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GULF BREEZE — Roree Lange has made several trips to The Zoo Northwest Florida since moving to Milton more than three years ago to see her favorite animal, the female orangutan Sarah. When she first heard The Zoo could close if $1 million is not raised by the end of the year, her first thoughts were of doing something to save the facility and Sarah. Lange and her daughter, April Ball, have designed and printed a 2008 calendar to raise money for The Zoo. The calendar is currently available at nearly 40 businesses in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Escambia counties, including all 12 branches of the Bank of America. "We jumped on the calendar idea. We knew it was something that could be done very easily," Lange said.
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Business: Keeping on track with our savings
WE have looked at some of the ways to save more money. However, it's often easier said than done. The key to saving more depends a lot on being disciplined with our saving habit. Sometimes, it's not how much we save but how consistent we do it and how long it remains saved. Setting your savings goal
You should always "begin with the end in mind" as Dr Stephen R. Covey puts it in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
To be effective in our savings, we should set a goal and strive towards achieving it. Make a list of short-term goals, like an annual vacation; medium-term goals, like down payment for your car; and long-term goals, like your children's education and your retirement.
Ideally, you should have a plan or an account for each goal and commit yourself totally till you achieve them.
A Couple's Manifesto, Revisited
Though my wife, Elizabeth, and I vowed to stick together for richer and for poorer, we figured the former would be much more fun. So in July 2000, we wrote our Financial Manifesto -- our financial plan as a recently married entity. The Manifesto had five tenets: Put first things first: Set goals and fund them accordingly. Track inflow and outflow: Know where the money goes, and control it. Don't eat your money: Save your capital for things that will last. Comparison shop: Don't buy anything without looking for a cheaper alternative. Talk money once a month: Review accounts, goals, and the budget the first Thursday of every month. In the closing paragraphs of the article, we said, "No doubt our Financial Manifesto, like our marriage, will undergo numerous transitions in the years ahead." However, using the term "transition" to describe our past 30 months is like saying Nasdaq's trailing three-year performance was a "hiccup." Here's a summary of how our lives have changed: Item Then Now Residence Rent apartment Own home Number of children 0 2 Nasdaq 3,982 1,448 Transportation Economy car Minivan Median area housing prices $216,500 $270,000 Cell phone No Yes Number of hospital visits 0 8 Free time Hiking, movies, travel Free time? Most expensive food purchase Fresh tortellini Baby formula Color of family-room rug Red Milky pink Favorite TV couple Monica & Chandler Bert & Ernie Prevailing aroma in residence Cinnamon Pampers With so many changes -- and with the New Year upon us and resolutions in the air -- we thought it was time to grade how well we followed our Manifesto and see where it required amendment.
Jonathan Evans Files $463,700 Arbitration Claim Against Morgan Keegan ...
STUDIO CITY, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Evans filed a $463,700 arbitration claim against Morgan Keegan and its registered representative, Andrew Harris, today for making recommendations which placed his retired clients in the middle of the sub-prime meltdown. The claim alleges that Harris advised his clients to purchase a large number of shares in four Morgan Keegan funds all of which were focused in sub-prime markets. As a result of his recommendations, the claim alleges these retirees lost a large portion of their retirement money. Evans' clients are a husband and wife, both retired school teachers who reside in La Quinta, California. "They scrimped and saved their entire lives and successfully built a nest-egg for their retirement. They had settled into a wonderful retirement and were enjoying the fruits of their long-term savings," described Evans.
After a tragic accident, Ron Lauer hopes to regain control of his ...
Cynthia Torp, founder of Angel Investor Network, a Fort Collins company that helps people facing or in foreclosure, is trying to save the mill and Lauer's business, though both could look drastically different in the future. The bank holding the mill's first mortgage foreclosed on the property nearly six weeks ago, a position in which an increasing number of Larimer and Weld county residents find themselves. Legally, Lauer has 75 days, called the redemption period, to get his property back. That's where Torp and her Angel Investor network come in. Centennial Bank, which has the second lien, wants a certain amount of money Lauer owes and a guarantee they will get paid when Lauer settles an $11.5 million lawsuit against three companies involved in the accident. "That is certainly doable," Torp said.
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New Tech fan blog: 'Shake and Bake' cooking up great future with ...
College athletics is a BIG business and we MUST spend a little money to make money. How foolish does UH look for their penny-pinching now? They may have saved a few thousand dollars in the short-term, but they've lost BIG in the long term. They've not only lost their coach, they've lost their national credibility.We can learn a lot from our friends on the island. The administration AND the fans need to step up if Louisiana Tech Athletics is to be nationally relevant.Jonathan Nida is a CHAMPS member and a season ticket holder. He contributes to the fan site bleedtechblue.com .
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