Category Archives: Business

My Boss

Posted by Santi on January 28, 2012 None comments

Guest post written by my buddy Royce Heath

My boss told me about HughesNet Packages in my area and I think it’s because he wants me to have Internet at home so I can answer all the crazy emails he sends me throughout the night. I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s like wanting to work 24 hours a day and I’m just not ready to make that kind of commitment. I feel like in today’s day and age there’s a really blurry line between what is your personal time and what his professional time and I don’t necessarily think that’s the healthiest way to live. It’s not that when I leave at five o’clock I’m not allowed to think about work until the next day but I definitely should have quality time with my husband and my dog that I don’t have to think about the office. I think it’s unreasonable for my boss expect me to be on call whenever he needs me… It’s not like I’m a doctor! I need to tell him that I’m setting some additional boundaries.

It’s All About Coupons These Days

Posted by Santi on January 27, 2012 None comments

It’s all about saving as much money as possible these days. This economy isn’t getting any better like we all were hoping it would be by now. People are still losing jobs, their houses, their cars and other various personal belongings. Jobs are still very hard to come by, although I have been seeing a few help wanted signs on billboards and entrance doors/windows. Mainly at fast food places and other minimum wage opportunities, which keeps a lot of people from applying, although it seems to me that a minimum wage job is certainly better than no job, but what do I know, sigh….

Shopping at thrift stores, dollar stores, bargain stores, yard sales and the like is becoming more necessary for so many people. And of course using coupons is such a big to do that there are even TV shows about how to save hundreds and thousands of dollars by using coupons. Using coupons isn’t limited to using in stores in town, but are abundant for online shoppers as well. Last week I found some good deals at frugaldad.com and their coupons for timberland shoes to get a sweet deal on some shoes that I’ve been looking for but couldn’t afford to pay full price for, so I’m grateful to have found another great website that is helping make the most out of the cash that I do have that I can use for personal purchases, which isn’t much these days.

My sister’s and I look out for deals for each other, which is very helpful in these hard times. Facebook is another way to find good information other than just keeping up with what friends and family are up to in their daily lives. I’m so glad that I finally submitted to signing up and getting my own Facebook account, I never would have thought how much I rely on it for so many things. I just wish that my mother would get on there more often. She is being a pain in the rear about learning the few things that she needs to learn on how to maneuver around there. It really isn’t all that difficult but she isn’t the best on the computer when it comes to anything other than email, which a lot of seniors tend to do. Next time I go over there I’m going to sit her down and spend some time with her in order to try and get her up to speed. It’s a tough job but some body’s got to do it.

Sexual Harassment Videos

Posted by Santi on January 22, 2012 Comments Off

One thing that I really loved about working for Nationwide Insurance so many years ago was all of the training that they provided us. Most of it took place at the Regional Office which was over fours away, so that meant that we were usually put up in a hotel and were provided with an expense account which was always such a blast for me and the other employees that I drove down with. I just loved the idea of spending a night away from home in a nice hotel and being able to eat out instead of having to do the cooking myself. A mini vacation for a working mother such as myself.

These days the Internet has made it possible to keep employees from having to travel so much by bringing a lot of training right to them, saving companies a good amount of money along the way. Now a days there are sites like securityawarenesstraining.com that have everything that you need for employees to learn about all kinds of awareness training. They even have sexual harassment videos through this site, and we all know how important sexual harassment training is in today’s work place.

But what they really need is to really take action on people that are still continuing to sexual harass others at work. My oldest daughter seems to find herself being harassed at every place she finds employment. Trying to prove this behavior isn’t easy and she always ends up leaving while the idiots still continue on making money and taking advantage of girls/women. Managers are crooked, video tapes get lost or erased and the abuse just keeps on keeping on, a sad state of affairs. If my daughter wasn’t legally an adult at this point you can bet I’d be sticking my nose into and lighting some fires under some hind ends.

Daily Free Games Online

Posted by Santi on January 14, 2012 Comments Off

Don’t usually don’t have a lot of extra time to play games on or off line, but once in a while I get an urge to just kick back and play a game or two, now a days most of my game playing is done online. I found out about a website at gamehouse.com that has a really large variety of download games that I thought I would pass along to my readers here.

At gamehouse.com they offer budget-friendly memberships that allows you to play an unlimited amount of their games and they even have a “Daily Free Game” that I think is a pretty cool deal. So if you are into playing games on your computer you really should check this site out. I found out about it on Facebook the other evening. It never ceases to amaze me what I find out on Facebook, I’m so glad that I finally signed up with the fastest growing social network around!

Discount Hot Tub and Spa Supplies

Posted by Santi on January 12, 2012 Comments Off

It is good to know that I can just jump online to find most of the things that I need now a days instead of having to run into town each time I discover that I need or want some thing. Today I found a great website that sells the hot tub filters that I need for the new hot tub that we got last year that I so enjoy soaking all of my aches and pains away in when ever I want in my own back yard.

At hottubspasupplies.com they have a great selection of discount hot tub and spa supplies, I even found that they are currently offering a great deal on the hot tub chemicals that all hot tubs require to keep them safe and clean. And the fact that they accept PayPal makes them even more appealing to online shoppers like myself that only use PayPal for online purchases, which I’m glad to hear more companies are finally coming around to realizing since more and more folks are using the Internet for a good amount of their shopping needs.