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• Attention: children can be hurt by a small round battery

  Small round batteries can lead to injury and death if swallowed by children. These batteries have been placed in everything from remote controlled toys to musical greeting cards. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today a special way of life for the Twenty-first... Posted Feb 26 2013, 06:59 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: staying with relatives, accident victims, grandparents help with child care, entertainment for children, accident prevention, battery ingestion, child safety

• Does anyone really camp anymore?

  My mother came from a family of nine children . Her Norwegian parents wanted their children to take a vacation in the summer. For awhile, they spent time with relatives who had also immigrated to the States. But it gradually dawned on them that their... Posted Apr 15 2012, 07:02 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Thrift, planning a visit, staying with relatives, planning an event, camping

• Are You Really Considering Travel with a Grandparent?

  Are You Really Considering Travel with a Grandparent? Why? It was the middle of the night. I had awakened to the sound of my mother and grandfather. They were sitting on the front seat of the Buick, looking at a map by the light of a flashlight, and speaking... Posted Apr 13 2012, 12:48 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: life enhancement, retireandrenew, Thrift, planning a visit, travel, staying with relatives, visiting relatives, planning an event

• When We See Senior Citizens We See Our Future

  Senior citizens deserve respect and the opportunity to make, or participate in making, their own financial decisions. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. When... Posted Apr 06 2012, 05:56 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: retirement, financial planning, life enhancement, retireandrenew, Thrift, consideration of others, staying with relatives, generosity

• The First Apartment

  Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; Sir Henry Bishop (Wikipedia) Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your... Posted Mar 28 2012, 09:41 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: financial planning, Thrift, home ownership, maintaining a home, staying with relatives, alternative lodging

• Staying at the Home of Relatives or Friends While on Vacation

  Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns (Brainy Quote) A question is currently being asked on the "Virtual Thrift Club," a Forum that appears on the Dollar Stretcher. The topic is about staying... Posted Feb 24 2012, 07:30 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: Thrift, planning a visit, consideration of others, travel, staying with relatives, alternative lodging