I need to take your advice on the store brand coffee instead of Starbucks. I find myself purchasing it almost five days a week! It certainly hurts the bank account. And I'm not even a coffee snob, just too lazy.
Totally. As I had described, a "gift" in that instance is anything that will help round out the menu or serve the food. In my house, we always run out of ice for the signature cocktail, so whoever brings ice to dinner is a hero!
I have to agree on the streaming option. My husband and I switched last year to Hulu. We were already using Netflix. We save $92 a month, since we're no longer also subsidizing our in-laws out in the guest house. There are a couple shows we miss, but none worth that much money!
As for cheaper alternatives... My husband is pretty much always around wifi, so he's happy with an iPod touch instead of an iPhone. The latest version even comes with Siri!
I celebrate Halloween with costumes, fun decorations, and baking fall-themed treats. It's also a fun time to hang out with friends and watch scary movies.
We decorate the house, inside & out for Halloween. When my kids were young I made costumes, or bought something if they preferred, & took them trick-or-treating with a group of neighborhood friends. Loved that! Miss those days... maybe I'll get to do it with grandkids someday~
So true! We recently made a conscious effort to unplug things like cell phone and laptop chargers when they did not actually need to be charging, and our energy consumption decreased by about 3% per month. Onto the microwaves! I can't even remember the last time I used a microwave, and we have not one, but two plugged in all the time. Whoops!
I don't actually celebrate Halloween anymore. I did when my grown son was young, it is his favorite holiday, so a very big, fun thing for us. I really don't "do" anything now, except be ready to hand out candy if kids stop by trick-or-treating.
I love Halloween. I watch one scary movie and visit a haunted house. A week before the big day I send cookies or cupcakes to my neighbors and family. I dress up and decorate the house. Even when I went on vacation my hubby and I brought a couple decorations for the hotel room.
Every one of those questions would have been addressed long before retirement if a retirement plan existed. The best chance for a successful retirement is to start planning for the lifestyle you want to lead and setting goals to fund that retirement. And the earlier in life you do this the better the chance that you will achieve your goals. I just read several posts and pages on retirement planning and investing on the site Retirement And Good Living. The site provides information on finances, health, retirement locations, part time jobs, volunteering, travel and more.
I'm trying to throw a small party this year. Out of my friends, I'm the only one who decorates, so makes sense to have it at my apartment. I'm making some halloween treats like a special fall trail mix and some orange hot cocoa. Mostly though, we will watch some Halloween movies, but not super scary ones. If I'm lucky, I'll have some kids show up for trick or treating, but as I live in an apartment, I'm usually lucky to get one knock on my door...
In a way. We love to dress up, but didn't want to go door to door when our kids were young, so we took them to a senior living facility when they were really small to visit a friend, not knowing that they gave out candy there. It became a tradition for years to go to the facility and my kids made tiny cards that said, 'Thank you, Jesus loves you' and signed their name. People who had relatives in the facility said their family members kept the cards all year long and looked for our kids every year. Now that they're too old, we volunteer at our church's Harvest Festival, running different games, making balloon animals, and having a great time dressing up, (Yep, we all do!) It's fabulous!
When the kids were young we would take them out trick-or-treating. Sometimes one of us would stay behind to hand out candy. When the kids hit teen years and were going to parties or dances, we would go to a friend's house for a more adult-aged party, but everyone still brought candy to hand out to the kids going around the neighborhood.
Now that the kids are in their 20s, we celebrate it the way we should be --- as our wedding anniversary!! This year will be 27 years and we're going away for the weekend!
We love Halloween and celebrate each year by giving out candy to trick-or-treaters, carving pumpkins and roasting the pumpkin seeds. And we dress up the dogs in their costumes, too!
Yes, we celebrate Halloween. First comes the costumes, usually we get these at 2nd hand stores or we go through the dress up clothes and find one!
For decorations around the house my kids make them. We use craft supplies we already have to decorate. The night before Halloween we will carve out the pumpkin to put on the front porch on Halloween night. Then the night of, the kids get all dressed up and go trick-o-treating in the neighborhood!
I agree with all that has been mentioned above but I think that one's level of confidence is mostly likely to be influenced by their mental state as well as their personality.I am introvert and I completely agree with the making a to-do-list to help me feel more confident.
Although I don't dress up, I always have some candy ready for the trick-or-treaters! I love seeing the creative costumes and how cute everyone looks. I also love the post-Halloween candy sales :)
After our children were grown we began making hot apple cider, coffee and pumpkin muffins for the parents who were out in the cold with their young children. We began about 11 years ago and now the older kids and adults look forward to it. It is a time to chat with our neighbors and meet the new families in our neighborhood. Of course, we have candy for the kids, as well.
I need to take your advice on the store brand coffee instead of Starbucks. I find myself purchasing it almost five days a week! It certainly hurts the bank account. And I'm not even a coffee snob, just too lazy.
Totally. As I had described, a "gift" in that instance is anything that will help round out the menu or serve the food. In my house, we always run out of ice for the signature cocktail, so whoever brings ice to dinner is a hero!
Yep, that's definitely a good one... and easy to do, too! :)
I have to agree on the streaming option. My husband and I switched last year to Hulu. We were already using Netflix. We save $92 a month, since we're no longer also subsidizing our in-laws out in the guest house. There are a couple shows we miss, but none worth that much money!
As for cheaper alternatives... My husband is pretty much always around wifi, so he's happy with an iPod touch instead of an iPhone. The latest version even comes with Siri!
I celebrate Halloween with costumes, fun decorations, and baking fall-themed treats. It's also a fun time to hang out with friends and watch scary movies.
We decorate the house, inside & out for Halloween. When my kids were young I made costumes, or bought something if they preferred, & took them trick-or-treating with a group of neighborhood friends. Loved that! Miss those days... maybe I'll get to do it with grandkids someday~
So true! We recently made a conscious effort to unplug things like cell phone and laptop chargers when they did not actually need to be charging, and our energy consumption decreased by about 3% per month. Onto the microwaves! I can't even remember the last time I used a microwave, and we have not one, but two plugged in all the time. Whoops!
I don't actually celebrate Halloween anymore. I did when my grown son was young, it is his favorite holiday, so a very big, fun thing for us. I really don't "do" anything now, except be ready to hand out candy if kids stop by trick-or-treating.
I love Halloween. I watch one scary movie and visit a haunted house. A week before the big day I send cookies or cupcakes to my neighbors and family. I dress up and decorate the house. Even when I went on vacation my hubby and I brought a couple decorations for the hotel room.
We celebrate Halloween with lots of horror movies, we decorate up our house and yard, and we also participate in our Church's Trunk or Treat.
i wish you might have given us a few open sourced options.
Every one of those questions would have been addressed long before retirement if a retirement plan existed. The best chance for a successful retirement is to start planning for the lifestyle you want to lead and setting goals to fund that retirement. And the earlier in life you do this the better the chance that you will achieve your goals. I just read several posts and pages on retirement planning and investing on the site Retirement And Good Living. The site provides information on finances, health, retirement locations, part time jobs, volunteering, travel and more.
I'm trying to throw a small party this year. Out of my friends, I'm the only one who decorates, so makes sense to have it at my apartment. I'm making some halloween treats like a special fall trail mix and some orange hot cocoa. Mostly though, we will watch some Halloween movies, but not super scary ones. If I'm lucky, I'll have some kids show up for trick or treating, but as I live in an apartment, I'm usually lucky to get one knock on my door...
Yes we celebrate Halloween... we don't have any traditions per se but we always enjoy dressing up our daughter and handing out candy.
In a way. We love to dress up, but didn't want to go door to door when our kids were young, so we took them to a senior living facility when they were really small to visit a friend, not knowing that they gave out candy there. It became a tradition for years to go to the facility and my kids made tiny cards that said, 'Thank you, Jesus loves you' and signed their name. People who had relatives in the facility said their family members kept the cards all year long and looked for our kids every year. Now that they're too old, we volunteer at our church's Harvest Festival, running different games, making balloon animals, and having a great time dressing up, (Yep, we all do!) It's fabulous!
We celebrate Halloween at work. I love seeing everyone's kids. Gives us reason to party too!
When the kids were young we would take them out trick-or-treating. Sometimes one of us would stay behind to hand out candy. When the kids hit teen years and were going to parties or dances, we would go to a friend's house for a more adult-aged party, but everyone still brought candy to hand out to the kids going around the neighborhood.
Now that the kids are in their 20s, we celebrate it the way we should be --- as our wedding anniversary!! This year will be 27 years and we're going away for the weekend!
We love Halloween and celebrate each year by giving out candy to trick-or-treaters, carving pumpkins and roasting the pumpkin seeds. And we dress up the dogs in their costumes, too!
Yes, we celebrate Halloween. First comes the costumes, usually we get these at 2nd hand stores or we go through the dress up clothes and find one!
For decorations around the house my kids make them. We use craft supplies we already have to decorate. The night before Halloween we will carve out the pumpkin to put on the front porch on Halloween night. Then the night of, the kids get all dressed up and go trick-o-treating in the neighborhood!
I agree with all that has been mentioned above but I think that one's level of confidence is mostly likely to be influenced by their mental state as well as their personality.I am introvert and I completely agree with the making a to-do-list to help me feel more confident.
Although I don't dress up, I always have some candy ready for the trick-or-treaters! I love seeing the creative costumes and how cute everyone looks. I also love the post-Halloween candy sales :)
After our children were grown we began making hot apple cider, coffee and pumpkin muffins for the parents who were out in the cold with their young children. We began about 11 years ago and now the older kids and adults look forward to it. It is a time to chat with our neighbors and meet the new families in our neighborhood. Of course, we have candy for the kids, as well.
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Yes, we do celebrate. We decorate, trick-or-treat with the kids, and watch scary movies
We do celebrate Halloween and go trick or treating