Monthly Archives: August 2007

I have never received so many offers from these credit card companies.  All of these companies offer 0% on balance transfers, some with a couple or 0% on purchases, or some with 16.8% APR and some higher. 

Between DB and I we have couple credit card that are secured and unsecured.  If we want to apply for a credit card we might try MINT Credit Cards.  They are offering 0% on balance transfers until October 1, 2008 with a 2.5% balance transfer fee, and the APR is quite low, too, 14.9%.  I have to say that is a good rate and with a high credit limit, that’s awsome deal.  Besides, the company also offers these fine incentives like 0% on purchases until March 1, 2008, 0% bonus offer till June 1, 2009 on balances transferred during December 2008, free online account management with the capability of downloading your statments and email or text alerts, no annual fee,  and global recognition wherever you see the Mastercard logo. 

Credit cards, they are so convenient.

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Why didn’t Math come easy for me when I was a kid?  I remember hating Math; tuition lessons were helpful, but they were not as intuitive as Math Tutors.  My boss’ grand-kids are pros at math.  Thanks to Score Learning Centers, her two granddaughters works on math quizzes with little effort.  It teaches the students problem solving skills and build their confidence by using an interactive approach to learn.  It helps the child to stay engaged and each individual child has his/her own customizedprogram.  What is nice about this program is it also offers one-on-one assistance if the child needs it.  This way it will assist with instant progress.  The center helps the child to understand the fundamental math skills that he/she will take with him/her forever.

Ellie return from her summer vacation to Europe with her hubby.  We welcomed her back this morning.  She was gone for 2 weeks and one of our coworkers were already talking behind her back.  The first thing I over heard was, “She must had a great holiday, great food.”  So they are being snidely to say that Ellie put on some weight during her trip.  I guess that’s what holidays are for, right? - relax and enjoy yourself? 

This lady, who really talks super loud, even though she was “whispering” to her subordinate, said that Ellie needs diet pills to help her lose some weight, and something to keep her weight off.  This is really what I hate to hear.  Someone telling you what to do with your life.  I should have got up and told her maybe she is the one who really needs it.  I cannot wait for this lady to retire end of the year so I do not have to listen to her anymore.   I sits directly outside her office.  It’s pretty close, fall is almost here.

Owning my own set of wheels was like freedom!!  It means I can go anywhere I want and where I want, but of course I have to let DB know where I’m going which I usually do because most of the time he will give me directions on how to get there.  That was when I first got my license. 

I bought my Monte in Rochester and before we went to Domaille Auto Dealers, DB contacted AdvantageAutoQuotes.com to quote insurance auto for my new wheels.  Since his policy is with them, he thought it would be better if I sign up my policy with them.  They offer affordable rates for all policies no matter how bad your driving record is.  The representative told us that using AdvantageAutoQuotes.com, will lower your car/SUV insurance.  This is really what we want.  They do all the work to look for the most competitive insurance rates for us.

Since I am not familiar with these insurance policies stuff, DB took care of it with the representative who got back to us promptly.  Purchasing both our vehicles with the same insurance company gives better car insurance rates for us.  They offer a wide selection of auto policies and low prices.  We have no regrets contacting them for our auto insurance.

The rate of obesity in America is rising.  I have see men and women who are grotesquely obese at work and outside of work.  A lady I used to work with when I was working with the recruiting team was about 220 pounds on a five foot frame.  She is a little short than me and she was round.  I don’t want to be mean, but I told my coworker she need to do something with her weight as she is constantly out of breath.  Two months passed and I did not see this lady at her office.  Her subordinate told me she is on short term disability.  Boy, what happened?  I didn’t ask.

When she came back months later, she was like my size.  The subordinate I talked to told me she went for a lapband surgery.  Lapband surgery is a way to  help extremely overweight individuals to lose their excess weight.  By losing the extra weight, he/she will significantly improve their health.

Journey Lite, located at Tampa – FL, LA - CA, and Houston – TX, dedicated in this surgical procedure.  This procedure will decrease the stomach’s capacity and also limit the amount of food consumed during meal times.

The surgery is done by making tiny openings and inserting special long- shafted instruments to wrap the inflatable band around the upper part of the stomach.  The lapband is tie around the upper stomach that creates a new stomach pouch and the band is locked in a ring around the stomach.  Since the stomach pouch is smaller, it will hold less food and makes the individual feel fuller quickly. 

I was very impressed with her weight loss success and I have also seen another former coworker of mine who had this procedure done.  Those who are morbidly obese should at consider this procedure, however, as a reminder, medical insurance do not cover for this surgical procedure.   Checkout Journey Lite if you want to change your life.