Family Bond Paper™

Source: rd.com. Who Knew. M. Crouch. (Feb. 2014). 1. How big is your shopping cart? A big cart means more room for ... 2. 95% of shoppers don't know the average price for an item unless shopping for milk, bread, bananas, and eggs. 3. Be mindful of buying larger sizes. Is the item really needed? How soon will you use? Can you freeze it? Or ... will you eat it all in one consumption?! 4. Grocery stores really do not make a lot of money off your shopping, just 1.5% net profit a year. Restaurant tips are around 15-20%.  5. Most clerks have a fixed time to complete your shopping experience. 6. The average apple in the supermarket is over a year old (14 months or older). 7. Packaged cheese may cost less than in the deli area. 8. If your grocery store is having a sale on a baked item, ask if you can buy it now, during the sale, but not pick it up until your event. Keep your receipt to show when ready to pick-up. 9. If you don't see an item, ask the store manager if...

May is my hosted theme of Women Appreciation Month. Ladies, I welcome you to participate and know that I "appreciate" each one of you. For more info, sherleneonline.com We all know that we should have out a little shopping list when visiting our local stores.  You can also create a future shopping list for meals, holidays, sales, etc.  Do you have a store card where you shop the most? A store card normally offers special deals whether you shop at your local store or online.  Do you purchase your weekly newspaper? Often your local paper will have coupons and weekly sale flyers to prepare you shopping list. Shop around or review several sale flyers before making your buying decisions. Sample generic products when they are on sale. They tend to be 20% cheaper than popular brands. If you like, you just found a cheaper product that will save you money to spend on something else for your unique household. Just make sure that you are not dropping a popular brand that you...

I believe every community citizen has the right to know whether they live in a welfare-state community. The following guide will help your unique household, or family business in predicting future financial or personal goal outcomes.  Remember, "Every household should have a home office." Place this list in your home office area, and review when being challenged with your current finances or productivity goals: Note: This guide was created by Sherlene Stevens, Jan. 2014, your aspiring 2016 president. There are More hospital organizations than available homes. More low-income housing than home owners or home renters. More Title 1 schools and programs than traditional public schools or education choices. More Head Start programs in adjoining or shared buildings than public community centers or public programs. More minimum-wage job opportunities than long term, full-time jobs. More churches or religious organizations that do not provide or invite all of the commun...

Source: chase.com/blueprint All school children (homeschoolers, public/charter schoolers, and private schoolers) need materials and supplies, tools, to perform their best. 1. Set a budget: Inform your child(ren) how much you are willing to spend based on product-category needs. 2. Create a list of needs and wants. 3. Never pay more than you have to. 4. Shop later in the season for discounts. Not every item on your kids' back-to-school list has to be purchased before the first day. What can wait? What needs should be brought during sales? 5. Have a smartphone? Turn your mobile phone into a shopping assistant.  Choose free apps that enable you to get the best deals. You can also scan barcodes to compare prices on the items. 6. Do comparison pre-shopping by search on- and off-line. 7. Avoid using credit cards if you can not pay off within one month. Remember Christmas is coming...

From the Editor This will be the last edition until my move is successfully completed. I will not be posting any discussions on my social networking sites as well. I hope every one had a family bonding Thanksgiving --whether you improved your work or family relationships. Thursday officially concludes event theme, "Native American Appreciation Month." I thought this issue I would provide links for gift deals. December 1 - January 15 hosted event theme is Family Traditions Celebration. I have updated my blog and it now includes added features (bottom of page; Christmas games, etc.). The New Monday Show Last night, I concluded all discussions within the Book of Deuteronomy (Holy Bible). Topic of Conversation: God (Yahweh, Allah) felt that one song was important to teach to all his faith believing family generations. Music is important and can save souls. The next show will be nothing but praise and worship of featured songs t...