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Holiday Shopping

November 25th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer My favourite time of year is fast approaching. No it’s not visions of sugar plums that are dancing in my head, it’s bargains that are just waiting as in a few weeks the shopping season will be in

Travel Tips for the Holidays

November 22nd, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I love to travel. It does not take much invitation for me to pack my bags and me at the airport ready to fly the ‘friendly skies’. However in recent years, travelling by aeroplane has not always been a

Do you read the labels on the products you buy?

November 20th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Reading is a fundamental skill and one in which we hone after years spent in the education system. After all that instruction, it is expected that consumers read the labels on the products that they buy. However, in this

Restaurant Week Delights!

November 18th, 2013

There are not many reasons to celebrate these days. That is why it was a treat to be celebrating November as ‘Food Month’. During Restaurant week, November 8 – 16, 2013, consumers turned out in droves as they were encouraged to ‘Raise a fork

7 Money saving Tips when building/remodeling your home.

November 11th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer It is certainly a brave soul who will tackle in this financial environment a major construction project. In fact, many people have put off construction projects because they simply don’t have enough funds to complete them. Everywhere I look, buildings

Fashion Forward smart shopping for the plus size consumer.

November 8th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer If you like fashion as much as I do, one of the most frustrating things to experience is that a lot of the styles seem to cater towards the more slightly built woman. There seems to be limited choices

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