วันอังคารที่ 16 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
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1001 Ways to Save Money - And Still Have a Dazzling Wedding by Sharon Naylor
Couples can still afford their fantasy weddings. This is the idea behind 1001 Ways To Save Money . . . and Still Have a Dazzling Wedding.
To coincide with the times of economic shortage, this book in its 2009, third edition, gives additional, up-to-date list of web addresses, tips, and savings for putting together a dream of a wedding while not going overboard by spending too much. The budgeting strategies cover the wedding gown, rings, cake, catering, the location of the ceremony, the timing of the wedding and anything else that may confuse a would-be bride.
In the book's preface, the author offers a short list of golden rules for cost-cutting. The rest of the book is in six parts, each part with several chapters. These parts are: The First Steps, Envisioning Your Day, Bridal Fashions, Wedding Details, The Reception, and Details, Details, Details. An author's note and an index at the end are added to the thirty-nine chapters to make up this book a complete guide.
As a unique start, the first chapter is not about the wedding but about the engagement party and how the couple can save on the few phases of that celebration. "Compare and save" is the main tip for the engagement party and for the rest of the book, which contains lists everywhere, from the bridal fashion designers to invitation resources.
The most important advices are in the second part, in Envisioning Your Day, where setting a budget comes first, followed by the guest list and ceremony and reception locations together with religious spiritual and cultural elements. The rest of the book includes numerous budgeting tips from saving on ring pillows to saving on the cake knife or cutter sets. Accordingly, no step and no stage in planning or accomplishing the perfect wedding is omitted.
The book is printed on glossy white paper in legible print that is easy on the eyes, and the lists, some of the tips, and headings are in a purple color, giving the book a very attractive look, which would make it a wonderful gift for a bride to-be.
1001 Ways To Save Money . . . and Still Have a Dazzling Wedding, is published by McGraw-Hill, and is in 358 pages paperback with ISBN-10: 0658021095 and ISBN-13: 978-0658021091.
The writer of the book, Sharon Naylor is a member of The Association of Bridal Consultants, The International Special Events Society, and The American Society of Journalists and Authors. She has been a guest on numerous TV shows and has won awards from the Writer's Digest magazine and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In addition to her articles in many magazines, according to the author's website, she has written over thirty books on weddings, such as: Your Special Wedding Vows, Your Special Wedding Toasts, The Groom's Guide, Mother of the Groom, The Bridesmaid's Handbook, The Complete Outdoor Wedding Planner, The New Honeymoon Planner, How to Plan an Elegant Wedding in 6 Months or Less, The Mother of the Bride, The Ultimate Bridal Shower Idea Book and How to Have an Elegant Wedding.
A fairy-tale wedding should not break the budget, but it should not be out of reach either. This book covers every aspect of a splendid wedding and shows the way with sage advice to a savvy bride.
วันเสาร์ที่ 25 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2553
What Would You Do If You Ran the World? By Shelly Rachanow
Sometimes a small book can prove to be more enriching than hefty volumes. What Would You Do If You Ran The World? By Shelly Rachanow is such a book. It inspires, encourages, and urges women to take action to do better by themselves, by their loved ones, by their community, and by the world. Encouraging people to get involved is a relentless task, but the creative way the author offers her ideas should motivate even the most apathetic people by starting them with working on themselves and gradually advancing their ambitions.
The book has four major sections:
o What would you do...for yourself?
o What would you do...for your loved ones?
o What would you do...for your community?
o What would you do...for the World?
Each section has examples of the achievements of women and encouraging witty quotes by very important people like Mother Theresa. In the first section, after Eleanor Roosevelt's quote of "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent," the author encourages women with: Take her advice and stop consenting to being overworked, used, abused, dumped on... Afterwards, a quote from Oprah Winfrey, which tells women to do something so daring even they can't believe they are doing it, leads to "awesome ideas in action" and a "My Opinion Rocks" pledge for women to print and sign.
Doing...for-loved-ones section starts with an inspiring ten-item list, followed by examples of what women did and could do in that category, including an "I accept your choices" promise, leading to love's brave, beautiful and brilliant inspiration, such as what Dana Reeve has done for Christopher Reeve.
The third section, too, has a ten-item list of doing things for the community and volunteering, followed by ideas, motivating stories, quotations, and a pact to make one's community a better place. Fourth section, too, follows the same pattern as the earlier three sections, and all sections include recommendations for noteworthy websites.
Although, at first reading, the ideas inside this book may feel highly idealistic, they are doable, and each experience story challenges and encourages the readers. The successes of women are uplifting and encouraging.
What Would You Do If You Ran The World? has a blue cover and 160 pages. It is published by the Conari Press in February 2009 with ISBN-10: 1573243582 and ISBN-13: 978-1573243582.
Shelly Rachanow is a graduate of George Washington University and Emory University School of Law. She lives in Los Angeles, California. The success of her first book If Women Ran the World... gave her the encouragement for this book. She has a blog in MySpace under the title ifawomanranthecountry. She is also in Linkedin and Facebook.
The most significant concept in this book is the challenge for women to take charge in improving themselves and the world. Nothing else can be more important than that.
วันจันทร์ที่ 30 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2553
Having Trouble Getting Pregnant? The Pregnancy Miracle
The Pregnancy Miracle exposes the truth that every women should know in order to get pregnant fast. It is a natural way of helping infertile women conceive quickly, that does not include using drugs, surgery or typical infertility treatments.
The guide gives you a 200+ page e-book and 3 months personal one to one consultation with the founder Lisa Olson. Lisa Olson was a former sufferer of infertility herself and researched for over 14 years on traditional Chinese medicine, that works with the body and mind as one. It reverses the state of imbalance within the body that results in infertility. The book looks into every aspect of pregnancy in depth, and caters to suit all individual circumstances. So anyone can begin to understand the process and cause of infertility and can start to learn how to reverse it. Lisa describes methods used to restore good health and encourages easy pregnancy guaranteed to cure infertility.
This book uses a step by step process based upon traditional Chinese natural remedies, which focuses on all the areas that can make a women infertile, it also uses traditional wisdom to discover holistic fertility. The e-book has helped thousands of women in over 120 countries to become mothers, and some within less than 3 months. The reader learns the five key steps to permanently eliminate infertility and conceive within months. It contains a list of foods that can and can not be eaten and looks into detail on how a persons everyday life can have a big impact on her fertility. Pregnancy miracle shows you how to eliminate the smallest of factors that effect all of these vital areas of the body.
Having over a 85% percent success rate explains why this book is currently so popular and also proven to cure any type of infertility, Lisa Olson has created the only holistic step by step guide that can only result in a fast, healthy pregnancy which guarantees the permanent freedom from infertility.
วันพุธที่ 4 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2553
วันศุกร์ที่ 9 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553
2010 Action Plan #3 - Control Your Income
It wouldn't be hard to predict that it's going to be more difficult to make money in 2010. Employees and entrepreneurs alike are experiencing a decline in their earning power due to pay reductions, job layoffs, and consumer spending cuts. Investors who had previously benefited from lucrative profits in the money market now have to cope with decreasing returns.
How can you survive when you are not earning enough? Let's look at some of the typical challenges that people are facing today and offer some possible solutions to these problems:
Situation: Your boss is cutting your work time to four days per week, and you stand to lose 20 per cent of your pay.
Don't use that day to stay home and mope about your loss. Those extra hours away from your regular job can provide the perfect opportunity to take advantage of a business idea which you never had the time to pursue. If you hadn't seen the need to create your own income before, get busy and brainstorm some ideas to earn extra money.
Your first goal is to replace your lost income. Break down your shortfall into a manageable figure; for example, if you stand to lose $10,000JMD per month, think of something you could do on your day off to earn $2,500JMD. Calculate how many customers you would need to reach your target. What service or product could you sell to 25 people in your community to earn $100JMD from each person?
Situation: You graduated from college with a management degree, but a year has passed and you're still unable to find a job.
Widen the scope of your job search - don't limit yourself to a typical managerial position. There are some fields that are always recruiting new persons, such as the life insurance industry, the army or the police force. You could actually find a satisfying career in the long term.
The reality is that we need more entrepreneurs in Jamaica to create job opportunities for new entrants in the job market. If you can't find employment, then you may have to invent your own job. What skills and talents do you have that could provide an income? Many small businesses are contracting out their data entry, marketing, accounting and Internet correspondence needs; if you can supply these services, you may be in the money.
Situation: The company you worked for has closed down; your previous job was in a specialised field and there are few other businesses that utilise your area of expertise.
If you're facing a roadblock in securing another job, you may need to look far and wide to locate employment. The great news is that the Internet provides a virtual marketplace that can help you to link with a buyer for your services. Post your resume on websites such as Monster.com or register with Elance.com or Odesk.com to find freelance work.
You could also examine the possibility of sharing your specialised knowledge with others. Is there a need for training courses or educational material in your area of expertise? Can you create a new service that would appeal to a wider retail market? For example, a geophysicist with extensive information on earthquake activity could hold seminars to teach people how to prepare for this natural disaster.
Situation: You are a self-employed hairdresser and many of your customers are cutting back on your services.
Consumers are now looking for better value for their money, so you have to respond to changing customer demands by giving more for less. One option is to offer frequent user specials, such as one free wash and set if your customer pays for three within one month.
Try to increase your business volume by designing a referral programme that will encourage existing customers to market your services for you. For example, you could offer a 25 per cent discount on services to anyone who brings a new customer.
Situation: You're retired and you depend on the interest from your investments to pay your bills. Recent changes in the government paper market will reduce your income significantly.
If your earning source has decreased, you may be forced to find additional methods of generating an income. Don't be disheartened by this development, as there are many retirees who are actually enjoying their ability to make money in areas that are exciting and fulfilling.
There are always available openings to work part-time if you have professional skills such as teaching or nursing. You could also look at providing consulting services or training persons in your field. Consider using your hobbies to create income; you could provide organic vegetables to the supermarket or sell ceramics or paintings at craft shows.
To succeed financially in 2010, you have to become more industrious and innovative in generating income. Don't sit back and wait for someone else to make a job for you - get creative and do it yourself!
Copyright © 2010 Cherryl Hanson Simpson