Hundred Dollar Holiday

Author : Bill McKibben
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781439142554

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Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben Pdf

Too many people have come to dread the approach of the holidays, a season that should -- and can -- be the most relaxed, intimate, joyful, and spiritual time of the year. In this book, Bill McKibben offers some suggestions on how to rethink Christmastime, so that our current obsession with present-buying becomes less important than the dozens of other possible traditions and celebrations. Working through their local churches, McKibben and his colleagues found that people were hungry for a more joyful Christmas season. For many, trying to limit the amount of money they spent at Christmas to about a hundred dollars per family, was a real spur to their creativity -- and a real anchor against the relentless onslaught of commercials and catalogs that try to say Christmas is only Christmas if it comes from a store. McKibben shows how the store-bought Christmas developed and how out of tune it is with our current lives, when we're really eager for family fellowship for community involvement, for contact with the natural world, and also for the blessed silence and peace that the season should offer. McKibben shows us how to return to a simpler and more enjoyable holiday. Christmas is too wonderful a celebration to give up on, too precious a time simply to repeat the same empty gestures from year to year. This book will serve as a road map to a Christmas far more joyful than the ones you've known in the past.

Author : Michelle Singletary
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780375759048

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Spend Well, Live Rich (previously published as 7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life) by Michelle Singletary Pdf

The best financial planner Michelle Singletary ever knew was Big Mama, her grandmother. Big Mama raised Michelle and her four brothers and sisters on a salary that never reached more than $13,000 a year. Yet at her death, Big Mama owned her own home, had paid off a car loan, and had a beautiful collection of Sunday-go-to-meeting church hats and a savings account that supplemented her Social Security check and small pension. Most important, she had taught Michelle “7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life.” Those mantras serve as the inspiration for this straight-talking book of practical personal financial advice that really works. The 7 Money Mantras are: 1. If it’ s on your ass, it’s not an asset! 2. Is this a need or is it a want? 3. Sweat the small stuff. 4. Cash is better than credit. 5. Keep it simple. 6. Priorities lead to prosperity. 7. Enough is enough. Michelle Singletary is a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post whose popular personal finance column appears in more than 120 newspapers. She’s also a mother of three children who understands what it’s like to live on a budget. In a plainspoken, sassy, no-nonsense voice, Michelle provides answers to the financial issues that confront almost every household: how to teach children the value of money; how to address money issues in a relationship or marriage; household saving tips; getting the best loans; and much more. “This book is about saving enough money to have choices,” she writes. “It’s about feeling free to be cheap if you can’t afford to buy a ton of gifts at Christmas. It’s about eliminating wasteful spend-ing so you can begin to save and invest. It’s full of uncommon commonsense lessons and guidance on the way people should use their money.” With humor and down-home financial wisdom, Michelle Singletary offers practical and realistic advice that will help you live well with the money you have. Michelle Singletary on . . . Romance and Money “It’s okay to say: ‘Honey, I love you and everything, but if you need money, ask your mama.’” Credit Cards “We are minimizing our financial potential by making minimum credit-card payments.” Car Buying “If you want to save money, keep your car until you’re on a first-name basis with the local tow-truck drivers.” Leasing a Car “You, too, can drive a car you can’t afford and then have to give it back. It’s crazy.” Gift Giving “Generosity isn’t about how much you spend. It’s about how much thought you put into the gift.” Penny Pinching “I once bought a stick-shift car because it was $1,000 cheaper than the automatic in the same model. There was just one little problem. I couldn’t drive a stick-shift. But at least I saved $1,000!”

Author : Bruce David Forbes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0520258029

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Christmas by Bruce David Forbes Pdf

"In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas-from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumer culture."--Page 2 of cover.

Author : Joel Waldfogel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691142647

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Scroogenomics by Joel Waldfogel Pdf

Economist Joel Waldfogel illustrates how our consumer spending generates vast amounts of economic waste--to the shocking tune of $85 billion each winter. He provides solid explanations to show us why it's time to stop the madness and think twice before buying gifts for the holidays. Gift giving is different than shopping for our own needs: we make less-informed choices, max out on credit to buy gifts worth less than the money spent, and leave recipients less than satisfied, creating what Waldfogel calls "deadweight loss." And this waste isn't confined to Americans--most major economies share in this orgy of wealth destruction. While recognizing the difficulties of altering current trends, he offers viable alternatives. By reprioritizing our gift-giving habits, Scroogenomics proves that we can still maintain the economy without gouging our wallets, and reclaim the true spirit of the holiday season.--From publisher description.

Author : Chris Marchand
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532655333

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Celebrating The 12 Days of Christmas by Chris Marchand Pdf

The song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mainstay of the holiday season, but the practice of celebrating Christmas as a twelve-day festival fell out of fashion long ago in most cultures. In Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, author Chris Marchand explores the history behind the season and individual feast days from December 25 to January 6, and then offers suggestions for how you can celebrate it with your family, church, or community. Along with this, he provides answers to many of the nagging questions surrounding the holiday, such as the history behind the twelve-days song, why December 25 was chosen as the date, and what to do about its supposedly pagan origins. The challenge before us is to first help people see Christmas as a holiday that begins, rather than ends, on December 25, and then to together figure out how to reinvent Christmas in the present by learning how it was celebrated in the past.

Author : Shirley Showalter,Marilyn McEntyre
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781506468075

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The Mindful Grandparent by Shirley Showalter,Marilyn McEntyre Pdf

Loving our children's children well is an art--one we keep learning as they grow. Making memories and fostering relationships with our grandchildren in the midst of a fast-moving culture isn't easy, and a legacy that lasts isn't crafted overnight. So how do we as grandparents cultivate strong, meaningful relationships with the children we adore? Start with The Mindful Grandparent. With twelve grandchildren between them, authors and educators Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter know deep in their bones that attending to the small ones in our lives has never been more important. Grandparents can help little ones learn to value relationships over things, lap time over screen time. They can help grandchildren live with intention, attentive to others, to nature, and to the diverse, beautiful, and troubled social world around them. The Mindful Grandparent doesn't shy away from the challenging issues in contemporary grandparenting. Through inspired ideas teamed with simple practices and engaging stories, The Mindful Grandparent covers wide-ranging topics such as cultivating curiosity, giving meaningful gifts, helping children explore difficult topics, building a grandparent team, honoring adult children's boundaries, and managing technology. Let The Mindful Grandparent be your guide and source of refuge for the sacred and sometimes bewildering work of grandparenting.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Federal aid to Indians
ISBN : UOM:35112203964400

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Acts Passed at the First Session of the Twenty-Fourth Congress of the United States by United States Pdf

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1796
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:HX74JS

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Acts Passed at the First Session of the 1st Congress - 3d Session of the 25th Congress, 2d Session of the 27th, 1st-2d of the 29th, 1st-2d of the 30th, 1st of the 31st, 1st-3d of the 37th, 2d of the 38th, 1st of the 39th, 2d-3d of the 40th 1st-3d of the 41st, 1st-3d of the 42d, 1st of the 43d by United States Pdf

Author : Ron Curtis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781449086831

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Guest Authors by Ron Curtis Pdf

Guest Authors The Third Collection contains exciting, stimulating stories and tantalizing, terrorizing tales carefully selected from only the world’s most reclusive, rarely read, and virtually unknown authors. These twelve selections have been methodically chosen, and guaranteed, to consume your mentality, enlighten your awareness, entertain, and magically mystify you. This Third Collection targets all those everywhere who are young at heart, which of course is everyone, for their reading enjoyment. The contributing authors in this Collection are Rupert “Rip” Tile, Ghast Lee Tale, “Bum” P. Rode, U. B. Smartt, Nathaniel “Nate” Shure, Smoke N. Gunn, Ester Whipple, and Sandford “Sandy” Beach. Do you have the courage? Do you dare read this book? Within these pages you can know what True Love really is, learn the origin of one of our most popular beverages, see how some people earn money, and find The Solution for It. Also, learn of a brewing Revolt, experience a couple made for each other in My Twin Flame, and see how May Belle Vega became The Richest Woman in the West. Enjoy a Holiday Gift, get ready for The Senior Prom, and help investigate a murder on South Padre Island. Then witness The Forest Incident, and take an action packed Sea Cruise. Go ahead, take a deep breath, open the cover, dive in, and enjoy!

Author : David Anton Anderson,Elizabeth L. Anderson (M. F. A.),Robert T. Anderson
Publisher : Pensive Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0970905726

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Treading Lightly by David Anton Anderson,Elizabeth L. Anderson (M. F. A.),Robert T. Anderson Pdf

The key to a better tomorrow is not as complicated as one would think, but in fact, far simpler. In this contemporary time, there is a new call to solving the world's energy and environmental issues by simply living a simpler and more environmentally friendly and self sustaining way of life. The authors offer new and more innovative ideas for readers who are concerned about the state of the environment and wish to do something about it.

Author : Anna Getty
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780811879873

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I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas by Anna Getty Pdf

The author and green living expert shares savvy tips on how to celebrate Christmas in ways that are eco-friendly and cost-conscious. Anna Getty—a chef, writer, mother, and organic living expert—helps families reduce their carbon footprint and save money while enjoying the festive traditions of Christmas. Anna advises how to best choose a tree (real or fake?), mitigate the negative effects of holiday travel, recycle post-holiday, and more. Anna also shares favorite holiday recipes for organic appetizers and homemade craft ideas such as pinecone wreaths and recycled sweater pillows. With inspiring photographs, extensive resources, and advice from the “Lazy Environmentalist” Josh Dorfman, Seventh Generation’s Jeffrey Hollender, and other leading eco-experts, families might just find that these tips help them stay green all year long—the perfect New Year’s resolution!

Author : Mary Hunt
Publisher : Revell
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781441221872

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The Affordable Christmas by Mary Hunt Pdf

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also one of the most stressful--and most expensive. Expectations run high and it's tempting to whip out the credit cards to create the perfect Christmas for your family, with lavish meals, new decorations, and the latest, greatest gadgets and fashions for everyone on your Christmas gift list. But you don't have to overspend or go into debt to have a fabulous holiday. Financial expert Mary Hunt shows readers how. She helps readers assess their financial situation, commit to no new debt, and think creatively about their gift list. With Mary's guidance, readers will identify what has caused them to overspend in the past and approach this Christmas with a plan and a new attitude toward holiday spending. This just might be the best gift you can give yourself and your family. This book is an updated edition of Debt-Proof the Holidays.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z229415009

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“The” Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America ... Ed. by Richard Peters by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044106523939

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The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America from ... by United States Pdf

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:HX4FYH

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America by United States Pdf