Watching Car Insurance Ads on Television

Posted By Misty Mountain on August 6, 2008 @ 2:03 pm

It seems that no matter what time of day I turn on the television, that I am greeted with some company that can give me a cheap car insurance rate that is better than what all their competition can give.  In a perfect world, I would suppose that it would be possible, but not everyone can be cheaper than everyone else.

So I decided that I would go online to see if I could find the best cheap auto insurance I could get for my car.  No, I don’t have a common car, but in fact, I drive an old Chevy truck, so old in fact that it is considered a classic.

After a bit of research, I learned that there was no such thing as cheap classic car insurance.  I guess the ads on television are geared to most people, just not me.





Teaching Our Kids How to Shop

Posted By Misty Mountain on August 3, 2008 @ 2:20 pm

One of the things that we get to pass on to our children is teaching them how to shop for things.  Some good examples would be how to pick out the best produce, what type of hamburger to buy (extra lean of course), and what stores have which items.

My wife thought that it would also be a great opportunity for us to teach our kids about using coupons.  You see, she is a bit of a thrifty shopper, and she seems to find coupons for just about everything including grocery coupons.

She started them off with something simple that they could relate to - she showed them where they could find toys coupons and what stores accepted them.

We still have a number of years to teach them before they move out of the house, but so far, it looks like they love learning how to spend money - I wonder if that will change once they are spending their own.





Cufflink Collector

Posted By Misty Mountain on August 2, 2008 @ 7:38 pm

While a lot of older men collect such things as stamps or spoons, my father’s little bit different.  From an early age, he decided that he was going to collect mens cufflinks and he now has quite a large collection.

It all started at the ripe age of 14 when he bought his first set of cufflinks at a garage sale.  He tells the story that he paid just ten cents for his first set.

Now, thousands of dollars later, he has our old bedroom turned into an exhibit showing off his collection.  If you were to take a look at his collection you would find everything including vintage cufflinks, custom cufflinks and even Santa cufflinks.  He even has a set of photo cufflinks that we gave him with our photographs in them when I was five years old.

You might wonder if I decided to follow in his footsteps and have a cufflink collection of my own, but I don’t.  With the number of cufflinks that I’ve seen in my lifetime I don’t really care if I ever own one.





Roofs in Disrepair

Posted By Twyla on August 1, 2008 @ 5:25 pm

As I was driving down the street the other day, I was wondering if there was a problem with roofing Warwick RI. It seemed like every single roof on the street was in disrepair and I was wondering if it was a problem with the job or if every single roof was really that old.

I decided to keep this in mind and check out some other areas of town and I remembered when I was downtown. The problem with this is it is the flat roofing Warwick RI capital and I could not really see what kind of shape the tops of the buildings were in.

The thing about commercial roofing Warwick RI, is that it is not a good judge as to what the rest of the community should look like. I decided to check out some more residential neighborhoods and my findings were not too astonishing. I guess that we just live on a bad street.





Teaching a Seminar on Debt Management

Posted By Misty Mountain on July 31, 2008 @ 3:18 pm

One of the roles of the found myself performing in my adult life is that of a teacher.  As it turns out, I have a knack for public speaking and I am sharing that talent with the world.

Specifically, I’ve started teaching a seminar on debt management for the public and the response has been very positive.  I have not only seen success stories flooding in but I’ve also had many people thank me for changing their lives.

The seminar that I teach is four hours long and covers topics such as how to reduce credit card debt and what exactly debt diet plans do for you.  The principal goal of these seminars is to both educate the attendees as well as help them to avoid having to go through poor credit debt consolidation.

Later on this year I am going to try to take a seminar on the road and see if there is interest in other communities for the knowledge that I present.  I’m sure it will go well and I’m looking forward to that working holiday.





Going in Circles

Posted By Misty Mountain on July 30, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

When I was looking into deed polls, I did not even know where to start and as I called around to some different companies, it got no better. It did not seem like anyone understood what I was looking for and I kept getting more and more frustrated at the whole process.

One company that I called started spouting off the HR policies to me and I could not get through to them that I was not looking for a job, but I was looking for some information about changing the name of my business. It was like pulling teeth trying to get answers from anybody.

I found like I had hit the jackpot when I finally was able to get in contact with someone who offered to send me the business forms that I needed to proceed. I felt like sending the girl flowers. I hope that I never have to deal with something like this again.





The Best Place to Go for a Holiday

Posted By Misty Mountain on July 29, 2008 @ 2:18 pm

I find a lot of people will go for holidays in basically the same locations as everyone else.  Instead of having a mind of their own and being a little bit adventurous, they just take the safe route.

But I would suggest that he should step out of your comfort zone and try something new.  In fact, there are many cheap holidays available at other locations around the world that you have never been and they offer the opportunity for you to grow as an individual.

If you need a place to start, a great location that I bet you’ve never heard of is Icmeler Turkey.  They have amazing beaches, wonderful food, and a great atmosphere for you to relax in.  What makes it even better is that there are many cheap flights to Turkey, so the trip will be rather inexpensive.

So the next time that you’re taking a vacation take a step out of your comfort zone and visit one of the best places to go for a holiday: Turkey.





Comparing Hotel Deals in Vegas

Posted By Misty Mountain on July 28, 2008 @ 7:19 pm

I’ve always been a fan of comparison shopping and I make sure that I compare prices even when I’m traveling.  This can be even more important when you are away from home as quite often you can find your trip becoming more expensive for each day that passes.

What I like to do before I go on a trip is go online and do a little comparison on hotel rates.  Say for example, you were going to Las Vegas.  You would go online and see if you can find as many Las Vegas hotel deals as possible.  You would then take those deals and compare them side by side to make sure that you get the best rate.

Perhaps the MGM Grand promotion codes offer you a better deal on your night stay but you might still have to pay full price for breakfast.  On the other hand, the Mirage promotion codes might have a slightly more expensive room rate but breakfast is included.

Thankfully, you can find those information online and compare the hotel deals from the many Las Vegas hotels.  If you’re smart and do this, chances are he won’t have to pay full price for any night that you are there.





Thankful for my Sister

Posted By Twyla on @ 11:01 am

My sister and her husband took their kids to Disney World during their Christmas break last year and when we mentioned that we had been thinking about taking out kids this year, they were really helpful about obtaining Walt Disney World tickets.

Val sent me an email about how they had acquired their tickets and there was a place in right in the email where I could click for more info. I thought it was really nice of them to be helping us out so much and I was thankful to have someone to talk to about the trip that had done it before.

If they had not given us the Hopper tickets information, we never would have even known about them and the trip would have cost us a lot more. They will never know how much their advice meant to us and how much easier it made the trip on us.





Convenient Car and Home Insurance Shopping

Posted By Misty Mountain on July 21, 2008 @ 2:47 pm

One of my favorite things about the Internet is the level of convenience that it gives us to do things from home or from wherever we may be.  We no longer have to leave home to do such things as grocery shopping, movie renting and even getting a home insurance quote.

In fact, that is now how I shop around for all my insurance needs.  Why go out and take the time to drive around to the many different insurance brokers and stand there to give them my information for my car insurance or whatever insurance product I am looking for.  For me, I just don’t have the time to do that - but by using the computer it is much less of a problem.

No matter what time of day it is, I can have the opportunity to shop around when I want to without ever having to leave the home or having to drag the kids along with me.  All I do is just search for "home insurance Ontario" and I can browse through the results and get the quotes I need.

From there, when I have a chance, I can compare quotes and make a decision - did I tell you that I love the Internet?





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