Archive for July, 2008

Retirement Savings and Women

According to a recent article in the business section in our local paper, women aren’t saving enough. Partly because we will live longer than most men. Also, statistics show we tend to invest more convervatively, start saving later and are in and out of the workforce more frequently.

Women live an average of 22 years after retirement versus 19 for men, and medical costs are rising, so women will need to save 2 percent more than men every year over 30 years to maintain their standard of living upon retirement.

Here are some of the interesting statistics from the article:

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Posted by - July 27, 2008 at 9:17 am

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Earn Money At Home – Ways To Make Money Online

Work At Home Moms

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Posted by - July 18, 2008 at 9:45 am

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Homemade Play Dough Recipe And More

Easy Kids Crafts

The dog days of summer are here. If it is too hot to go outside, there is a lot of fun stuff you can do inside. If you want to keep the cost down try this homemade play dough recipe from the Tightwad Twins book:

Homemade Play Dough Recipe:

Mix together -2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, ½ cup cornstarch, 1 ¼ tablespoons baking soda, 2 cups water, 1 tablespoon cooking oil and a pinch of food coloring. Microwave for about 4 minutes on high and store in an air tight plastic container.

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Posted by - July 10, 2008 at 9:15 am

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Weight Loss – Lose weight on a full stomach

Lose Weight Naturally

In my day you always had to finish everything on your plate. There were starving children in somewhere in the world. But now portions are huge and if you finish what’s on your plate you may have eaten enough for two. Diet and nutrition experts say since we are always eating on the go, we might not even recognize the feeling of a full stomach. Here are some suggestions from diet and nutrition experts on learning to recognize when you are full:

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Posted by - July 1, 2008 at 7:59 am

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