Carousel Checks provides personal checks and business checks, as well as computer and laser checks to suit the needs of consumers and businesses. With the wide variety of check styles, customers tell them that they certainly fill every one of their check writing needs.

This online vendor offers value priced checks starting at $ 3.89 a box. Plus, all of their check prices are the same price when you reorder your checks. You will find that they feature exclusive designs licensed from featured artists. And, they offer Custom Photo Checks at reasonable prices. Carousel Checks is different from other photo check providers. One of their photo professionals looks at every image and makes it the best possible photo check for you.

While Carousel Checks collects contact information (for example, your email address), and financial information (your bank account or credit card information), the company considers this information as confidential and is collected solely for fulfilling orders and to properly bill you for products and services.

Call the company on their toll free line for customer service or to order checks at 1-888-422-6122. The department operates from 9 AM-5PM Monday through Friday Central Time. You can also reach them by mail at 14032 South Kostner Unit C, Crestwood, IL 60445; or e-mail at service@carouselchecks.com.

They accept VISA ,MasterCard , and personal check by net for orders placed through their web site. When you place your check order online, Carousel Checks will charge your card only for the purchase amount.

Planning a wedding can be an expensive and extremely stressful endeavor. We baby boomers certainly don’t need stress and we sure don’t want to spend any more of our retirement funds as humanly necessary.

Penned by Jhong Ren, one online source for wedding planning help can be found at romance-fire.com. From wedding day problems to wedding planning stress, the author has written hundreds of articles devoted to the travails of the first day of wedding bliss.

His blog highlights:

1. wedding day problems,
2. wedding planning stress,
3. relationship problem advice,

items which are relevant not only on your wedding day, but also after your wedding.

One blog post that I particulary appreciate is titled “100 Creative Ways to Cut Wedding Costs”

The article discusses the myriad of ways in which we can work towards saving money, without sacrificing the wedding experience. Of great importance to the bride, Jon discusses how to look great without busting your budget. He recommends that, if possible, you avoid buying a “wedding” dress. Sometimes a bridesmaid, prom, or department store dress can look just as good as a “wedding” dress and you may be able to find a dress that just happens to be white at a fraction of the cost.

Another suggestion that he makes is to consider wearing someone else’s gown. You could ask your mother, grandmother or other family member if she has a dress in storage. Many times, she will be honored that you asked. You can’t get cheaper than free.

Many more hints and tips about wedding day matters can be found at Romance Fire

$5,850,000

MLS Number: 50913

City: Valle Crucis, NC
Stories: 2
Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 4.5
Area: Boone-Blowing Rock, NC
Year Built: 1990
Plus Five fully furnished 1,400 sq. ft. Rental Cottages. Each built in 1996 on approx. 1/2 acre sites. Current cottage average annual rental income $150,000.

39.4 acres with 360 degree view of Blue Ridge Mountains.

5,200 sq. ft. main house built in 1990 on 1.24 acres.

No restrictions and no zoning offer many other options:

* Family compound
* Corporate retreat
* Religous retreat
* Horse farm / Dude ranch
* Recording studio
* Cottages can be sold separately
* Land can be further subdivided if desired

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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We baby boomers love our jewelry. Whether it be for personal use or to give as a gift, jewelry is in much demand. Particularly for Mother’s Day, jewelry, especially a diamond ring, makes the perfect gift for your Mom.

Apples of Gold Jewelry hand-selects their jewelry from top manufacturers worldwide, offering items at below retail prices, with a well known reputation of standing behind the quality and value of their products. If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your jewelry purchase, you may return it in its original condition within 45 days for a full refund.

Personalized rings are individually custom made to your specifications. These include personalized name rings, bible verse rings, and wedding vow rings. Most all of their diamond rings can be engraved with the receipient’s name or initials. Sizing options are available if your personalized ring does not fit. And, the company will have your ring re-made for you for a charge of $99 (within 45 days of receipt of your order).

The Apples of Gold secure server helps to ensure protection against unauthorized charges on your credit card by using data encryption technology which scrambles your credit card and personal information.

All personal information is rendered unintelligible through their secure technology encrypted SSL server which decodes credit card information for maximum protection, privacy, and security. The process employs SSL technology through trusted third-party companies as Verisign and GeoTrust. You can order safely since Apples of Gold provides you with an utmost secure shopping environment.

Order with the trust that everything comes with a 45 Day Money Back Guarantee and is guaranteed authentic.

We baby boomers are not getting enough sleep. It’s not just the hours, but the quality of sleep that counts. A recent survey found that nearly three-quarters of boomers say a good night’s sleep is very important. However less than half are getting less sleep than a decade ago and the same number say the quality of their sleep is on the decline.

It’s probably no surprise to you that the older we get, the less sleep most of us get. Less than half of us aged 53 to 62 are getting less sleep today, compared to just nearly one-third of those between 42 and 52.

For us baby boomers who have trouble sleeping the book shown attached explains why sleep is so important, identifies the different types of sleep disorders, gives advice on managing stress, and explains how sleep medication and other drugs can affect sleeping patterns.

Also provided are tips on retraining oneself to sleep and sleep aids and how to cope with the effects of aging.

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WEST JEFFERSON NC MOUNTAIN PROPERTY

87.5 +/- Acres Available For Residential Subdivision Mountain Development, 7 miles from West Jefferson, NC

Paved Road and Bridge Built To State Specifications.

Average of $23,000 per acre.

This Property Should Retail For Approximately $50,000 to $60,000 per acre.

ALL PROPERTY HAS LONG RANGE MOUNTAIN VIEWS

Contact Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247

or

email Greg at grstike@charter.net

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Prosper.com is an online community where people come together to lend money or find a loan among the lenders registered on the site. As a lender, the process involves bidding on borrowers’ loans with lenders getting great returns by offering great rates.

Internet users already familiar with online auctions will find the process of lending and borrowing money just as intuitive as other auction sites. But, instead of listing and bidding on items, folks around the world list and bid on loans using the prosper.com online auction platform.

Lending money directly to people is a great way to earn a fair return. For each borrower, prosper.com provides a description of their credit, employment, and income data, and lets you choose exactly who you want to lend to. When you make lots of small loans rather than one or two big ones, you spread your risk and receive a more reliable return. Diversification is the key. Diversification is how the banks build a reliably performing loan portfolio.

If the borrower doesn’t pay-back the loan, prosper.com notes his credit history and assigns a collection agency to recover the funds. Making many small denomination loans to many individuals, “spreads the risk”. It’s a concept made popular in a virtual fashion by prosper.com. The process works and individuals around the world make loans and receive a return above what might be expected in traditional savings’ accounts.

New to the site is a function that allows the lender to choose a comfortable level of risk. Called the Portfolio Plan, the process allows a prospective lender to bid on a group of borrowers that, according to their credit history, should generate returns from five or six percent to over nine percent.

Do your own research before lending or borrowing money from the service. My recommendation is that you google the site using the keyword “prosper.com”. See what others are saying about the service. You might be pleasantly surprised with the additional monthly you could receive with a moderate investment in prosper.com.

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