recycling ideas

recycling ideasCan you recycle used braces? Well, you can ask your dentist (seriously, sometimes they can reuse the brackets). Keep reading for other metal items you probably thought you couldn’t recycle, here are some of it.

  • Household items (appliances such as refrigerators, curtain rods, lawn chairs, pots, pans, tools) – some recycling programs will take them, but in most areas you have to drop them off at a recycling plant.
  • Paper clips – most recycling programs will take them if they are kept together (put them inside a small cardboard box you are recycling anyway).
  • Staples – hard to recycle, but note that you don’t typically need to take them out when recycling paper.
  • Wire hangers – take them to your dry cleaner; some recycling programs will take them.

Doing this will give you an easier than remembering to put in your retainer. In many places, you can chuck your metal items in your recycling bin. Another is, less energy use. According to the EPA, 75% of trash can be recycled, but only 25% actually is and metal recycling results in 74% less energy use. Lastly, there will be a less mine waste. Metal recycling creates 97% less mine waste than producing virgin metal.

five minutes with a woman

Last Saturday, hubby and I went to the mall to have some fun. Out of nowhere one woman approached us asking for five minutes of our time. We are also curious of what she offers. So, we follow her and went to the table in the corner. And she instantly laid out some papers with insurance quote. Just like that we already get the insurance quote her company offers and she also explained the benefits we could get from it.

Sounds interesting, but our mouths drop as we studied the premiums we have to pay. Gosh the amount is way beyond our capacity to pay. If we intend to get one now, we would take the necessary research to compare rates and the benefits we will get. We will not just jump to whoever comes first. I don’t want to feel burdened in the future.

buzz from my long time friend

I just don’t know what to write earlier this day. So, I choose to shut down my computer. However, before I could hit the shutdown button, one of my long time friends gave me a buzz. I’d rather stay for a while to know what he’s been up to now that he is in the US with his wife.

Earl actually is my long time friend since college and he went to the US because his wife petitioned him. The first thing he reports is his new job. He’s been very busy with it and just requested a two day leave because he needs to help his father-in-law’s disability appeal. He was denied for his SSDI benefits because of certain reason, which my friend did not put into detail.

Well, it’s kind of fun talking to him once again. As I asked whether or not he already has a kid, I did not get any response. Why could that be?

dealing with our everyday life

For about a year now, hubby and I were just renting a house. It’s not like we don’t have any options at all. Some of our friends gave us some advice to get a housing loan. We haven’t taught about it yet since we are a bit busy dealing with our everyday life. And we tend to forget our future.

As I weigh things tough, our friends got a point. We could use our rent to pay for the amortization instead. In the long-run we are not just paying for nothing, we will own the house after some period. It’s actually a good idea. The problem is that we are doubtful if there will be a Mortgage Lending company willing to give us the loan we need.

Reality check, we don’t have a good credit standing. For sure it will hurt us a lot especially on the interest rate we are going to pay. We could be doomed if we will not evaluate things properly. However, as I scour the net, I’ve learned that we should first repair our credit. Doing so will help us save hundreds of dollars from the monthly interest.

I noticed that there are lots of mortgage lending company in the US that offers credit repair for no monthly fee. Also, they give expert advice on resolving outstanding credit issues. Plus, most of them give instant quotation. I bet this is already a good deal. Of course since there are a number of lending companies, it would be better to take the necessary precautions. You might end up paying a lot instead of saving. It pays to compare the rate as well as the term they offer.

As for us, we still need to do what needs to be done. We have to fix our credit scores so will be able to get back on track. From then on we can make further actions.