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A job search or starting a new career can be stressful warm place to sleep, and you have family and friends heads financially,” she says. “Yes, it would have been
in the best of times. When the financial pressure is on, who are in your corner cheering for you. Think of the nice if things happened differently, but they didn’t,
it can be easy to get overwhelmed and discouraged. big picture. Many of us have been laid off and many of so we have to look at what we can do today to feel in
Wiemelt believes that the key is to have perspective us have rolled back up and taken one step at a time to control. We can’t go back, so we have to look forward
and structure. get back into the thick of things. Remember, this too and restore hope.”
“Each day, get up and have a list written out so shall pass. Don’t panic. Just give yourself some quiet Wiemelt offers one-on-one coaching as well as
that you have a plan,” she asserts. “There are still time to think about your gifts and talents and how you coaching by phone and workshops. Her first of several
some things you can control. You can have a quiet were called to use them.” teleseminars for start Jan. 28.
time to get your thoughts in order, you can have an Whether it comes in the form of a job at Target, For more information contact Kitty
exercise time, and you can choose food that will give tutoring, a home-business or a full-time office job, Wiemelt by calling 480-830-8954 or visiting
you energy and not sap your strength and land you in Wiemelt believes a second income can be good for www.windsofchangeconsulting.com.
depression. both your financial and emotional health.
“Every day write down at least three things that “To be able to bring in extra income gives you some
Natalie Morris is a freelance writer who lives in Cooper
you are grateful for and stay in a thankfulness mode,” control and that’s what most of us lose when we are
Commons with her husband, two sons and their dog, Bella.
Contact her at Natalie@SanTanSun.com.
continues Wiemelt. “You are still healthy, you have a laid off or when we’ve gotten ourselves in over our
SanTan Sun readers offer their suggestions on great ‘deals:’
Bringing home extra income Great bargains for kids
I write a personal blog and sometimes post other money-saving ideas at http://wnkenney. My wife and I are new owners of the Once
typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/12/how-to-live-better-on-less-in-any-economy.html. Upon A Child store in Gilbert and offer similar
This year we made it a simple Christmas, not by choice mind you. But it turned out to be resale savings as the My Sister’s Closet,
one of the best Christmases ever. We told the boys that due to Mike being laid off in November, pictured in your piece. We buy and resell
they could give up ideas of getting a huge amount of expensive Christmas presents under the everything having to do with children from infant nt
tree. Besides that, they are 17, 14, and 12 years old, well over Santa Claus. It’s time they learn to size 16. We also buy and resell children’s furniture, niture,
that if they want something like a Wii or an IPhone, they will need to save up their money and equipment and toys with prices at typically 50 percent percent
buy it themselves. of the cost of new, even from Wal-Mart. Our Our
Wendy Kenney, business owner and professional speaker, who reads SanTan Sun News at process is slightly different than the consignment ent
Guedo’s model at My Sister’s Closet: Our customers bring ng
in their gently-used items anytime from 9 a.m. m.
Extra cash
to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, our buyers rs
select the items we would like to stock, and nd
A great way to raise cash to pay off those Christmas bills is to sell your no then we pay them cash on the spot. It is really a y a
longer used and excess items on the Internet. At iSold it on eBay, residents bring in their wonderful way to recycle and outfit their children dren
items, iSold it on eBay takes photographs and lists them, conducts the transaction and sends with like-new name brand clothing at a fraction of on of
out a check. We have access to 83 million users worldwide. the cost of new.
Chris Ruh, iSold it on eBay Joe Staszkow, Chandler
Fulton Ranch Towne Center at Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo Road www.Onceuponachildgilbert.com, 480-510-11991199
Info: 480-961-7653
‘Here’s the deal!’
wants your input!
SanTan Sun News readers discover a variety of
Coupons On-line
ways to save money, find bargains and generally
make their dollar stretch further in “Here’s the
local shops - your savings
Deal!” The column is designed to be interactive
with SanTan Sun area neighbors helping one
another by sharing ideas, methods and insider
information for saving money or making more of it.
To be a part of this dollar-stretching idea
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exchange, email your comments, tips, information,
money-making and cost-cutting measures to
News@SanTanSun.com for possible use in future issues. Be certain to put
“Here’s the deal!” in the subject line, and include your name and phone
number so we can contact you. Topics for the next five issues are: cheap
entertainment, eating out for less, do-it-yourself, second hand and thrift
stores, and finally, coupons.
To submit specific information for scheduled topics, make note of the
following deadlines: “Cheap entertainment” deadline is Jan. 12; “Eating out
for less” deadline is Jan. 23; “Do-it-yourself” deadline is Feb. 6; “Secondhand
and thrift stores” deadline is Feb. 20 and “Coupon” deadline is Feb. 6.
Submission does not guarantee print.
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