Making my way through the Broadway plays in New York

Guest post written by Michelle Caudill

I go to New York pretty often on business and it also doesn't hurt that one of my sisters lives there too and I'm able to stay with her for longer weekends even after my coworkers have left. Every chance that I have to do that, I like to stay and watch a Broadway play with my sister. It's our little bonding experience and I've even lost count of how many plays we've seen before.

I was looking up some info on which play I wanted to see on my upcoming trip in a few weeks and I ran across some info on miracle ear aids. After I looked through it a little bit I decided to go and get tested for hearing aids. I ended up getting fitted with some in the end.

After all of my research, I decided for us to go and see the War Horse play because I've heard so many amazing things for it. My sister somehow got some tickets for us to go and see it and I can't wait!

Managing my Finances

Guest post by Jewel Cole

I have had to learn the importance of saving money. When I was in college, I took my fortune for granted. I was able to pay for school with scholarships and also had enough money at the end of the day left over for beer. When I left college and entered graduate school, I was in the same situation. Now, I have gotten married, am no longer in school, and have a bottom-level job that has forced to learn the importance of saving money. While tough at first, once you get the hang of couponing, saving, and searching for the best deals you begin to gain a sense of pride. Not only have I learned to save money at the grocery and retail stores, but I have also learned to save money on household utilities. For example, I recently looked at my cable bill and decided to go to directstartv.com and was able to reduce my household overhead. I have also switched gas and trash companies and saved over half of what I was spending. When you realize you have cut your costs and save money, you feel much better about spending a little on yourself.