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Car Lots

Friday, March 19th, 2010 | Finance, Travel/Auto, business, life, money, shopping, technology | No Comments

It is good to know that Toyota has stepped up to the plate and is doing all that they can do to keep their customers safe and their employees still employed. They certainly have their hands full and are paying out the nose these days. It does appear that their intentions, their customer service and their good name has kept the demand for their toyota yaris and their toyota camry models in check and they are managing just fine.

Most car sales are beginning to rise once again. I’d love to get my hands on the newest chevy suburban that I’ve seen on the lot on my way to work each and every day. This particular one is a great shade of green that just sparkles at me when I check it out in front of me and then in the rear view mirror each work day.

My folks are even thinking of purchasing a 2010 cadillac escalade with the money that they get back from their taxes that they just got filed last weekend. It seems that they will be doing fairly decent this tax year. They haven’t had a brand new car in some time, so I say go for it. Enjoy it while you can right?

Gold Is Good

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | Finance, antiques & collectibles, business, life, money | No Comments

It has always been a good thing to get into buying gold as an investment. I’ve always liked gold. With the prices of gold and silver on the rise there is money to be made these days. The TV is full of commercials baiting people to send in their gold for cash. In most malls you can find a kiosk set up to purchase people’s gold as well. In today’s messed up economy people are flocking to these types of businesses in order to get money to help keep their head’s above water and the creditor’s at bay. What a crazy world we live in……………..

Communication Issues

Anyone who has the opportunity to learn another language would be smart to take advantage of this education. We are becoming a population that is so diverse that communication is becoming a big issue and not one to take lightly. To be able to understand and to be able to translate is a wonderful power these days. Businesses are looking for people that are multi lingual, being able to converse with your customer is a big deal and rightfully so.

There are cuts being made in our schools. Foreign language teachers are being laid off, along with the art and music teachers, which should be of concern to all of us. We need our students to learn languages to use in the future in the business world. A translator can earn big bucks these days and are becoming in high demand as the years go by.

There are translation services popping up everywhere, online and off, and they are doing very well. They are always looking for people to hire that can speak other languages and not just Spanish, although we have a huge amount of Spanish speaking people in our country these days. German, Japanese, Chinese, French, Vietnamese and countless other languages are in demand as well.

Let’s Get Real With Affordable Insurance For Floridians

I didn’t realize that Florida insurance is one of the highest priced in the United States. Auto insurance comes in 5th and home owners comes in at a crazy number 3.  What a pain in the rear for all of the Floridians that flock to the sunshine for their retirement years. There really should be a law against raping our senior citizens of their hard earned money. They have worked hard all of their lives only to be robbed by the insurance companies.

NetQuote.com is trying to bring affordable insurance to these good people. They offer all the types of insurance that one could need and I would urge anyone in Florida to give them a look see online and see if they can get you a better deal. It’s all about the $$$

~10 Principles To Zen Attraction~

Saturday, March 6th, 2010 | entertainment, life | No Comments

 1. Promise Nothing. Just do what you most enjoy doing.

 Hidden benefit: You will always over-deliver.

2. Offer Nothing. Just share what you have with those who express an interest in it.

 Hidden benefit: Takes the pressure off of wanting other people to see you as valuable or important.

3. Expect Nothing. Just enjoy what you already have. It’s plenty.

 Hidden benefit: You will realize how complete your life is already.

4. Need Nothing. Just build up your reserves and your needs will disappear.

 Hidden benefit: You boundaries will be extended and filled with space.

5. Create Nothing. Just respond well to what comes to you.

 Hidden benefit: Openness.

6. Hype Nothing. Just let quality sell by itself.

 Hidden benefit: Trustability.

7. Plan Nothing. Just take the path of least resistance.

 Hidden benefit: Achievement will become effortless.

8. Learn Nothing. Just let your body absorb it all on your behalf.

 Hidden benefit: You will become more receptive to what you need to know in the moment.

9. Become No One. Just be more of yourself.

 Hidden benefit: Authenticity.

10. Change Nothing. Just tell the truth and things will change by themselves.

 Hidden benefit: Acceptance.