Recession maybe…but gas prices are great!
December 2, 2008 Comments Off on Recession maybe…but gas prices are great!Time to take a trip me thinks… just this morning I filled up with gas and put 15.87 gallons in my car for just $31.41…that’s right $1.97 for a gallon of the top grade. See…my vehicle gets treated now gas has come down and I can now afford to put in what the manufacturer recommends! […]
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So it’s official…we are in a recession!
December 1, 2008 Comments Off on So it’s official…we are in a recession!Well if today’s reports are true I can’t wait until the good times reappear. Why am I so bulliant? The simple answer is that we have had our best year ever! Yes, even in a “recession” we have been busier than ever serving families and travellers visiting the Orlando area. Both our vacation home side and […]
Continue reading …Oh my…The Black Friday response has been enormous…
November 28, 2008 Comments Off on Oh my…The Black Friday response has been enormous…Today we launched our Special Offer for the Holiday season and the response has simply overwhelmed us… if you’re busy hanging on the lines…we apologise but don’t worry, we’ll be with you shortly…or please, if you don’t want to wait to speak to our friendly staff, do leave us a message with your phone number […]
Continue reading …I wish I understood the economy. My big question is: “Does anybody?” The country has clamored for change, the day before change the Dow rose high and fast … the first two days of change it fell, and today it rose slightly. Makes no sense. Gas prices … just a couple of months ago we […]
Continue reading …On October 5, 2008, an article titled “Skirting the Pitfalls of Private Rentals” appeared in the Travel section of the New York Times. The article (click here to read it) focused on just one family’s bad experience renting directly from the owner of a vacation home in Puerto Rico. It went on to suggest that […]
Continue reading …This article is reprinted and does not necessarily reflect this blog’s view. Australia’s Herald-Sun reports that Donald Trump’s first speaking tour of Australia is in “doubt after an Ipswich-based promotion company collapsed this week, leaving about 1500 ticket holders owed more than $1.5 million.” Ever the gentleman, Trump is reportedly refusing to return the more […]
Continue reading …I read this: <<NEW YORK -Oil prices plunged to a seven-month low Monday as the Gulf Coast energy infrastructure appeared relatively unharmed after Hurricane Ike and traders bet that Lehman Brothers ‘ bankruptcy could ignite a massive liquidation of commodities. Light, sweet crude for November delivery fell $5.67 to $95.64 a barrel in pre-market trading on […]
Continue reading …All the talk in the press is generally of a negative nature… very little air time or article time is devoted to good news so I thought I’d share a few facts with you I picked up recently from Jeff Thredgold, President of Thredgold Economic Associates: 1. The middle and lower middle class had stronger […]
Continue reading …I was recently reading an article that stated that the millionaires club has grown by 600,000 people. Apparently, the number of people with at least $1 million in assets passed the 10 million mark for the first time in 2007. The combined wealth of these millionaires grew to $41 TRILLION, an increase of 9% in […]
Continue reading …Much has been made about the recent hike in gas prices and that the tourism industry is suffering because people aren’t getting in their cars or on planes because the price of gas has gone up and it’s now more expensive to get from point A to point B. Are we really being that hard done […]
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