She is a treasure hunter and has gotten pretty good at it lately. It seems that she has been hitting the pawn shops that are abundant in Texas. One of her local Dallas Pawn Shops has become one of her favorite stops when she goes into town and she has become very friendly with the owner, which is cool. We could all use as many friends as we can possibly acquire these days.

She is totally into vintage jewelery and there seems to be a lot of people pawning their vintage jewelry in order to get cash to help pay the bills in today’s troubled economy. It is a buyer’s market, if you have the money. She has even ventured out to some of the other Austin Pawn Shops in her attempt to find her treasures that put a smile on her face. It’s all about the hunt and I say go for it girl!

Although the results of going to rehab were that the person involved did stop drinking, their basic personality and method of coping have not changed very much.  Some of them act like “dry drunks” which can be discouraging.  Still others throw themselves into a different addiction of sorts.  Whether or not that other addiction is a good one or a bad one is arguable!  The addiction still consumes them in one way or another.  I wish that there was better counseling available to these people to help them to heal what is troubling them so that they don’t feel the need to block out the pain by throwing themselves into something to escape the pain!

To be perfectly honest I don’t personally know anyone (that I am aware of!) that has that form of cancer.  But I have lost several close friends and relatives to a variety of cancers, and it is heartbreaking to watch them go through radiation and chemo and end up dying anyway.  I think that anyplace that mines or sells asbestos should stop immediately and make reparations.

I am glad, however, that science has found out that asbestos does cause it, and that companies are making an effort to control and contain it, to minimize the possibility of exposure to the general public.  That is nothing to be ignored!

Well, out where I live, three miles is just spitting distance!  I was really glad that I had towing coverage on my car insurance policy! That coverage covers towing for a lot further. I was surprised a few weeks ago when my sister told me that doesn’t have emergency road service on any kind of auto insurance plan. She said that she told her agent that she needed really cheap car insurance and to give her the bare minimum required by law.  That really disappointed me to hear that; usually really cheap auto insurance leaves out something really important.  So folks, please do your research and make sure you are getting everything you need on your policy!

The National Institute of Small Business Grants and SCORE are two of the few non-profit organizations that are set up to assist the new entrepreneur with the tools that they need to get their business up and running.  They can help with good advice about setting up and running a business, how to find and apply for business grants, and even how to write a business plan.  The great thing about grants is that they don’t have to be repaid!  I’d much rather have a grant than a loan, wouldn’t you?

I’m glad that there are organizations available to help the small businessman out there.  The marketplace is a very challenging one, and the entrepreneur needs all the help he/she can get!