Cheryl Beckham » Business/Finance/Money

Plumbers Need Big Bucks

Cheryl — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:18:50 +0000

I had to call our plumber last night to come over and see what is going on with our sump pump down in the basement early this morning. I’m sad to say that it is going to cost me over one thousand dollars to have it all done and said with, sigh…………

Thank goodness for credit cards.

Washing Machine Issues

Cheryl — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:57:55 +0000

Last week my washing machine decided to dump water all over the floor at the end of the cycle. I had my brother come over and take a look at it and he couldn’t find anything wrong with. He ran a quick cycle and it acted just fine, go figure! Now I have to worry each time I do a load that it will happen again. It is an older model and doesn’t have any type of warranty on it, so I might be needing to buy a new one soon. That’s gonna bit! Those things are not cheap and it certainly isn’t in my budget at this time.

So Many Cell Providers to Pick From

Cheryl — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:15:13 +0000

Good news, at the end of next month I will be celebrating the end of my long time relationship with my current cell phone provider, which is Verizon. I have been waiting for this time to come so that I can find a better deal, with more minutes and a better, new updated cell phone, for a better price. There are so many providers to choose from, so I’m glad that I can use the Internet to find the right one for me with less legwork involved. There are deals out there to be made, and I’m going to make every attempt to find one that is right for me.

There are some pretty cool new phones out there that I can’t wait to look at and choose from these days. My old phone has seen better days.

Tax Time

Cheryl — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:38:12 +0000

I actually got my taxes done and mailed off before the April 15th dead line this year. It was nice to go to the post office and not have to stand in line with dozens of other people that have waited it out as long as they possibly could before mailing off all of the paperwork that is required of us each and every year.

Virtual Phone Numbers

Cheryl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:14:09 +0000

O.K. this is a pretty cool concept that I stumbled onto just now on the Internet. A company by the name of Jupee Numbers is offering Virtual Phone Numbers that can be utilized not only by businesses which may need numbers for all across the world for it’s clients, but for personal family/friend use for folks who are located out of the good old U.S. of A.You see if you have family in any of the 5 countries that they offer and want them to call you here in the U.S., then they will assign you a virtual number for that country, that rings directly to your U.S. land line or cellphone, and that number can be forwarded it to a gtalk,skype,msn or PBX system, I mean how cool is that?

With this company you always do receive unlimited minutes, they have free call forwarding options and that will save you money on your international calling. What you don’t receive is any software or hardware, no type of equipment what so ever in order to take advantage of their money saving offer.

I’m going to run this across my brother and see if he would go online and see what he thinks. He has his own business that makes it necessary that he makes a lot of international phone calls and receives as many as well. I’m not sure what company he is using right now, but I’ll let him know that it may prove to be a good thing to check into.

Blogging for $$$

Cheryl — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:24:07 +0000

Been hearing some things lately about folks who are writing their blogs and getting paid for it on the Internet, so I thought that I would ask around a bit and take a look online to see what all the talk is about.I was surprised to see how many companies are listed that advertise a way to make money by blogging and having advertisers pay them to mention their company, product, services, what ever it is that they want you to talk about in your postings. There are so many, but I did take a look at several of them and the one that stands out in my mind is the one called BloggerWave.

Glass Tiles

Cheryl — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:30 +0000

My sister had sent me an email telling me to look at a website called glasstilestore.com where you can find glass tile, marble tile, and stone mosaics of any kind. They carry tile for your walls, kitchen backsplash, bathroom, floor and much more. Tiles are at below wholesale prices & in stock for shipping to all states. My absolute favorite is the Woodland Blend marble mosaic tile because it not only has a twist of funk to it for my kitchen but it also adds a classy look inside of my home.

They have all sorts of fabulous styles for all your needs around the house even outside your home, like your swimming pool. This website helps your create a totally new comforting feeling when you walk inside your home, and your guests will absolutely love it too. Take a look and see what they can offer you as well, make your house feel more like home.

Frogs are every where

Cheryl — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:07:47 +0000

Years ago I must have expressed out loud in front of someone, somewhere, something about the cuteness of a frog lawn ornament, that had caught my eye, for some reason. I didn’t even buy the frog, but some how that was to be the start of the many, many frogs that have now seemingly taken over my house and lawn. Word got out and frogs are a constant, but welcomed gesture from folks, as a gift, a token, a present, a tip (after all, I am a bar tender, and we receive quite a variety of tips now and then) from virtually everywhere from all types of people that I have/had a relationship with over the years. I must have a frog made out of any and every type of material that is known to man, in all kinds of sizes, and stances.

For Christmas I was given a frog aquarium kit, which requires a check to be sent in with the order for the frogs to come in the mail, or I could go down to one of the many pet stores that have popped up all over the place in the past few years. I’m sure at least one will have baby frogs for sale, it seems like the more humane way to receive new members of the family. But going to the pet stores, any of them like PetCo, Puppy Palace, and Petsmart always leaves me with me wallet emptied out and my heart broken from not being able to take home more of the critters that are all there, just waiting for a home, and knowing that their chances of being purchased and treated adequately highly reduces most of their survival rates.

One of the places that I try not to go in to are the A.S.P.C.A. and Animal Shelters, I have never left one yet with out crying like a baby and feeling like a piece of scum, and dirty. Not something that I enjoy or look forward to doing, ever.

An Awkward Moment

Cheryl — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:51:19 +0000

I was at work when I accidentally knocked over my picture of my parents. Well as I went to bend over to pick it up my pants ripped in the rear end in front of my boss! How embarrassing is that! Thank goodness that I was near a shopping mall so I could go over and pick out a new pair of pants for the rest of the day at work. My boss being the sweetheart that she is, let me take off work for an hour to go buy a pair. I was relieved when I found a pair within the first 5 minutes of being there so I didn’t have to walk around with a hole in my rear.

Hopefully a good book “The Pirate Wench”

Cheryl — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:15:23 +0000

I was surfing the net today and found a web-site that goes by, roguesandromance.blogspot.com where I found a post that was discussing a new book by the name of “The Pirate Wench”, which authored by Melinda Barron. After taking a look at the description of the book I knew instantly that I had to order it right away. The cost was only $5.95 and they accepted payment through Pay Pal, which is great for me, I had the whole ordering process done in less than 3 minutes, beats the hell out of taking a trip to the bookstore, now doesn’t it.

One of my favorite things is taking a nice hot bubble bath and soaking these old bones while reading a good book. I’m so happy to find this site and it looks like they have several more books that I am excited to see, so I am bookmarking this site for future purchases and some interesting information also.