Over the years I have rescued 5 Pit-crosses that were dumped on the side of the road and in bad shape. I'd never had contact with Pits before and was a little leery at first, but I just couldn't pass by day after day knowing the animal was starving to death.To my surprise, the first one I rescued and every one of them ...more

My husband and I took a financial management class and one of the things they said was not to waste your money on the lottery, that you have a better chance of being struck by lightening in your lifetime than of winning the lottery. He also said "Rich people don't buy lottery tickets." Incidentally, we were only making...more

I can see it both ways. The store I worked at to pay my way through college was open for limited hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Christmas Eve. We actually had to sign up to work those days and those with seniority got first choice. For those of us who were young, unmarried, and without children, it was a great d...more