I was looking at a site today that may interest some ofyou. It’s designed to sell a plan to help you pay off debt. One thing that sets this site apart from others I have seen, is that it offers a bit of concrete goal setting help before you have to pay anything. Most sites like this keep all their secrets to themselves until you have invested, and usually significantly.

John recommends that you make a list of the burdens of debt. Then he recommends you make a list of the benefits of being debt free. This is an excellent exercise, because it allows you to see in black and white what debt is doing to your life, and what positive results can come from eliminating it.

Another thing I like is that John offers a 200% guarantee. If you are not satisfied at anytime within a year, just write him a letter or email and let him know why, and he’ll give your money back. Twice. He says that’s a win/win proposition, and I think I have to agree.

This week’s supahstar is the charming Lisa of My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings. She’s a fun blogger, and she’s expecting a baby. I love to read the latest posts on that, you know. With only 50 days to go, she is starting to set up her crib and other stuff. Good luck with that, Lisa. If your babies are much like mine, you’ve spent the day putting together a very complicated laundry hamper!

Some one asked what I thought about credit cards, if I thought they were a necessary evil. Although I don’t like them, I admit that there are times that I use one. It happens to be one that I share with my mother, and I pay her right back. She investigated balance transfers and interest rates and ended up with a couple of the better deals as far as credit cards go.

If I ever decide to get a card of my own, you can be sure I will take the time to compare credit cards, and make sure I get a good one. And, umm, the ones I keep getting offers for, with a high annual fee and outrageous interest?? They won’t be on the list.

Here is something I have not seen before, and it was interesting enough that I need to tell you about it. There’s a new auction site on-line called bid4prizes. Unlike most auctions, where the highest bidder wins, this auction turns it upside down: the lowest unique bidder walks away with the goodies!

You do have to register to use the site, but standard registration is free. You can win a prize every 90 days, and you can bid with your cellphone, or online. Playing earns you points which you can spend in the store there.

I certainly would not mind winning this Scion. I’m not even going to pretend to be altruistic in the slightest. If I won that, I’d keep it for myself. I might occasionally let my husband drive it, but that’s about as nice as I’d get.

So! What would you like to win? And what would you do with it?

I’m going to do a few drug related posts today, because there are several things I need to say. The very first thing I need to mention is that if you need help, get it. Having a drug addiction is like getting splashed with mud. Sometimes things just happen, and there you are. But just because you have the drugs in you/mud on you, doesn’t mean you have to stay that way.

If you need drug rehab, and don’t no where to get it, call 1800nodrugs. This referral service is free to you, and it can mean an end to a personal nightmare, both for you and those who love you. Just do it. For more information, you can visit their website, www.1800nodrugs.com. Recovery is the best gift you can give.

You know, there are some things you just have to look at a while to fully appreciate. I really enjoy beautiful things, and as I have gotten older, and hopefully wiser, I’ve learned to find the beauty in new and different things, including things I would not have called pretty at a younger age. Especially now that I take my photography more seriously, I’m seeinig beauty in color and texture that I never noticed before. For instance, yesterday, DH planted some trees here, and it was the potting soil that caught my eye. I kid you not, when the sun hit it, it just looked like black diamonds, and I suddenly realized exactly what they meant in Gone With The Wind. It escapes my mind just who was talking, but they held the dirt and talked about how precious the earth was.

Another such thing is china tea cups. Once you know the care and labor that goes into a fine china cup, you never quite look at them the same again. Recently, I saw something pretty to go into a teacup, and that was interesting enough to go into a blog post.

These tea blooms are made by fullbloomtea.com. When they arrive, they are small hard balls, and look pretty unremarkable. You put them in a glass teapot, or a large glass mug, and pour the hot water over them, and they bloom into what you see above. You can reuse them two or three times. It takes several minutes for them to fully bloom, but I just think they are stunning! I’ll never look at tea in quite the same way again.

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And ya’ll this will catch me up!

Rox was the featured blogger on Saturday. That’s right, the one that just passed! She blogs at Dragons and Dreams, and enjoys blogging for the written record it gives her of her life. She grows tulips! And she’s from my home state, too. And she home schools!

Thanks, Colleen for introducing me to a neighbor!

It’s time for another Supahstar Saturday! What do you mean it’s Tuesday? One of us must be confused!

The featured blogger for March 31st was Deb of Surviving NJ. Deb is a fun loving gal who blogs on multiple domains. I think she does a great job juggling her niche blogs, and she is always entertaining to read. I normally think quite highly of Deb, but I think I am a little upset that she blogged she was planning to take a shower. I thought I’d made it plain to all my internet friends that I did not want to hear about any personal cleanliness until I had hot water. Lucky for Deb, the plumber is here even as I type.
(I’m just teasing ya, Deb.)

I know you will enjoy Deb’s blog. She’s a real down to earth gal.