tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post8433841760961740080..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: Links of LateSprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-34310773755433719452007-05-06T16:42:00.000-05:002007-05-06T16:42:00.000-05:00MBR - Thanks for the great advice.Rhonda - Yes, we...MBR - Thanks for the great advice.<BR/><BR/>Rhonda - Yes, we just started with Spelling Time and they think it is really easy right now. I'm wondering when it will get more challenging. They like to get the games and play them. The battleship one is really groovy. Since we are doing ships right now, I haven't minded that one as much. :) That was actually one of the things on our list of KONOS fun activities and Spelling Time helped us get it done without me even assigning it! Ha.<BR/><BR/>:) You are welcome for the links.Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-45247774498639331402007-05-02T14:33:00.000-05:002007-05-02T14:33:00.000-05:00We've been using Spelling Time for awhile now, but...We've been using Spelling Time for awhile now, but it recently started crashing on Robert. It always happened just when he finished and got to the games. Very frustrating! That never happened for Ruth, though. <BR/><BR/>I love the Westward HO! site. We'll be studying the Oregon Trail next year, so that will be perfect! Also like the look of the Professor Noggin card games. I think I'll get the Outer Space ones, as we are finishing up our Astronomy study. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the great links!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190647517131979687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-62425217277551033322007-05-02T09:11:00.000-05:002007-05-02T09:11:00.000-05:00I wouldn't call "Stocking up on Forever Stamps" so...I wouldn't call "Stocking up on Forever Stamps" sound financial advice. First, the information in the article is false. The first Forever stamp came out at 41 cents this year -- even before the rate hike. I expect that the Forever stamp rate will go up in the future as soon as rate hikes are announced, not stay at 41 cents when the public knows starting X date that the price to mail a letter will be 43 cents.<BR/><BR/>People CAN stock up on Forever stamps right now -- in fact I am thinking the post office hopes that they DO. After all, one reason they release so many DIFFERENT stamps every year is all those stamp collectors that buy them just for collecting and never use them. Every stamp they can encourage someone to buy and not use becomes money in the USPS's pocket. the USPS gets the money NOW to use, and a good possibility that before the person who buys to hoard the Forever stamps gets around to using (or reselling) the stamp, they will either lose or ruin the stamps they have. AND the person who spends that money on the stamps can not use the money for anything else (or put it into a interest-bearing account) while it is invested in these stamps.<BR/><BR/>I think that the commenter is right who says these may end up being a better deal for a small business owner than for individuals, just in the not having to keep track of what the rate is on stamps. Even if I am paying 41 cents now for 39 cents mail, I figure the 2 cents extra is not that big a deal considering the waste in time and energy to try to guess exactly how many 39 cents stamps I will need between now and the rate increase -- and then buy the 2 cent stamps at that time and take time to peel 2 stamps off for each piece of mail.MommyLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608956553350425075noreply@blogger.com