any problems with the phone you will not get any support from apple. However any support through apple after 30 days you will have to pay for the support. If you have any problems You have to pay for the support, or you can take it to an apple store, and they provide support for the whole year of the warranty.
Above all I enjoy the apple Iphone I haven’t had any major problems with it, except when plugging it into a Linux Operating System it looses the sound. I would love to see a smart phone with a Linux Operating System, instead of mac, or windows.
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The parts that contain lead are as followed:
Tire valve stems, engine housings, lead battery terminals, fittings and connectors made with brass or copper alloys, brake and clutch levers, throttle controls, steel fasteners, carburetors made with aluminum alloys, and frames or structural components made with steel alloys
1.The idea of eliminating lead based toys for infants, and toddlers is a good idea, they are prone to putting things in their mouth. However there are two things that have been overlooked. If they are still putting things in their mouth they have not been taught very well, and will not follow enough adult instruction to be allowed to operate an ATV, or Motorcycle. The machines require much control, and instruction. If they can’t follow instructions not to put things in their mouth, they can’t follow instructions in operating an ATV, or Motorcycle
2.There isn’t any part on an ATV, or a Motorcycle that is small enough to fit in the mouth, or that goes in the mouth for that matter. Removing the youth ATV’s and motorcycles is not going to eliminate the lead based youth injury, or fatalities
This ban is going to do one thing, it is going to hurt the economy. The sales will drop and make it harder for dealerships to keep their staff up. The manufacturers will lose at least 1/3 of their sales for nothing. We need to use our heads, and make the laws work to our advantage, not disadvantage, Make the laws work for us, not against us, and what we are trying to accomplish.
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