Have Car? Will Drive

June is not only an expensive month for us in terms of school and tuition fees, it is also expensive because it is the time of the month when our renewal for our car registration happens and it’s semi-annual maintenance check up and oil change need to be done.So June was a bloody expensive month. I am not complaining though because I am grateful that we were able to fix everything without having to come short on other expenses. We had its tires replaced, oil changed, braking system checked and fixed and the roofing will be replaced too. If our car was human, he would be as shiny as a penny. We sometimes consider it as our third kid – simply because it can get quite expensive. We know though that it is time that it gets replaced. The cost of maintenance is not worth it anymore. Plus we need a bigger vehicle for our growing family. We are still saving pennies on it and we are still talking which vehicle we need, if we can afford it and if we are going to apply for a loan for it or save (will we really save though?) by paying for a used car in cash. See? It’s complicated, we talk about it every week. We even talk about which color we would like to have or what Dodge Challenger accessories we can have added!

Custom Label Printing

Not only do we need labels, we are attracted to them. It is the very first thing aside from packaging that potential consumers pick up when buying items. Labels play a very crucial role in attracting consumers. Custom Labels can be made in varied shapes, sizes and designs displaying descriptions, information and content of the product. So does labels for school, home, and the workplace. Labels can take the form of IDs, membership cards, luggage tags and more. Custom Printing can get quite expensive. Many printing companies offer the option for you to have our own label and then they can have it printed for you. Different types of paper can be used: glossy, matte, plain, full-colored. Be it food & packaging, travel-related (brochures), educational (school-related) or home-related, custom labels can be used. You can have everything custom-made and printed at My1Stop.com. Plastic Card Printing can be made through their site and you can have proof sent by mail in the form of a PDF file or by snail mail in the form of a hard copy of the custom order you want done. Label Printing can also be done through and as such, the possibilities are endless! From nameplates, address labels, food labels, parking tickets, warning labels and product labels – you can have it done on time and easily through My1Stop.com!

Consumer Credit Counseling: Do You Need It?

Let us be honest and say that a lot of people tend to rely too much on credit limit that they forget being responsible in handling it. If everyone can properly manage credit card usage then we would not see viewers of Oprah or The Ellen Show waiting to be chosen when the hosts give-away money for credit card consolidation. Do you have these signs: paying only the minimum amount or less than the minimum amount, using cash advances to pay for other dues, or not knowing how much is already charged to your account among other things? Then you probably need some consumer credit counseling to help you regain your financial control.

 

Counselors from Credit Card of America are available to provide credit counseling to those who badly need it. The sessions are free (at least the first one) and confidential to help you get back on your feet, credit-wise. The counselors are financial experts who can give you sound pieces of advice and lead you to low-cost consolidation plans. You can be assured that you will receive honest and trustworthy opinion on your current situation. Wouldn’t be easier for you to get back on track when you know there is someone to support you? CCA could be the answer to your financial woes.

Finding a Lawyer at Denver

A colleague’s sister experienced a car accident and though the accident wasn’t severe, thank God, she still needs a denver car accident lawyer because of the trial and the due process of the law. Though she heard so much about Fuicelli & Lee, P.C, she couldn’t take the risk of spending so much on an accident lawyer only to find out that they are not capable of helping her. So she visited their site to read on the testimonials of past clients and she was actually impressed of the stories she read online.

The testimonials were astounding and you can feel that the clients are very confident with the company plus their expertise in different kinds of injury cases is astounding. You can’t just find a denver car accident lawyers in this firm because they also have the expertise in personal injuries such as spinal cord injuries, catastrophic injuries, dog bites and animal attacks and even insurance disputes. So you can imagine how easy it is for them to deal with automobile accidents such as my colleague’s sister’s experience. They even have the reputation of giving personal attention to their clients if needed, so you can feel the comfort of a friend not just a paid lawyer at the midst pain and uncertainty.

Professional Ebook Creation

The demand for ebooks has increased in this era of digital technology. Have you ever wondered how fast book companies like Amazon.com and Scholastic are able to convert their titles into ebooks? Even the old titles are now readily available in the online bookstores. They are not doing it themselves of course! There is a third party company who does the document conversion for them. It is not surprising that they are employing the services of a company like Aptara Corporation.

Aptara is one of the industry’s leading companies in digital publishing. Amazon and Scholastic are just two of the known companies that trust Aptara. With 20 years of experience, Aptara is able to gain the necessary expertise to provide their clients with high quality output. With the employment of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology, as well as ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 certifications, Aptara’s services are world class. Surely, with the approach of quality control, who can question the capabilities of Aptara’s more than 3700 professionals worldwide?

On a smaller scale, independent authors can also work with Aptara for their Ebook creation. As already mentioned, a lot of people are now leaning towards reading digital files rather then sticking up with old-school printed books. Ebooks are environmentally friendly as well as easier to bring around. One just needs to have a reader, save ebooks into the device and he is ready to go. This is why small-time authors also need to plan ahead and issue their work digitally. Aptara’s project editorial team is able to track the processes for the client helping them achieve high level of efficiency, profitability and cost-effectiveness. The assigned team is also willing to provide support from infancy to completion of the project. With the kind of service Aptara offers, no big company or new market player will go wrong.

Going Over Budget with Food

We have been eating out a lot lately and I have been spending more on our grocery the past few weeks. I think one of the reasons is we have two kids in school so I need to take into consideration having a big breakfast (rice usually) at mornings and snacks plus fruits. I think all our extra money is going to food, which is fine because we enjoy it. But we need to be more stringent with money and be more aggressive with money saving. A friend advised us that we buy gold coins as investment as it has great value and never depreciates. We will see.

June is National Iced Tea Month

June is National Iced Tea Month and summer is here, so what a better way to start off right than with some fun facts about iced tea, courtesy of Honest Tea:

As of June 1st iced tea is 106 years-old

Studies show that drinking tea is a good way to build strong bones – that is what an hgh spray also claims!

Despite its many variations and flavors, all tea comes from the same plant

Honest Tea Half & Half offers a healthy way to satisfy summer thirst with USDA certified organic and Fair Trade certified tea with slightly sweetened lemonade and is only 48 calories per 8-oz serving.

About 85 percent of the tea served in the United States is iced tea.

According to the Tea Association of the USA, Inc., tea is nearly 5,000 years old. It was discovered in 2737.

Comfort Foods – Caramel Macchiato and Classic Chocolate Cake

imageI finally had some me time yesterday and I decided to spend it at Starbucks reading a book I have been trying to finish since April! I ordered chocolate cake – I was hoping to find some banoffee pie but I was out of luck. To balance out the calories, I ordered Caramel Macchiato instead of a frappucino. I spent around an hour and a half just reading and lounging around the nice contemporary furniture Starbucks had to offer. It was a very nice time out for me. I should do this every week. I have discovered I can commute to Starbucks (it’s not that hard!) and now that I know, I can always go there whenever I have the craving instead of waiting for the weekend when the husband can drive me there.