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Be Live Grand Playa, Cancun
Guest post – Randy, Canada Arrival – We were upgraded from the Oasis Palm Beach Rooms – Room was gorgeous, we asked for and received an ocean view room. Unfortunately hot water was inconsistent and despite the fact that we tipped, we had a hard time getting the maid to clean our room (we had [...]
Barcelo Maya Beach Review
Guest post from Michelle B. , Toronto, ON Canada This was my 5th trip to Cancun area. The last 3 including this one were Riviera Maya. Our travel agent highly recommended this resort. I have stayed at many all inclusive resorts and this was one of the top 2 we have stayed at. The food was [...]
40th Gag Gift Practical Joke
Do think this gift is too mean for a friend that is having her 40th Birthday? Is this haha or epic fail? I hope you get it. 40 sucks for your birthday as in 40 hard candies that you can suck. When I first saw this idea, it was done with suckers but I figured [...]
The Holiday Conversation You Should Have with Your Kids
The first big pre-holidays Toys “R” Us flier came out this week, and my kids wasted no time in cutting out pictures and pasting them on their Christmas wish lists. When I remark on the cost of a couple of their wishes (“wow, that Lego is $170”), their response is “I want that one to [...]
Review: Allegro Papagayo by Occidental
Room Number: 1127 Room Block: 11 Arrival: We traveled from Vancouver BC, on Sunwing and were delayed 1 hour 40 minutes leaving. We had prearranged our transport through Avispas Adventures and they were there waiting when we arrived. Customs was no problem and we were through quite quickly. Rooms: My only complaint was lack of [...]
How to Spend Spring Break on a Dime
Q: Spring break is upon us again. We generally try to get away somewhere warm but this year we can’t afford a big trip. Do you have any advice on how to make spring break fun without breaking the bank? A: Spring break has become known as a reason to escape from the dreary everyday [...]
How Bloggers Make Money from Their Blog
My Personal Income Streams As an update to this post I’ve more recently written one on How I make Money Blogging which highlights the most profitable ways that I use blogs to generate income. I’ve also written extensively on how bloggers make money in ProBlogger the Book. How do bloggers make money from blogs? I’ve [...]
3 Tricks to do Before you Head to the Grocery Store to Save you Money
I have always been a hoarder of good recipe cut outs. As soon as I see something I would like to try out from a magazine, I cut the recipe out and add it to my recipe collection. My little recipe box is about to explode with slips of papers. Groceries is one of our [...]
Buy Kids Clothing at Garage Sales and Re-Sell them at Swap Meets and Make an Extra $1000 per Month
Say what? I know this sounds almost hard to believe BUT this is true and I have successfully done this for many years. What I do is, I go to garage sales and thrift (second hand) stores and find children items next to nothing and than sell them at my local ‘kids only’ swap meets for [...]
Make Money Selling Books from Amazon
By Suite101 If you’re reading this, you probably have shelves full of books you want to get rid of. Dust off the covers and start selling! Getting Started Hit the “sell items” button at the bottom of Amazon’s main page, and you’re off! You can begin listing items as soon as you enter your bank [...]
