Graduation open house party: Do's and don'ts for easy, cheap open house

Seems like kids "graduate" from everything these days: kindergarten, fifth grade, middle school, high school and college. And every graduation has an open house party. High school graduation, particularly, gets expensive for parents. A graduation open house may be the final budget blow, on top of other senior costs: invitations, caps and gown, prom, yearbook, gifts. Of course, you want to celebrate, so here are do's and don'ts to host a graduation open house party that's cheap and easy for parents and fun for graduates.Graduation open house party: Do's and don'ts for easy, cheap open house - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free savings apps, shopping apps, coupon apps, printable check registers, organizers - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Looking for April 15 Tax Day freebies? Here's are freebies that save money by helping you get in financial shape. If your financial planning involves closing your eyes, swiping your card and hoping for the best, plan on debt. At tax time, do you dump a heap of receipts on your tax preparer's desk and write a check? Financial disorganization equals financial ruin. Tax Day is the perfect time to get organized. Use free savings apps, free printable checkbook registers and financial organizers and these money-saving tips.  Tax Day freebies: Free savings apps, printable check registers, organizers

Breastfeeding in bathroom pic shows public nursing haters are real boobs - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

People really latched on to Tamar Shugert's "breastfeeding in bathroom" picture, said BuzzFeed March 12. The viral photo showed Shugert nursing a baby in one stall and her husband trying to eat spaghetti in another. The image milked an on-going debate and fed a new one. The on-going question is whether moms should nurse in public or in restrooms. Shugert's photos asks if they even can breastfeed in the bathroom. The photo proved that public nursing haters can be real boobs.  Breastfeeding in bathroom pic shows public nursing haters are real boobs 

Palcohol approved in US, feds okay powdered alcohol despite dangers

A controversial product, Palcohol, or powdered alcohol, was approved for sale and consumption in the U.S. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau cleared Palcohol and makers hope to have powdered liquor available by summer 2015, reported CNN Money on March 12. But booze powder still has to pass individual state licensing and regulatory boards. Given the potential for abuse, that may not happen. Further. Lipsmark, maker of Palcohol, made some wildly intoxicating claims that provoked safety concerns.  Palcohol approved in US, feds okay powdered alcohol despite dangers

Weight loss myths: Obese people can't afford healthy food, junk food is cheaper - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

There are a lot of myths about obesity: what causes people to be overweight, who's responsible for obesity, whether obesity is or should be a disability. There are also many myths about weight loss. These dangerous misconceptions are feeding the obesity epidemic and preventing weight loss.  Weight loss myths: Obese people can't afford healthy food, junk food is cheaper

Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe change ruffles feathers; may scramble Easter sales

 You've got to break a few eggs to make an omelet. But that doesn't apply to changing the Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe, it seems. When Kraft Foods announced it was scrambling the iconic candy concoction. it ruffled some British feathers, reports Market Watch Jan. 12. Cadbury has tried new flavor combinations, but now it's the chocolate itself that's cracked. Cadbury Creme Eggs recipe change ruffles feathers; may scramble Easter sales

Sears, Kmart close 235 stores, thousands jobless for Christmas holiday

The death knell is tolling for Sears and Kmart. Over 100 more stores are slated to close in 2014, bringing the total to 235 Sears and Kmart locations shuttered. This will mean massive employee layoffs for Christmas holidays, reported the Inquisitr. Dec. 7.



In October, CNN reported that 130 Sears-brand stores, mostly Kmart, would close. Sears' $548 million third-quarter drop--just the next in increasingly plummeting sales reports--sent CEOs scrambling to cut more non-performing locations.

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