We’ve participated in Black Friday shopping only twice in our lifetimes, and both times we returned home with our modest bags of whatever thinking, “Why in the world did we do that?” If you are the same, let me encourage you to shop this Christmas from one of our Monument Publishing sites. The savings are…
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In my previous post (“How much does a Jeub Thanksgiving dinner cost?“) I commented on how the media likes to report on how difficult life is for Americans. Perhaps it makes good news or sells papers? I don’t know why, but Wendy and I find ourselves laughing at the headlines and doom-n-gloom news. Life is…
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The Los Angeles Times reported on the average cost of a Thanksgiving turkey dinner going up 5.6% from last year. As we have continually argued in previous posts, papers like the LA Times attempt to push a “doom and gloom” picture on our opportunities as families. It is interesting to note that the very report…
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It is difficult to avoid the doom and gloom in people’s hearts today. Never before has the stock market plunged like it did after a presidential election. No matter what the policies of a new administration, Wall Street usually responds positively because of the certainty of the direction. With Obama, however, certainty isn’t there, other…
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Wendy made a note yesterday as results poured in: “This reminds me when Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota.” We were living in Minnesota at the time and cast our vote for then-Governor-elect Norm Coleman. Neither Republican or Democrat won that race when over 50% of the votes cast went for pro-wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura.…
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