derran reebel toledo ohio online travel soliciting leisure travel problems

Well, it’s derran reebel here again in Toledo Ohio.  I am 42 years old and haven’t done very much leisure travel as of late.  I have been hearing online by web sites posted that the traveled industry charged too much money to people over the years.  These companies are soliciting online and people are being charged unfairly.  I, Derran Reebel, do not think it’s fair and demand a hearing on this issue! LOL

In all seriousness, though, I could use a vacation!  “A vacation from my problems!” – (What About Bob?)

Derran Reebel's thoughts on being thrifty in Ohio

Good morning from the cold, damp, snowy region of Ohio! I, Derran Reebel, have just a few comments to share today about being thrifty with your money. Every day is like a game to me when it comes to buying and saving and debt. If you can't look at it like this, it might as well overpower you rather than guide you. Understanding this "game" of economics is rather simple:

Buy low, use/sell high.

It's the basic concept used in the stock market and it's what you can use in your every day life! Master this art and you'll be well on your way to living way within your means and/or living even better than you imagined!

Today we'll take a brief look at Buy Low.

Buy low. (Ok, let's apply this reasoning to one of the things that is going up in price lately: Food.)

1. When you visit the grocery store, ALWAYS shop by the ounce and NOT by the listed price. While many of you probably like to visit Sams or Costco, that MIGHT not always be saving you money. I'll explain in a little bit. Shopping by the ounce is the ONLY way to go. If a brand name item containing 20 ounces of product says 20% more free and is selling for $5.00 but it's generic/store brand counterpart is only selling for $4.00 with 18 ounces, here is the breakdown: The $5 item works out to be $0.25 cents per ounce and the generic is $0.22 per ounce. While that's only a difference of 3 cents, you might also realize that it's also a savings of $1...and every bit of money saved is good! Do this on 10 to 20 items from your grocery list and the savings pile up!
   
   
2. The only time you would NOT follow this line of thinking has to do with the secondary way of shopping: Nutritional Content. Shopping by nutritional content means that if the Name brand for $1 more has more protein or less calories, etc. per serving, that you might go ahead and buy the Name brand on to get more VALUE for your spend. This really depends on your dietary needs and/or goals for weightlifting, etc.
   
   
3. Some additional ways to decrease your cost per ounce: A. Using coupons. Buying the larger size item (usually cost per ounce, or CPO, is less) B. Shopping Bulk Food Warehouses. The only time you wouldn't want to do this is if you are on a tight budget. Usually these stores have you buy more upfront to get the better CPO but in order to save that extra little bit of money, you might jeopardize other areas of your budget. C. Shopping around or looking at your Sunday ads in the newspaper. If you're like me, you live within a couple miles of 3 to 4 stores who typically and aggressively mark down key items each week to lure you in. Even with high gas prices, a trip one mile down the road to save a couple bucks won't cost you much in gas. If you've got the time...do the crime and go save some money! LOL

In my next post, we'll delve deeper into this and take a look at Use/Sell High. Stay tuned for more great thoughts from Ohioan, Derran Reebel!

Egg consumption....

Well as always this time of year everyone is back to the grindstone working out and exercising off their new year's resolutions to lose weight.

On the nutrition point, does anyone know much about egg consumption safety? I have found 2 very convincing articles that claim the cholesterol in eggs is actually nothing to worry about provided you are exercising and eating right elsewise.

Perhaps it depends on the region in which you live? I live in Ohio so I wonder if locale plays into it at all?

-Derran Reebel

Derran Reebel is gloomy in winter....

I really hate winter except for the pretty snow! If we could have winter and snow without the cold I'd probably be happier!

I'm really not sure how many more winters I can handle

- Derran Reebel

Reconnecting with friends...

I haven't tried to network with college friends until just this week. Having discovered that many of my friends from Cedarville University are online, I realized that I could reconnect with them! It is so nice to reminisce and ponder what life was like back then...

I believe back then:

Gas was $1 per gallon...
Movies at the theater were $4
Milk was $1.50 per gallon
and
College only cost me $10,000 per year (average) LOL

Anyway, those were the good old days... Back when morality was up along with the price of homes in America! Arnold Schwartzeneggar was ONLY an actor and the White House hadn't destroyed too much of this sacred land we live in with greed and politics.

As you sit and think about your life, what is important to you? What memories should you be thinking about and remembering the most? What life lessons did you learn that you too quickly forgot?

I, Derran Reebel, have learned alot in life...from BOTH sides of the fence...and no matter what year it is on the calendar and no matter how good or bad things are in the world...one thing remains the same.... God loves us and wants the best for us! If you have never connected with Jesus Christ as your friend, Saviour and lover of your soul...What are you waiting for? He's the best friend you'll EVER have and He will always be by your side no matter what you're doing through.

If you have further questions for me regarding this post, please contact me via my home page at: http://www.derranreebel.com - Thanks!