Want to get a $500.00 a year raise? Stop eating fast food as a snack and stop drinking soda. The average American spends $492.00 on fast food snacks alone! So eat a home or pack a snack! Pretty cool to get a raise for NOT doing something! Not only will you save money, but you will also get a boost to your health and energy by cutting out the preservatives and sugars you would eat in those fast foods and sodas.

Has anyone heard about Young Eagles? http://EAA.org This is a free program for children 8 to 17 years old and there are chapters all over the country. It involves a one day ground school at a local airport and a free 10 to 15 minute flight. They are taught what to do and what not to do when you are flying. They will learn the importance of mathskills, English, and communication skills. AT the end of the course each child gets a certificate showing his or her participation. Don't forget to bring your camera to get a picture of your Young Eagle! In San Diego, if you want to sign your child up for the course call: Jesse Clark at 619 573 6166.

Want to save the planet? Stop using a gas lawn mower. Go to an electric one or better yet go to a push mower. A push mower will give you your daily exercise so you woin't need that gym membership! Or you could just take out your lawn and save the water. Or put in the low growing kind of grass that doesn't need mowing.