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Save Money by Switching Bank Accounts.

There I was one day, calmly logging into my on-line banking with the Halifax. What should pop up but a letter. Usually these are pretty boring information letters, but caution made me take a quick peek. I was...

0 comments    bank account bankers overdraft
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Malta Bus Travel

I travelled to Malta by air, and then by bus to Valletta. I did not really take notice of the bus from the airport as I was too busy looking out the window at the countryside. When Wonderful Husba‘Is my...

2 comments    travel vacation insurance
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Books of my Youth

I started rereading books I had enjoyed in my youth after my son gave me a new translation of ‘War and Peace.’  I was delighted; I had read Tolstoy’s masterpiece when I was about 20 years old.  At...

8 comments    life writing reviews
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Writers Need to Eat

  Several months ago I purchased a paperback book in a local retail shop.  I did not pay full price; the book was on special offer.  When I arrived home with the volume my mother-in-law was horrified at...

19 comments    internet money writing
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Cooking with Kids, Testing Hubber Recipes

  I have happy memories of making cookies with my mother and sister. My childhood years were spent in the USA, where I was born.  I lived in a small town surrounded by farms; everybody seemed to bake...

10 comments    food children recipes
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Skinny Models, Diets and Unhappy Women

The issues surrounding skinny models, diet and unhappy women are recurrent features in the news. This combination was last featured in English newspapers when the editor of the British edition of Vogue...

11 comments    health women diet
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Women vs Men in the Kitchen

 We contend that women do more chores in the kitchen then men.  However, we think that most men would say they do at least 50% of kitchen tasks.  The truth is out there: who rules in the kitchen? In...

23 comments    relationships women cooking
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Phones from our Past: A Personal History of Telecommunication

Phones and the way we use them have changed considerable over the last half century. This is our personal phone history. Please try to take your eyes off the adorable baby in the photo below (it's Pat...

6 comments    history personal phone
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Save money on electricity bills

This Hub give suggestions to help reduce electricity bill. We know that there is already information available on what you can do to reduce your electricity bill. In our opinion, some of the advice would...

2 comments    budget power saving money
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Walk your way to fitness - starting out

This Hub sets a programme for those who are interesting in walking as a means of achieving improved fitness. We are aware that many people lead very busy lives, and that it can seem quicker and easier to go...

5 comments    health fitness exercise
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