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Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Recycling: Creative ideas for household discards: 3 of 20
Don't Throw Away that Can - Recycle it! If your like me, when I need a measuring cup, and it's the one I need... you can't find it! Here is a short list of some of the cans that you throw away everyday in the trash. Why not use some of those can's instead of throwing them out. The frozen juice can, like OJ comes in.... those... More..
Education > Alternative Education (Other) Learn anything through self-teaching: 3 of 16
I never gave it much thought to more education past high school when I was younger. That is the most single regret I have now..... Lack of a college education. Now we have all the education we could want right in front of us. I look at the Internet as our own personal library, and school. If we take the time, do searches, we... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Lifestyle changes for the individual: 6 of 23
So much of our lives are in the car going here, going there. Nowadays it takes a lot of money to keep the car running. (Maintenance and gas) Many people can easily spend up to half their paychecks on just gas for a week. If you work in the same town you live in, there are some other ways of getting around. For thousands of y... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Best websites for games: 7 of 26
Other than writing, I love computer games. My two favorite websites are REFLEXIVE and GAMEHOUSE. One drawback tho, they both have a lot of the same games, so take your pick. There are however, a few games that are not on both sites. My personal fav's are the match-3 and the hidden object types. Both sites have a lot of those... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 91 of 213
Your in America Now - Speak English If there's one thing that gets me riled up, is somebody telling me I need to learn a foreign language in order to communicate with them in my own country. The United States of America is my country and English is my language. From the time of Ellis Island, and before, immigrants have been ... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Reflecting on aging: 36 of 62
Imagine retiring at 80 years old, or even at 90 years old, and that is normal retirement age. Now imagine living to 110, or 120 years old, as the average person. The baby-boomers can do a lot with changing the way we look at 'old-age'. Today's retirement is at 65. Nobody knows how long they will live after 65, to get social ... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies What is alternative medicine?: 13 of 22
Alternative Medicine - What is it Most people think of Alternative Medicine as dealing with plants, herbs and nutrition. At least I did, until I started researching for this article. Alternative Medicine is much more than just tea's, herbs and good food. There are many different forms of alternative medicine such as: acupunc... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) When you need to save money any way you can - a little goes a long way: 17 of 28
Learn to Live on Less With many people being tossed out of a job, foreclosures on houses, people are feeling like they are going to be out on the streets pretty soon. Learning how to live differently can be a bit over-whelming. This series is assuming that you've had a good job with some money saved back, but see no prospect... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) Tips for home improvement on a budget: 12 of 19
Live on Less pt 2 - Housing If you're the do-it-yourself type, this might be somewhat easy. Taking up from part 1 in this series, your suddenly out of work, house is either close to becoming foreclosed or already has. You need to find something fast, and cheap! Now is not the time to buy. Most rent's from indivuaials can be ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) The best games for kids: 16 of 25
The Writings on the Wall Any parent knows, small kid's are just attracted to walls. We don't know what it is, but kid's just have to write on them, smear paint on them, anything from having a nice, clean wall! Then as parents we yell our lungs out, give the little artist's and writer's time out, and end up giving everybody a... More..