Kenya Kids Can is efficient and effective at feeding children with a free school lunch and providing computer training in remote, impoverished areas of Kenya. The folks who run this ministry essentially volunteer to do this on the side and have very lean administrative expenses by separately raising their own mission support through ….
My daughter majored in social-work major at Baylor where she was required to have a year-long internship. I was not a big fan of the work without pay program, especially since…
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 puts more restrictions on credit card lenders and their practices. Most of the provisions aren’t effective until February. 22, 2010, but two take effect this week: …
One of my hiking buddies stays in shape through the year by working out at a fitness gym plus he takes a yoga class a couple of times per week. Those provide a good variety of work on flexibility, strength, and endurance training. They also have an ongoing cost for participation, beyond the time commitment.
I have taken a different approach. I bought a Wii with the FIT board and program. I am working my way through its yoga, strength, balance, and cardio exercises/games. I paid for it once, and now use it. As I spend more time on it and improve my performance it rewards me by …
College students, tired of the high cost of new textbooks, may have finally gotten some relief as two of the top three college textbook publishers announced plans to get into the textbook rental business. The question for students, though, is whether this heralds a beginning of cheaper textbook prices or is it just another pricing stunt.
The stock market liked what it heard today – despite a net loss of 247,000 jobs in July, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 9.5% to 9.4%. Never mind that the declining unemployment rate is due to 422,000 people without work abandoning the job search after months of disappointment.
If you’re struggling with your credit cards and trying to get out of debt and trying to get out from under it, one of the first things you’ll need to do is get your spending under control. After all, lower spending leaves more money to pay off those credit cards. Here are some good tips for reducing your spending without sacrificing your family’s comfort.
