GUEST POST from Pete: Do Not Be Deceived

A note from Sherry: I am thrilled to bring some of Pete’s thoughts to my site today! Included is the video from yesterday’s Video of the Day, as he really liked it and it goes so well with his post. I hope you will appreciate his words as much as I did when I read …
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GUEST POST from Don – God Sees +

GOD SEES + God is not unaware of your faithfulness.  Following the destruction of Jerusalem as written about in Jeremiah, and Nebuchadnezzar’s removal of most of the people who remained in the area (at least, most of those with education, strength, and money).  Only the poor remained in the land.  God told them to take possession of the …
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GUEST POST from Don – Without PBS

WITHOUT PBS We’ve survived without it before.  We surely can again. Growing up a bit ago in the foothills of mid-Pennsylvania, we never could get a clear NET Television signal on UHF.Β Β In fact, only rarely could we even get a show like β€œSheri Lewis and Lambchop,” or Bob Keeshan’s β€œCaptain Kangaroo”….Β Β For some reason β€œRomper Room” came …
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GUEST POST from Don – Strange Headlines

STRANGE HEADLINES I have a mantra (why not!): β€œLying is bad, truth is good.”  The following are not about either, per se, but about ??wacky headlines?? purporting to be β€œnews.” AP had this one:  β€œMan with mental health issues found naked in Minnesota Capitol, raising new security concerns.”   What about this β€œraised new security concerns?”  Was it that …
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GUEST POST from Don – I Didn’t Know That!

Hey, I didn’t know that!! 1. Rule #1:  Do NOT take Social Security benefits at age 62.  65% of males and 76% of females aged 62 will live to age 78.  Why is that significant?  That is the age when taking Social Security at age 62 will start losing you money.  The loss becomes larger every year thereafter so that …
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GUEST POST from Don – Loans

WHY LOANS? Whose money is it anyway?  If it is mine I can use it ONCE any way I want.  But if I loan it to someone else I get to use it again and again.  That’s the concept of a savings account or an IRA.  Or if I use it to start a well-researched business it can give …
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GUEST POST from Don – 4% Rule

4% RULE Retirement isn’t for dummies.  You still have to PLAN and do MATH.   If you have planned: You have SOME invested in an IRA or 401(k).  If you don’t have $1.5 million there don’t feel bad.  You have lots of company.  The median retired couple has less than $125k invested.  So, if you have $250k or more, and you …
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GUEST POST from Don – “Hangry”

β€œHANGRY” It’s a joke, right?  People who become angry when they are hungry is a joke?Actually, no.  It is NOT a joke.  In fact, it is quite serious. Even as a child I experienced hypoglycemic episodes.  My family didn’t know then what I know now.  No one then thought it was a big deal.  I can attest that the one experiencing …
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GUEST POST from Don – BEES!

STINGING INSECTS This is the time of year when wasps, yellow jackets, bumble bees and hornets become pests.  What to do about them? [NOTICE: Never spray wasp and hornet killer inside the house (the stuff that shoots a 20′ stream).  It will ruin floors, walls, drapes and bedding.  It also can cause life-threatening reactions in humans and pets.] …
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