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The Hazlewood Act is a State of Texas benefit that provides qualified Veterans, spouses, and dependent children with an education benefit of up to 150 hours of tuition exemption, including most fee charges, at public institutions of higher education in Texas. This does NOT include living expenses, books, or supply fees.
Hazlewood Act Exemption Eligibility Requirements
The Texas Veterans Commission released the following statement on January 28, 2015:
"On January 25, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that the requirement that Veterans must have entered service in Texas in order to be eligible to receive the Texas Hazlewood exemption of tuition and fees at public schools (the fixed point residency requirement) was unconstitutional. The office of the Attorney General is currently reviewing the decision and may appeal the ruling. In the interim, current Hazlewood eligibility requirements remain unchanged, except for the individual specifically named in the lawsuit."
Accordingly, Central Texas College (CTC) will continue to follow the existing rules regarding Hazlewood eligibility requirements based upon the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) statement and guidance above, and as posted on the TVC website at http://www.tvc.texas.gov/Hazlewood-Act.aspx. CTC is closely monitoring this activity and as further guidance is provided, CTC will implement any modifications as required by law.
Initial Eligibility Requirements
Provided below are the basic eligibility requirements to quality for the Hazlewood Act Exemption. For more details, go to the TVC's website at http://www.tvc.texas.gov/Hazlewood-Act.aspx.
Veterans: (1) Entered the military service from Texas, or Home of Record at the time of entry is Texas, or was a Texas Resident at the time of entry into military service. (2) Served more than 180 days of federal military services excluding basic training. (3) Received an Honorable Discharge or General Discharge under Honorable Conditions. (4) Exhausted GI Bill benefits if eligible for Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits at the 100% rate. (5) Reside in Texas during term of enrollment. (6) Provide DD214 or equivalent supporting documentation.
Legacy—Transfer of Hazlewood Benefit to a Child. (1) Veteran must qualify for the Hazlewood Exemption. (2) Provide death certificate if veteran is deceased. (3) Recipient must be the biological child, stepchild, adopted child, or claimed as dependent for current or previous tax year on IRS 1040 and (a) must be 25 years old or younger on the first day of class, (b) enroll in a degree or certificate program and maintain satisfactory academic progress, and (c) meet the institution's resident tuition requirements. (4) Provide a DD214 or equivalent supporting documentation.
Child or Spouse—of a Totally and Permanently Disabled or Individually Unemployable Veteran. (1) Veteran must qualify for the Hazlewood Exemption. (2) Veteran's disability must be verified by a current VA disability rating letter. (3) Recipient must (a) be a dependent of a qualifying veteran, (b) meet federal financial aid SAP (satisfactory academic progress) requirements, and (c ) meet the institution's resident tuition requirements. (4) Provide a DD214 or equivalent supporting documentation.
Child or Spouse—of a Service-Related Deceased, Missing in Action, or Killed in Action Veteran. (1) Veteran must meet Hazlewood Exemption eligibility criteria. (2) Recipient must meet the institution's resident tuition requirements. (3) Provide DD 1300 Report of Casualty form. (4) Provide DD 214 if veteran's service-related death was after being discharged.
All students using the Hazlewood Exemption must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards as defined by the institution's Financial Aid policy. Please review Central Texas College's SAP policy.

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Steam vs no steam dryers?
I did a search on this and nobody seems to have asked this. I'm now leaning towards an LG TL Waveforce washer--probably the one without the onboard heater as I so rarely use hot water.
Can someone summarize the supposed advantages of steam vs non-steam dryers? I know it likely varies from brand to brand to some extent, but in general what do steam dryers give you that those without it don't?
One of the benefits of a steam dryer is its ability to refresh clothing and remove wrinkles. Because steam acts like a quick wash to already-dry clothing, it's able to remove odor-causing particles without having to completely drench the laundry item. Due to the heat of steam, it can sterilize clothing, which is beneficial when you or your children are sick as you can remove germs from laundry items to help prevent the spread of sickness-causing bacteria. Steam dryers are also notorious for removing wrinkles without having to iron. As the steam is introduced to clothing, it works to relax wrinkled fabrics, thus reducing or eliminating the need to iron.
Thanks, GC! Yes, I pretty much decided to go with the steam because of its ability to refresh/reduce wrinkles from loads which stop drying while I'm not there. (I never iron!) It's worth it for me to have that feature. Or, if there's a piece of clothing which isn't dirty yet but I've left in a pile I can just refresh it!
I admit I get too obsessed with care labels, but I am really curious about the long term success with a steam feature. It sounds like the appeal is convenience, which isn't an overriding motivator for me, but I can't get over the hump on this one to let it go.
STEAM IN DRYERS IS AWESOME. Period. If you hate to iron (like I do), steam is a great way to "refresh" clothes. I can't say that I'm a big fan of steam in washers. I mean, who cares, right? If you're using steam, you're already using a hot temp on your water so what does it matter?
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My first load was a very large one of T-Shirts and pants and some other stuff. It did seem more wrinkled than with my old agitator machine. And they came out of the dryer, 'Cotton-Normal'rather wrinkled too.
So I put them back in for the Refresh steam cycle and while they were better after, not as wrinkle free as my old Whirlpool.
Today I did sheets used the anti-static modifier button which adds steam intermittently towards the end of the cycle and they were surely better for it. I can see how the steam adds de-wrinklification. But I also wish there wasn't a need. Guess that's what you get with HE: faster spin times save energy.
I found out with cotton items, it really helps to dry items of the same weight together. If you over dry cotton, it will wrinkle more or if it is a very large load. This has been true for me on any dryer than I have owned and used. Your owners manual will tell you this too. I always wash and dry jeans together, never mixed with anything. This is the best dryer I have owned to date
i love my steam dryer! i bought my son a dress shirt and pants. i didn't want to press them r/t, i do not own a iron. i put them in my steam dryer and they came out perfectly. i also have a regular dryer without steam. the lines in the dress shirt would not have come out without the steam, although, i could have sprayed the shirt and pants with water before i put them in the regular dryer with probably the same results.


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Bush Introduces New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow
At the White House on Wednesday, President Bush introduced his new Press Secretary, former Fox News commentator Tony Snow. Bush said: "He's not afraid to express his own opinions. For those of you who have read his columns and listened to his radio show, he sometimes has disagreed with me. I asked him about those comments, and he said, 'You should have heard what I said about the other guy.' I like his perspective, I like the perspective he brings to this job, and I think you're going to like it, too."
Snow: Black Underclass Is "Most Dangerous Thing In Our Lifetime"
Tony Snow is already coming under scrutiny for a series of controversial comments he's made on his radio program. Just last week, he shared these views: "People like Jesse Jackson who have committed themselves to a view that blacks are constantly victims, have succeeded in creating in the United States the most dangerous thing that we've encountered in our lifetime; which is, an underclass that doesn't seem to be going anywhere." Tony Snow went on to criticize what he described as: "the idiotic culture of hip-hop": "You have people glorifying failure. You have a bunch of gold-toothed hot dogs become millionaires by running around and telling everybody else that they oughtta be miserable failures and if they're really lucky maybe they can get gunned down in a diner sometime, like Eminem's old running mate."
Thousands Flee Military Strikes in Sri Lanka
In northeastern Sri Lanka, thousands of people have been left homeless following military strikes on suspected Tamil Tiger positions. Local authorities said more than 40,000 people have been displaced. The strikes have killed at least 15 people, with many more believed to be trapped beneath the bombed-out rubble. The bombings come after a suicide bombing on an army motorcade that killed eight people Tuesday. A top military official was among those wounded in the attack. The Tamil Tigers have denied responsibility for that bombing.
EU Reports 1,000 Clandestine CIA Flights In 5 Years
In Europe, an EU commission has concluded the CIA has operated more than 1,000 clandestine flights over Europe in the past five years. Analysts said that figure is considerably higher than previously thought. The commission also concluded that incidents where detainees were handed over to US agents were not isolated cases. In many instances, the suspects were ferried around Europe on the same planes used by a small group of the same agents.
Second Sibling of Sunni Vice President Killed In As Many Weeks
In Iraq, the new Sunni Vice President has lost a sibling for the second time in as many weeks. Earlier today, Mayson Ahmed Bakir Hashimi, whose brother, Tariq Hashimi was appointed last weekend, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad. The attack comes just two weeks after their brother, Mahmoud Hashimi, was killed in Baghdad.
3 Italians, 1 Romanian Killed In Roadside Car Bombing
Meanwhile, three Italian troops and a Romanian soldier were killed today in a roadside car bombing. The attack occurred in the city of Nasiriya, where the Italian contingent is based. Italy has already pledged to withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of this year.
Iran Leader Warns of Retaliation Against US Attack
This news on Iran — Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Wednesday his country would strike U.S. targets around the world in the event of a US-led attack. Khamenei said: "If the U.S. ventured into any aggression on Iran, Iran will retaliate by damaging U.S. interests worldwide twice as much as the U.S. may inflict on Iran."
Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief Arrested in Cairo
In Egypt, the Cairo bureau chief of the al-Jazeera television network has been arrested. Egyptian authorities said Hussein Abdel Ghani had reported false information about this week's suicide bombing in Dahab. In a statement released by his network, Abdel Ghani said he was the victim of "a complete police kidnapping operation beyond the law."
FEMA Cutting Back Housing Assistance to 55,000 Families
Back in the United States, the New York Times is reporting FEMA is reducing or eliminating housing assistance for 55,000 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. One-third of this total have been told they no longer qualify for housing vouchers and must now pay their own rent or leave. The rest will be forced to sign new leases, pay their own utility bills and re-apply for housing assistance every three months.
Senate Committee Calls For Abolishing "Beyond Repair" FEMA
Meanwhile, a bi-partisan senate committee has called for abolishing FEMA. In a report that is to be released today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee says FEMA's performance during the Hurricane Katrina crisis was so poor that the agency is "beyond repair."
Human Rights Groups Say Most Detainee Abuse Unpunished
In other news, a coalition of human rights groups has released what they say is the first comprehensive list of abuses of detainees in US custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanano Bay. The effort, named the Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project, says abuse has been widespread and that the US government has taken few steps to investigate implicated high-ranking personnel. According to the report only half of more than 330 claims of detainee abuse and torture have been adequately investigated. And only 40 of over 600 US personnel implicated in these cases have been sentenced to prison time. "This data should silence once and for all the assertion that the prisoner abuse problem is some isolated phenomenon limited to a few sadistic soldiers on the night shift at Abu Ghraib," said Elisa Massimino, Washington Director of Human Rights First. "Two years after those photographs became public we now know that the conduct depicted in them was wide spread, spanning two theaters of war and involving hundreds of military and civilian personnel. This can no longer be reasonably disputed. Second, this data confirms that the abuses that occurred are serious violations of the law. Our data shows over a thousand separate criminal acts, including beating, sexual assaults and 34 homicides, eight of those appear to be people who were literally tortured to death. Third, and perhaps most important for the future strength and discipline of the military, our findings reveal a picture of military discipline which from which the doctrine of command responsibility is completely absent.
Iraqi-Born Actor Denied Entry For 9/11 Film Premiere
In other news, an Iraqi-born actor who appears in a new film about the 9/11 attacks has been denied entry into the US for the film's premiere. Lewis Alsamari, who stars as the lead hijacker on United Airlines Flight 93 in the film "United 93", says he believes his denial was based on his nationality.
Rove Testifies For 5th Time In CIA Leak Case
In Washington, senior White House aide Karl Rove testified Wednesday before the grand jury investigating the CIA leak case. It was the fifth time Rove has been called to appear.
Jane Jacobs, Author and Community Activist, Dies at 89
And Jane Jacobs, the award-winning author and life-long community activist, has died at the age of 89. Her best known work, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," is credited with transforming ideas about urban planning. During the 1960s, Jacobs helped defeat a plan to build an expressway through New York's Washington Square Park. Jacobs was also active in opposing the Vietnam war. Shortly after she was arrested at an anti-war protest, Jacobs and and her husband moved to Toronto, Canada in order to avoid having their taxes fund the war. Jason Epstein, her long-time editor at Random House and co-founder of the New York Review of Books, said: "[She] inspired a kind of quiet revolution. Every time you see people rise up and oppose a developer, you think of Jane Jacobs."
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Tonya Aultman-Bettridge
|Tonya Aultman-Bettridge
|Former candidate for
|Board Member, Jeffco Public Schools, District 1
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 5, 2013
|Term limits
|University of Colorado Denver
|Public policy analyst
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Elections
- 3 Campaign themes
- 4 What was at stake?
- 5 About the district
- 6 Recent news
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
- 9 References
Aultman-Bettridge has her Ph.D. in Public Administration, with a focus on youth/family public policy, from University of Colorado Denver. She is married to Glen, and the couple has one son. She is employed as a researcher and public policy analyst for issues concerning children, youth and family.[1]
- See also: Jeffco Public Schools elections (2013)
Aultman-Bettridge was running for election against challenger Julie Williams on November 5, 2013.
|Jeffco Board of Education, Four-year term, District 1, 2013
|Vote %
|Julie Williams
|Tonya Aultman-Bettridge
|Total Votes
|Source: Jefferson County Board of Elections, "2013 Coordinated Election," November 27, 2013
Aultman-Bettridge reported $27,902.09 in contributions and $27,902.09 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left her campaign with no cash on hand.[2]
Aultman-Bettridge was endorsed by the Golden Good Government League, the Jeffco Democrats Latino Initiative and Denver Area Labor Federation, among others.[3]
Campaign themes
Aultman-Bettridge listed her campaign priorities as the following on her website:[4]
Parent and Caregiver Engagement
Teacher Effectiveness
School Choice
School Safety
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
What was at stake?
Three seats on the board were at stake in this election in Districts 1, 2 and 5. All incumbents of those districts were ineligible to run for another term because of Amendment 17 to the Colorado Constitution, which states that no "elected official of any [...] school district [...] shall serve more than two consecutive terms in office." As a result, all board members voted in this election will be new.
Issues in the election
Stances on Amendment 66
Colorado voters cast ballots on Amendment 66, a constitutional amendment that increases income taxes to support public education. The following table lists the publicly stated position of each Board of Education candidate on the amendment.
|Stances on Amendment 66[5]
|Stated position
|Tonya Aultman-Bettridge
|Jeff Lamontagne
|John Newkirk
|Gordon Van de Water
|Julie Williams
|Ken Witt
Issues in the district
Superintendent resignation
Superintendent Cindy Stevenson announced plans to resign from the district shortly after the 2013 school board election. Stevenson left the district to work with the Colorado Association of School Executives after 12 years as superintendent. During a board meeting on February 8, the outgoing superintendent noted that the current board wanted changes in district leadership and she felt a lack of respect from new board members. Stevenson's speech drew cheers from supporters in the audience and boos for board members. Board member Julie Williams countered that Stevenson had not attempted to work with the board, citing her intention to leave the district shortly after the election. The board is working with district officials to handle day-to-day affairs through the remainder of the school year rather than appointing an interim superintendent.[6][7]
About the district
- See also: Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado
Jefferson County outperformed the rest of Colorado in terms of graduation rate, median household income and poverty rate. The average household income in Jefferson County was $67,827 compared to $57,685 for the state of Colorado. The poverty rate in Colorado Springs was 8.5% compared to 12.5% for the entire state. The graduation rate was 93.2% compared to 89.7% statewide.[8]
Note: The United States Census Bureau considers "Hispanic or Latino" to be a place of origin, not a race. Therefore, the Census allows citizens to report both their race and that they are from a "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin simultaneously. As a result, the percentages in each column of the racial demographics table will exceed 100 percent. Each column will add up to 100 percent after removing the "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin percentages, although rounding by the Census Bureau may make the total one- or two-tenths off from being exactly 100 percent.[10] This Ballotpedia page provides a more detailed explanation of how the Census Bureau handles race and ethnicity in its surveys.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Tonya + Aultman-Bettridge + Jeffco + Public + Schools"
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See also
External links
- ↑ Tonya Aultman-Bettridge for Jeffco School Board, "About Tonya," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Tonya Aultman-Bettridge for Jeffco School Board, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Tracy Aultman-Bettridge for Jeffco School Board, "Policies," accessed November 3, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Community Media, "Jeffco: Candidates' views differ on Amendment 66," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ 9News, "Jefferson County Schools Superintendent: 'I will be gone by the end of the month'," February 9, 2014
- ↑ Zahira Torres, Denver Post, "Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Cindy Stevenson will leave post early," February 8, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Jefferson County, accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Numbers," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 21, 2014


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The GSSM Mock Trial team recently made it all the way to the State Competition. Lots of time, dedication, effort and preparation was required, and they represented GSSM very well. Lotta Keller, GSSM junior, shares the process and how it all went.


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On this day (Jan. 17) 100 years ago, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and four weary companions reached their long-sought goal — the South Pole. It was a bittersweet day for the party, perhaps more bitter than sweet, and a milestone that would eventually prove to be their undoing.
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ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 20: Quarterback Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons against the Carolina Panthers at Georgia Dome on September 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The Arizona Cardinals were on the decline going into their bye week, they had just lost five straight games and desperately needed a week off to regroup. The Falcons on the other hand just suffered their first loss of the year to the hot New Orleans Saints. If handled correctly, bye weeks can be a teams best friend in helping the players rest and recover, and giving the coaches extra time to game plan. This game should be interesting and here are my three predictions for the Sunday afternoon match-up between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals.The Cardinals' secondary gives Matt Ryan trouble and shuts down Julio Jones. The Cardinals have one of the best pass defenses in the league and coming off their bye week should be prepared for Ryan and Company. The Cardinals' free safety, Kerry Rhodes, has really stepped up this year and teamed up with another veteran, Adrian Wilson, to cause havoc for opposing quarterbacks. The Cardinals did a good job stopping Tom Brady earlier...
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What do you splurge on?
Our topics are always about how and what we save....but what is it that you will actually splurge on? What can you not live without??
I have to have my bottled water. The water here is gross and I do not like the filters that go in the fridge or the ones that you place on the sink. Now I mostly buy it by the gallon (usually the Wally World brand)but sometimes I buy the individual ones at Sam's.
What about you?
I used to buy bottled water, but I got tired of lugging home the jugs and worried about putting them in landfills, so I went to Sears and got an electric water distiller. It has paid for itself many times over. As for indulgences, I like good tea (Darjeeling, Irish, etc.) and the occasional dark chocolate. I feel extremely fortunate to be able to keep the lights and heat on these days.
WATER SNOB here - we've distilled our drinking water for over 25 years and we're on our 6th 1-gallon distiller. Much cheaper than bottled water and you are assured there is little to nothing left in the water - including Rx drugs and drugs used on farm animals and chemicals applied to farm land, found in well water and tributaries around here, as well water treated in towns. The last distiller we got through Amazon.com. Had horrible luck with the last 3 we got from Sears.
SHOES - Good quality leather footwear. They may seem like a splurge when I purchase them, contrasted to a pair of shoes from Payless or Wal-Mart that might last a season, but I will wear them for years and years and keep them in good condition. We actually polish our footwear. My leather winter snow boots are 33-years old. I'm NOT Imelda Marcos, however (LOL).
About a year and a half ago I started splurging on my hair. I went to a nicer salon rather than going to one of the cheap places. The lady listened to me describe what I wanted and then told me that I'd look better with different cut and some highlights. She also told me I needed my eybrows waxed. I let her do her magic and she was right. I've gotten a lot of compliments since then. I figure I conserve in other places and we have the money so why not look good.
I like home decor/hobby lobby. LOL
No offense, thought you would like to know. On my Alaska cruise I sat next to a woman whose brother's job is testing water. He travels all over the USA. He won't drink bottled water because he knows it worse than any city water he has tested. The average user pays $8. a gallon for drinking water. I don't know if that includes the refills, it might be cheaper.
Stargazzer~ thanks for letting me know. I have actually heard that before. Honestly I can say that it is not really the chemicals in the water that bother me it is the taste. Most tap water tastes like cholorine to me. But all that being said...when I go out to eat I usually ask for iced water and most of the time the taste doesn't bother me all that much.
We use tap water for kool-aide, tea and to make frozen juice. I don't drink those often but the kids and DH do and they haven't complained yet.
Since several have mentioned bottled water, I thought I'd include a recent article on same. Many (most?)of the more popular brands of bottled water are essentially slightly-tweaked tap water. As the article points out, some are even worse than tap water. Virtually all of the lower to moderately priced bottled water came from tap water sources. To get bottled water that originated from ground water aquifers, etc., means more $$$, for obvious reasons.
We have one family member who drinks Evian, supposedly from an aquifer in France. So that's our splurge. She also is aware of what Evian spelled backwards is. :)
Good topic! Amidst our many money-saving practices, we all have some things we can't do without.
Here is a link that might be useful: Bottled Water Report
Newgardenelf, are splurges are the same although I'm a little worse with the coffee. DS2 and I have a weekly "date" that consists of going to storytime at Barnes & Noble and then sitting in the cafe - him w/ a chocolate milk & snack, me w/ a coffe or tea. He pretends to read a magazine or "reads" a favorite book from memory. I flip through a stack of kitchen magazines. This is the last year for this as he will be heading to school next year.
I completely agree on the running shoes. I'm a fairly heavy striker(a size 2, but my feet come down hard) and my joints would be shredded if I didn't pay for good shoes.
Our topics are always about how and what we save....but what is it that you will actually splurge on? What can you not live without??
I sort of view a splurge as anything that is really not all that necessary.
Things that I could live without, but choose not to are many.
Candy and junk food. Often I don't get to a store for weeks at a time, so when I do, I tend to stock up, always trying to get the most bang for my buck though.
Pop...namely Pepsi!
Flower seeds and plants.
Good name brand walking shoes(these are more of a necessity though)
bird seed and doggie treats
Kitchen gadgets, though they are usually unique, used, in good shape and at a good price.
I'm sure there is more but they escape me now.
I'm finally thoroughly cleaning and defrosting the deep freeze for the first time ever. In getting to the bottom of it I'm realizing just how important it is to know one's freezer inventory and to be sure and have it packaged well, and to be sure and rotate the stuff. My doggies will be getting lots of people food treats in the days to come after I get things cooked up for them....sigh.
My husband and I have a "date" every Saturday. We go around to yard sales and estate sales and then we eat lunch out, somewhere not too pricey.
Sometimes we find great bargains, sometimes nothing, but we are together in the car for about 4 hours with no distractions or interruptions and we talk about everything under the sun.
My vices are High-speed Internet service and cokes. I have to have my coke, but I do buy Wal-Mart brand. I would give up High-speed Internet before I would coke.
Grainlady that leather is so much warmer than synthetics. Wow, you know how to take care of shoes. I am going to check into the distiller. Thanks for telling us about it. Many here think the high cancer rate is from our water.
Thought of 2 more...High speed internet. It keeps me well entertained here at home, thus in a way is a savings.
Dish satellite TV, though it is a smaller package, and I never rent movies from it or anywhere else.
I also splurge on reaching out and touching someone by calling them even if they are long distance. I think it is a great value, and I sure could not drive to see them for an in person visit for what the charges are. I often have coffee and visit a friend via phone. It is entertainment for both of us and a lot more personal than an email or an IM. (I loath instant messaging and only use it long enough to ask if they have time to talk (via phone).
Bf and I eat out occasionally when we are out and about. Every so often I treat him and buy, otherwise I leave the tip if he buys.
wjswe I use ice because it tastes better. In the summer I start my day with one or two glasses of ice water and a few frozen grapes. I really miss them, with my broken arm it's to hard to clean and separate them for the freezer. As soon as I typed those words I thought "dummy, wash and freeze them on the stems in small bunches". Ahh, love those senior moments.
Yeah, I like those yard sales every Saturday morning, too.
Often I find something that's such a great buy that it pays for that day's gas and more. Plus I enjoy it and I get to meet people I wouldn't ordinarily. I've admired their plants and have often been given seeds or starts; other times they'll sell me some really cheap. Sometimes I find something that's such a good deal, I can resell it and make money on it.
I splurge on things that will end up paying for themselves. I'm looking into getting a water distiller and a grain mill. So I'll be watching for Grainlady's answer to the water distiller question on another thread. I recently ordered a "muffin top pan" so I can make my own hamburger buns and muffin tops. It should get here today. I just got a pizzelle maker because the price was reduced and I've wanted one for awhile. I buy books sometimes if my local library doesn't have what I want to read, but the price has to be right. I can turn around and sell them and get most of my money back if it's something I decide I don't want to keep.
I'm probably going to splurge on a water-collection tank this summer. I bought one last year but it overflowed after just one good hard rain, and I used all that water and then had to water with City water. Had I had that one at the down-spout in the back, and a bigger one where the present one is, I probably would've been able to collect all that ran off the roof and ended up under my, and my neighbor's, houses. Many think we're going to have a drought in Oklahoma this year. Parts of the state experienced it last summer and fall. This puts a definite crimp in my gardening abilities.
I recently ordered a "muffin top pan"
After seeing the 'muffin top' episode on Seinfeld years ago, when I saw the pans at a flea market they were something I had to have. I got 2 different sizes. For years thy just took up space in a cabinet until I finally got around to baking with them. I failed to adjust the time, and watch them well, and they got too dark....well actually they burned.
What a wonderful idea about making home made hamburger buns. I might have to give those a try too.
Good quality coffee (whole bean from Starbucks, to grind at home) and good bread (from a local organic bakery)are two weekly splurges. My cats also get good wholesome food and I spend $$ on a great quality litter (keeps the smell and mess down, which is priceless to me!).
I do splurge on some things. I broke down and got DSL when it was a decent price and I justify much of the upgrade since I don't have cable/satellite and it's entertainment plus used for work - makes work easier. Not tempted to go to movies or anything.
I guess a major splurge is pets. Yes they're a splurge and a responsibility. I don't cheap out with the food for them either. Good quality brands. Iams, Eukanuba mainly and occasionally Purina One. I won't buy the junk foods for them. I'll put junk food into me but not into them. They can't tell me when they're not feeling well. So I believe it's my responsibility to take good care of them. I use coupons coupled with sales and was surprised how low the actual annual cost was when I totalled it up once.
I buy bottled water for convenience and savings. Yes I do save money since I carry a few bottles with me so if I eat out at a fast food joint or something, I have water and can buy 12 or 15 bottles for the price of one purchased pop. And I can buy a couple cases for the cost of one Megabucks coffee!
I do go out to eat once every month or two with a friend and we go to modest places like Chili's, Red Robin, Appleby's or something. That's a splurge but we spend several hours catching up and enjoy the meal and have soft drinks with free refills (or coffee) rather than swilling hooch so it's usually about $15 each.
Lately, I've been eating out more. I like to go out for breakfast which is a cheaper meal but more enjoyable for me. I try to watch it though. I guess I don't feel so bad splurging on food, water and the pets rather than what some will do like megabucks coffee every day, having toenails painted, expensive haircuts, contract cell phones cable/satellite (and still have nothing to watch!), etc.
There's more but these are what come to mind. And it should be said that some of this is rationalization too. I'm frugal and far more frugal than the average person but I'm not a nutcase. I'll spend money but I like to get value.
Sometimes I splurge on a special ingredient if I need it to make a recipe. Biggest splurge is anything that is good for my little dog that is needed. I don't buy bottled water. I was given a reverse osmosis filter for Christmas and we really like it. It is hooked to our ice maker also. I give the RO water to our doggie too.
Books: we buy a LOT of books since we're both voracious readers. And we like to re-read books as well, so borrowing them from the library doesn't work for us.
Food: we spend for quality on certain things (wild-caught fish, high quality meats, farmers market seasonal produce) that is worth the cost because the taste is incomparable.
Dining out: we dine out a lot. Sometimes cheap ethnic, but at least half the time, a good expensive restaurant. I cook a lot and enjoy it, but going out to a great restaurant (we live in the SF Bay Area so there are some FABULOUS places) is like a cheap mini-vacation for me...great food I wouldn't think of making, and no dishes to wash, LOL!
Broadband (I'm on the Net a lot) and cable (my DH is a TV fiend): he doesn't ask for much and I figure this is something he enjoys.
Alternative health services: we go fairly regularly to three different people, an acupuncturist, an acupressurist, and a certified massage therapist. Although these are not covered by our otherwise-comprehensive HMO, we have found them extremely valuable in maintaining good health over the years, and thus worth the out-of-pocket cost to us. We don't believe my DH would have recovered so well from his stroke had we relied solely on the minimal recovery care provided by the HMO.
What we don't spend on:
Bottled water. Wasteful in so many ways. We have a good undersink filter system, but our tap water is excellent anyway so I drink that, myself.
Clothes. Have enough and more, to spare. Been giving stuff to charity. When my DH stops working, out go the suits!
Alcohol, bars, movie theatres, processed foods, expensive cars (although I love 'em!), most vacations (we're cocooners and like to stay home).
Pets. Love them dearly, but our last cat cost us $7K EACH YEAR the last two years of his life, counting everything including his medical (old age) problems. We don't even spend that on our own health, to spend it on a pet was ridiculous. I can go pet the neighbor's cat or walk my friend's dog when I need a 'pet fix'.
Cynic, this website gives an analysis of dogfoods. While many people think Iams and Eukanuba are good foods, they are not.
Certainly I am not criticizing your choices, but it is best to be informed at least. I did not know for many years what went into dogfoods or how they are made except from tv commercials. Good foods do cost more but personally I think they are worth it. I feed my dogs Wellness dry and would feed cats that too if I had them.
Here is a link that might be useful: Dogfood analysis
laxsupermom- dates with the kiddies are nice memories (maybe we can call that one an investment)as are running shoes.
I have had to bow out of the yoga classes splurges that some friends continue to do as the prices have gone from $2-4/class to $10-$15/class. I'd rather do a yoga video from the library and save up for a massage- another splurge......which sadly has become a once-a-year birthday splurge..ahhhh...
For the book readers, the following site can save you some money. I love it. And if you join,
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It is an unpopular notion among the frugal to buy good dogfood. However there are many websites other than the one I posted that goes into the same type of critique on dogfood.
Everyone makes choices they feel are best for their family but to choose to be uninformed because they don't care is ignorance at best- at least know the reasoning behind buying good dogfood before picking up a bag of pedigree.
Vets are some of the uniformed because the few hours they do receive on pet nutrition is from pet food manufacturers.
I am only posting this, I certainly don't mean to hijack this thread, but no informed person says Purina is a good dogfood.
Do people buy it? Of course. They also buy cigarettes and Twinkies. Will it kill them? Maybe- maybe not. But the likelihood is there and it doesn't promote good health.
Again, I am not criticizing anyone for feeding a grocery store brand as long as they know why they do so.
Here is a link that might be useful: Good dog and cat food
Grainlady, like you, we have a distiller and consider it a health device, not at all a splurge. However, my splurge is 1/3 cup of really great icecream (organic on discount sale from co-op) with morning organic coffee.
My oldest shoes are a pair of cordovan stack heeled Clarks that I bought over 45 years ago! Have had the heels capped once and had to oversew them once. I do not wear these 'town shoes' daily-but they are fine with slacks and are soooo comfortable. These shoes are a classic style.
We love home cooking/eating in (raise most of what we eat), and this year's main splurge in food was an order for 11# of candied ginger! Experimenting with more Asian foods...DH's splurge is dinner wine-so visit Trader Joes 2-3X/yr for discount indulgences.
Our food animals and gardens keep us exercised and the wood shop provides sawdust making opportunities to keep us sane...splurges?
Bumblebeez is 100% correct. What you save on crappy dog food, you'll end up paying for later at the vet's. Ear infections, skin allergies (constant licking or chewing on the paws is a typical sign), obesity and the accompanying health problems, ETC, ETC, ETC, are all very frequently directly related to poor quality foods.
Science Diet, Eukanuba, Iams, Purina -- NOT good foods, sorry!
The nutrition levels in various dog foods evolve over time -- some brands start out as reasonably good quality food, but when the parent company is bought out, the quality often plummets. In other cases, knowledge of canine nutrition and diseases advances to the point that what *was* top-of-the-line once upon a time is no longer even in the top tier, new product lines available are vastly superior.
Most vets are NOT very knowledgeable about nutrition. The nutrition requirements to graduate vet school as a general practioner vet are really not all that extensive.
Do some research on canine health and nutrition before you discount the value of feeding quality foods.
Getting back to the original point of the thread ...
Running Sneakers
Hiking Boots
Cable Modem (how that isn't a necessity I'll never know)
Is spending $20/week on fruit splurging??
Nice gym (If you don't go how much are you saving?)
Things I live w/o:
HDTV (I have 3x27 inch TVs that are almost exclucively used for kids cartoons. They don't need HDTV.)
Premium channels (who has time to watch TV)
Premium automobiles (I can't see spending much past reliable, safe transportation)
Coffee (I don't even drink it. Tetley tea is perfect for me.)
I think leather upholstery in a car is a good investment. I had a Buick LeSabre for ten years. We raised our grandchildren and they were toddlers when we bought it. Both car seats in the back seat (they were only 13 months apart). I can't tell you how often I had to clean up spilled stuff, mud from the park and other accidents in that back seat. Cloth upholstery would never have taken all that abuse. When we sold the car, the people who bought it loved how clean it was and paid more for it because it was in such great condition.
Travel twice/year for vacations plus one trip to see family.
Facial every two months - I'm 61 and work full time, so I need it.
Unique handmade crafts - the kind you see at the National Craft show.
Eating out one/twice/week (we both still work)
Do without:
Cable TV
Second car
Handy man, gardener, or maid
Nail salon
New clothes (I get mine on eBay and get compliments)
iphone, etc. I do have a cell phone, but do not have to have the lastest version or one that takes pictures.
Woodworking tools! Equipment must be Jet or Delta, power tools Porter Cable, hand tools Lie-Nielsen, Bridge City Toolworks, Starret, Robert Sorby, some Veritas. Snap-on for any wrenches, ratchets, etc needed. Best accuracy and feel, and if I ever get to the point where I can no longer do woodworking, these will keep their value for resale much more than most hardware store tools. They just make my heart sing and work that much more enjoyable. Also get gel overlays on my nails or else they get all worn and torn and so annoying from the woodworking.
Agree that good shoes and boots - Frye - good investment, and non trendy clothing that will last.
My husband wears Docker-type pants and button down shirts. Years ago, I did those Air Force khakies up really great - literally so stiff they stood alone, but just don't seem to be able to do that now - so he sends them to the laundry. He can wear them for work a couple of times, though, and then will wear them once again for golf, etc.
My conscience bothers me, though, can you tell?
We travel for work in a travel trailer and we use a lot of paper towels for wipe ups, etc. At home, I use cup towels and rags for this, but since laundry has to be done at a laundry facility, and that is quite expensive - and I hate going to them, it is just easier to use the paper towels. I do try to use a sponge for a lot.
My conscience bothers me there as well.
I can't speak for others, but I'm well aware that much of the bottled water is 'duded-up' city water. That isn't the point for me. The point is, I simply cannot drink water that smells and tastes like Clorox. If I don't drink bottled or filtered water, I don't drink water. I can either pay for bottled water and drink lots of it, or I can pay for dr's visits and medications. My personal plumbing is 68 years old, it is operating very well (knocking on wood), but it needs lots of water to stay that way. That makes it very cost effective, for me.
It is one of those decisions everyone has to make for themselves and I don't think there is a right or wrong.
We do have a filter on the water line of the RV, but it doesn't catch all the chlorine taste or smell and I have tried Pur or Brita and it doesn't do it for me, either. I used to buy an very inexpensive filter made by Holmes, but can't seem to find it in the stores anymore.
I, too, drink a lot of water in restaurants - many filter their water. I can tell when they don't.
Grainlady, I'm going to do some research on the distillation process. Our water at home is pretty bad also.
We don't feed our cats expensive food, but not the cheapest either. I noticed when we visited our daughter who has three cats, one that is diabetic and has other problems, their cats eat much less than my three and 'poop' much less and the smell is not as bad. She keeps telling me it is the cat food. They feed their cats what, for me, seems very expensive - might not be in the long run. I would have to order from Amazon and just haven't done it.


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Free Wi-Fi is available. The hotel has a meeting room available for hire. The lobby features coffee, a safe and a TV. The reception is manned during limited hours. Other amenities include a hair salon, dry cleaning/laundry, shopping on site and a computer station.
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Leiden Bio Science Park - 11.5 km / 7.1 mi
Molenmuseum de Valk - 11.7 km / 7.2 mi
Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal - 11.8 km / 7.3 mi
Beestenmarkt - 11.9 km / 7.4 mi
National Museum of Ethnology - 11.9 km / 7.4 mi
Burcht - 12 km / 7.5 mi
Waag - 12.1 km / 7.5 mi
Corpus - 12.1 km / 7.5 mi
Hooglandsekerk - 12.1 km / 7.5 mi
Stadhuis - 12.2 km / 7.6 mi
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden - 12.3 km / 7.6 mi
Pieterskerk - 12.3 km / 7.7 mi
Leiden University - 12.5 km / 7.8 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel De Duif is Amsterdam (AMS-Schiphol) - 14.5 km / 9 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Transportation services Hotel De Duif
- Limousine service
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