A Guide to Using Pinterest

Social networks are developing all over the web at a rapid rate. As technology has evolved, we have become social creatures of the Internet.

We crave social interaction...on the Internet. Many of us already spend hours on the popular social network website, Facebook. Sometimes, newer networks may take some time to rise above the more popular ones, so they go unnoticed for a while. Recently though, one network has working hard to join the high ranks of the Internet social revolution: Pinterest.

The Pinterest Network allows users to share and repin images with their friends and other followers. Members of Pinterest can create boards organized into different categories such as my life, for the home, design, art, and a number of others too. Within the categories, a member then "pins images" to a specific board. Pinterest is similar to "window shopping," -only it's on the Internet.

 

Participating on the social network, Pinterest is pretty simple... Point, click and then "pin" your image... Then type in a URL and description of your image. Not only is Pinterest simple to use, it is a useful tool for writers...Click here to continue reading....

Living on a Budget Doesn't Have to Mean Losing Out

In this day, as the economy continues to move up and down and it is more important than ever for families to stick to a budget. Nobody's job is ever completely "safe,' and the hours at work are never guaranteed. We must all learn to live within our own means.

Thankfully (and knock on wood),my husband and I still have our jobs. We appreciate each day that we can provide food for our family and a roof over our head. We don't ever take anything for granted and also live each day at a time. While we pay our rent, utilities, groceries and things that our daughter needs, there is looming debt that we do try to make payments on... Although there is debt-we do stick to a budget too. .. So how do we do it?

Groceries: Shop Sales/Shop Cheap

While there is a local grocery store in our small town, we do shop out of town at least twice a month. We try not to drive out of town more than two times in a month. If we have to go out of town, or we are with other family members, we try to make purchases as we can while we are there. This is an ideal way to save on fuel as well. 

Our groceries are purchased at discount grocery stores such as Aldi. While the bulk of our food is purchased at Aldi, we do buy our hygiene needs at Wal-Mart. The maximum that we usually spend on a grocery trip to Aldi is never more than $100. When my husband and I shop at Wal-Mart, we split up certain items, so that neither one of us is carrying the load of the over-all price. If we really need a certain item (such as milk, bread, eggs, etc), we buy it on sale at our local grocery store. We hardly ever pay full price for an item at a local grocery store.

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Hamburgers: One of The Best Sandwiches to Arrive in America

The hamburger has been a popular food of America for years. It is a favorite sandwich served at fast food restaurants and can be dressed up with a variety of condiments. Hamburgers are also popular at family cookouts, being served fresh off the grill on a tasty bun. Some like to add their own seasonings and sauces to liven up the meat, making it their own recipe. For some Americans, the hamburger is perhaps even-a way of life... 

History of the Hamburger

People have been eating ground meat for thousands of years. At the start of the 15th century, minced beef was actually considered a delicacy in Europe. Then in the 1600's, in the German port of Hamburg, Russian steak tartare was shipped to Germany. The people named it, “tartare steak.”....

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