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The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you

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My, how times have changed.

Back in the Stone Age (circa when I was a little boy), it wasn’t all that unusual to see kids buying and smoking cigarettes, often with the knowledge and consent of their parents.

And I’m not talking about teenagers, either. Actual kids were sometimes allowed to purchase and smoke cigarettes during that era.

All you needed was 50 cents to drop into a cigarette vending machine (yes, cigarette vending machines were everywhere back then).  [Read more…]

Why looking down can help lower your grocery bill

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Do you often suffer sticker-shock at the grocery store when you find out how much you owe?

Well, there isn’t much you can do about the amount of groceries you buy. After all, you and your family members have to eat.

But that being said, there are some things you can do to lower your grocery bill.

For example, you probably already know about buying off-brands for some items and buying in bulk when your favorite foods go on sale.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do you never write about politics on your blogs?

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Question from Rodney:  I’ve been reading your blogs for a long time now Rick, and I’ve noticed that you write about just about everything.

But one thing I’ve never seen you write about is politics. Why is that?

I love your perspective on so many topics and I’m sure you could make some great arguments about our country’s politicians.

I don’t know, maybe you’re just not a political kind of person. What’s the scoop?  [Read more…]

Video: Check out this fantastic $10K tiny house

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$10,000 Tiny House

Regular readers of this blog know I’m fascinated by the many types and styles of tiny houses that dot the landscape nowadays.

There are countless factory-built ‘cookie cutter’ style tiny houses out there, but the ones I like best are the self-designed and self-built tiny homes that so many people are building these days.

The video I’m featuring today is a quick virtual tour of a tiny house in Australia that was built for about $10,000 AUD (which currently equates to less than $7,000 US).  [Read more…]

Do you know the differences between a graveyard and a cemetery?

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A church and its associated graveyard

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Most folks use the terms cemetery and graveyard interchangeably, but did you know they are actually very different things?

Yes, they are both plots of ground where people are laid to rest after they pass on, but there are several very important differences between the two…  [Read more…]