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Creative Writing > Memoirs Good-bye: True gardening stories relating to love, life and gardening: 20 of 257

My parents grew up during the Depression Era, and because of their need to save every penny that they could, they would always plant a vegetable garden in our small back yard my grandparents also did this from their days in Greece. The custom was carried forward They would assure that we had fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, squash...
Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Tips for driving in Greece: 1 of 4

Many years ago I realized that what we in the US call safe driving differs entirely from what the rest of the world considers safe driving. Safe driving elsewhere just does not exist. The first time I attempted to drive a car while on holiday in Greece was a nerve wracking experience, I actually saw my life flash in front of...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The joy of retirement: 10 of 22

I recently retired from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, after 34 ? years of federal service. I was amazed at the amount of money that I would be receiving from my Federal retirement. When I first started with the Corps, the Human Resources office should have offered a course on retirement, rather than waiting ...
Personal Finance > Retirement Retirement: How to prepare: 16 of 22

I retired from the Federal Government last year after 34 years of employment. How long was I planning on retiring for the past 34 years. Retirement was one of the most important events in my life and I started to plan for my retirement the day that I started working. I had seen from my parents and grandparents that they did ...
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Can you really earn $50 with Reviewstream.com: 13 of 16

I have earned over $300.00 for very short reviews on Reviewstream.com in just seven months. Reviewstream.com allows the reviewer to review anything, and I mean absolutely anything at all. They do have some guidelines that are necessary to be followed in order to be published. As I stated you can review anything at all, old m...
Travel > Accommodation Tips & Advice Best luxury hotels in Jamaica: 7 of 7

This is such an easy topic to write about, this summer we spent our vacation Jamaica. We went with an all inclusive vacation package from Apple Tours. We stayed at the Rui in Jamaica. Although we had some problems leaving Baltimore, take my advice if you are using Air Jamaica from one its hubs ( like BWI) get to the airport ...
Education > Financing College How to finance college now: 5 of 5

We are a normal middle class family, we are far from rich, yet we wanted to offer our son the opportunity to have a college education. In today's society in order to progress in your chosen field you need at least a BA degree. The question is how to get that education without mortgaging your house and spending upwards to $20...