Family Fun on a Shoestring
It's
a common thing today: most families have two working parents. It's a
must just to survive, let alone for a family to have anything extra
like even a small vacation. Even if you're careful to watch every penny
spent, there are still plenty of ways to have some family fun even on a
shoestring.
- Season passes: Whether you're
heading to a theme park, water park or zoo, most will offer season
passes at a decent discount. If you live close enough that you
could visit one of these places often, don't be put off by the initial
dollar amount investment and buy the season pass. You'll find that
because of the discounted prices, most season passes pay for themselves
in just a couple of visits. Although the passes only cover the price of
admission it can still save you money on food by allowing you to leave
the park to eat and be readmitted without being penalized.
- Do
you have a second-run theatre near you? These are theatres that play
new release movies, but after they've already been released in the big
theatres. What's the point? Well think about it this way: when you go
to see a new release when it first comes out, you're likely to spend
$8-$10 per ticket, per person. With a family of 4 or more, you're
looking at $40 in tickets and that's before you buy snacks and drinks.
A second-run theatre will play the same movie in its entirety but a few
weeks after it's considered a 'new release'. These theatres tend to
charge $5 or less per ticket. Worth the wait don't you think?
- Consider
the minors. If you are a family of sports enthusiasts but can't quite
swing the cost of even general admission tickets to see your favorite
sports team, consider checking out a local minor league game instead,
or even a local high school or college game. These smaller teams have
smaller venues and typically smaller audiences so they do what they can
to fill the seats ' even charge as little as $5 for a general admission
ticket. Some will even offer a ticket and snack package. There are few
better memories than snacking on a ball park hot dog in the cheap
seats.
These are just a few ideas to get your creativity flowing. Just
because you're watching your pennies doesn't mean you have to sit at
home on the couch and watch each other. Get creative and I'm sure
you'll find something you, your family and your wallet can all agree
on.
How to Have Great Meetings
The
principle of keeping meetings to small numbers of smart people is a key
tenet at Apple and essential to any company that wants to be able to
nurture quality thinking. It is a very basic premise ' that everybody
in the meeting should have a good reason to be there. You're either
vital to the success of the meeting or you should be somewhere else.
Spectators should not be invited.
The
idea that a smaller group will be more motivated and more focused than
a larger one is a pretty simple idea, as is the notion that smart
people will do good-quality work, yet this principle that seems to be
obvious common sense is one that a surprising number of organizations
ignore. How many meetings have you sat through in the past year that
were massively overpopulated? How often has such a meeting gone way off
track? The small meeting rule needs to be enforced, for it is a rule
worth enforcing.
Secrets to a Happy Family
Happy
families often seem as though they belong solely on television in
today's world, but the good news is that the secrets to having a happy
family are neither overly mysterious nor difficult to achieve.
One good tip for having a happy family is quite
simply to enjoy one another. The essence of a truly happy family is
that they genuinely make each other feel uplifted ' which comes down to
nothing more than how they treat one another. Treat each other in a
respectful and loving fashion, and everyone in the family will always
be happy to see one another.
Swapping stories is another good way of keeping
families close. Ask your children what they did in school when they
come home, and make sure that you have a story to share with them about
your day as well. Kids should come first, and having something to share
with them gives them something to look forward to.
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IN THIS ISSUE |
Family Fun on a Shoestring
How to Have Great Meetings
Secrets to a Happy Family
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ABOUT Company |
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A test of strength and wits |
The new guy at the construction site was bragging about how strong he was.
After a while, one of the older workers decided he'd had enough.
"Why don't you put your money where you mouth is?" Leo asked. "I'll bet
you a hundred dollars that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow to the
other side of this lot and you won't be able to push it back."
"You're on, old timer," the youngster replied. "Show me what you've got."
Leo grabbed the wheelbarrow by both handles. Then he smiled at the young man. "All right'get in."
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