festive shopping without the stress

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I have to confess that although Chinese New Year falls in February and I should have ample time to get all of my shopping done, it’s not the case. With the kids’ extended hours and increased extra curricular activities, my entire schedule has been thrown out of whack. I admit I’m a little disoriented and haven’t been able to focus on preparing for Chinese New Year. Not that it’s a big deal but still there’s lots to be done.

I’m so glad I found Offers.com and that’s where I’m going to be doing my online shopping this year. They’ve pulled together all the best deals from thousands of stores and dealers into this one place so that’s going to save me sorting through thousands of promos & deals myself.

It’s also going to save me going to the mall which is nothing short of madness this time of year. It took me one whole hour to get to the gym this morning, so how long do you think it’ll take to me into a mall, find a parking spot, buy everything I need and to get home? Okay, truth is I don’t even want to think about all that stress and time wasted.

planning for your golden years

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I’ve recently come across a useful site, FreeAnnuityRates.com, that features well over 150 articles, a custom suite of annuity calculators to help you evaluate Annuity Rates and returns, a retirement blog, and ratings for a host of major insurance companies.

set to buy up the stores

At around this time of year, I need to do a lot of shopping for Chinese New Year so I’m right in there comparing prices like there’s no tomorrow. There’s so much to buy for festive gifts and meals it’s the only wise thing to do if I want to get the best for less.

There are so many new malls to explore too and some of them are pretty far from the city where the prices are somewhat lower. Me and my handy dandy gps, we can’t wait to check them out this weekend! My shopping list is getting to be the length of my arm and I’m still not done yet. I just hope they have shopping carts big enough for me .

a stress-free romantic wedding

I guess this year’s Valentine’s Day is no different from any other in terms of being the most popular day for weddings. It’s so romantic, isn’t it, to be married on the most lovey-dovey day of the year! I’d say.

Having said that, planning a wedding can be very stressful. Who needs stress? Exactly what many couples are thinking these days and probably the biggest reason why many are opting for destination weddings with wedding and honeymoon all rolled into one easy package.

A wedding on the white sandy beaches of the Riviera Maya? Now you’re talking. The entire resort is designed to let couples get the most out of their big day with the least amount of stress. Sounds like a romance made in heaven!

no rush yet

Woo-hoo, the weekend is here and that officially makes it a couple of weeks to Chinese New Year. I still haven’t done any shopping to that end but I can sure see hordes of folks getting into the thick of decorating their homes with lanterns, buying discount rugs to lay across their doorways to welcome guests and hogging tins of cookies and festive delicacies in readiness for all the cooking and eating that’s customary this time of year. We typically celebrate on a small scale so there’s no rush yet .

have you seen the new iPad?

Have you seen the new Apple iPad yet? There seems to be two schools of opinions about this new-fangled device. While many people seem very excited about it and think very highly of it, there are some who say the new iPads are nothing more than glorified ipods. I can’t comment either way as I’m not an Apple user and have not seen this device. Have you seen it or had a chance to play with it yet? What do you think?