April 17, 2008 at 7:30 pm ·
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If you’ve got friends or family who live out of the country, you know how expensive it is to make international phone calls. Calling other countries like Mexico, Europe, or Asia can become costly. Most people who have to call internationally just end up purchasing a prepaid phone card. You can find calling cards with really cheap rates online. One site I’ve frequented for prepaid calling cards it TheRichCom.Com. They even have a search tool to help you find the best card to suit your needs. The tool is really simple to use and the site is easy to navigate. It only takes minutes to set up your account and begin purchasing. Calling cards do save alot of money on out of state or international calling, especially compared to what your local phone company would charge. At TheRichCom.Com all you have to do is select the country you wish to call, a few other search criteria, and the denomination of card you wish to purchase and submit your query. They find cards suited to your preferences and you can choose from there which one is the best calling card for you. I have a friend who lives in Germany, so I use prepaid calling cards quite frequently.
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April 17, 2008 at 7:26 pm ·
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If you’re like me, it is very important to you that your children do well in school and get a good education. With that in mind, I’ve made a list of 10 ways you can help your child be successful in school.
1. Read Read Read. Read to your children, and when they are old enough have them read to you. I cannot stress this enough.
2. Promote good study habits. Give your child(ren) a quiet place to study or read with no distractions.
3. Have them do their homework as soon as they get home from school. If you let them play and/or go off with their friends, chances are you’ll forget about it until it’s late and by then they’ll claim to be too tired.
4. Make learning fun!!! Do fun little projects with your child(ren). I’ve listed a few here, and I have tons of others that I’ll be listing up periodically.
5. Study with your kids. Go over their spelling words before a big test, help them with their math facts by making home-made flash cards.
6. Get involved. Talk to his or her teachers. Find out their strong points and weaknesses. Work with them on things that their teachers seem to think they may need a little extra help with.
7. Go to school functions. You don’t have to go to all of them. But at least show your kiddo that you care about his school and the things he does there. Musicals, Family fun nights, stuff like that.
8. Talk to your child about his or her school day. I do this with my son, everyday. When he comes home I ask him how his day was, what he learned, if anything interesting happened. Just show that you are interested.
9. Make sure your child eats a good, healthy breakfast. Children will get distracted by hunger if they haven’t had enough to eat in the morning. Whether it be at home or at school, make sure your child eats breakfast. I cannot stress this enough.
10. Praise your child. Even if he or she isn’t doing overly well. As long as they try, praise them. Try not to show too much disappointment, but talk to your child about his or her grades and what he or she thinks would help them get better grades. I also reward my child when he gets good conduct grades. Good conduct goes hand in hand with a good education.
Parents, don’t forget: No one is perfect. All children learn differently and some may need more help than others. If you do your part to help your child achieve success in school, he or she will do theirs too. I am by no means a professional, but I will tell you that my son is 8 years old and currently reads on a college level, he is in the gifted and talented program, and has had to have his curriculum modified at school to keep him challenged.
Got any ideas of your own that you’d like to share? Comment or email me. I’d love to hear them. 
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April 17, 2008 at 1:19 pm ·
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The other day my boyfriend and I were talking about my credit. It’s pretty bad. We were discussing ways in which to improve my credit score, and we talked about starting to pay off some of my debts in an effort to raise my score. I started doing some research online and found a couple of decent places that offer Debt Consolidation and Credit Card Relief. To some people, not having good credit isn’t a big deal. FOr me, and a lot of other single parents in this country, having bad credit can be limiting sometimes. I know I won’t always want to live in an apartment, and when I do decide to start looking into purchasing a home for myself and my son, I will want my credit score to be a lot better than it is because I’ll have a hard time getting financing otherwise. Also, people with bad credit, or those who don’t pay off their debts, generally end up paying much higher finance charges than those with an excellent credit score.
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