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“Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential.” John Wooden on Self-Control I’ll admit that the Baby Boomer in me was annoyed by Coach Wooden’s admonition to practice self-control by keeping emotions under control. After all, the whole emotional thing was one of the things that caused a big rift . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Runaway Emotions In yesterday’s post, I talked about how American women seem to focus more on being liked than being respected. But, as I’ve reflected upon this more, I’ve also been thinking about how modern “relationships” are so transient. We stick around only as long as our “needs” are being met. And so, we run around expecting everyone . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: The Fun of Making Friends (c. 1950) According to the venerable Pew Research Center, an “examination of the 13 cable and radio talk shows in [their] News Coverage Index found that 59% of their airtime last week was devoted to the health care debate.” As Pew points out, talk shows “include the debate-oriented programming that hammers away on polarizing issues.” What this means . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: Public Opinion in Our Democracy I had planned on showing this educational film about buying food tomorrow, but since my eyes are barely open, I will show it to you today and share the peach pie recipe with you tomorrow. This is a fun film that shows the value of careful shopping habits. It also explains the mysterious Grade A rating. Enjoy! Click . . . → Read More: Buying Food (1950)  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Coronet films, Money Management, Theatrical Thursday, home economics  grocery shopping Working Together Thank you for your kind words while I wasn’t feeling well. I am feeling much better today and am trying to play “catch-up.” For years and years (and I mean years) I used Quicken to manage my money. I was diligent about keeping track of what I spent. I had sub-categories–such as, “groceries: chocolate”– . . . → Read More: Why Budget? (1950) Sidetracked Home Executive Card File In many ways, I taught myself to be a homemaker. Sure I learned some basics from my mother but I didn’t learn the fine art of being a homemaker from her. I read some books and such but my first real “a-ha!” moments came when I checked some old books out . . . → Read More: An Organized Life and Home My very first credit card was from JC Penney with a credit limit of something like $200. I was either 23 or 24 and credit card companies hadn’t yet set up shop at colleges offering to give students free t-shirts in exchange for signing up for the credit card. I used it to buy . . . → Read More: Wise Use of Credit Believe it or not, this 10-minute gem from 1948 helped me understand why Washington keeps harping about “thawing out the credit industry.” I think one lesson we can draw from this film is the importance of getting to know our bankers. My mother-in-law has been banking at the same few banks for well over 40 years. . . . → Read More: Banks and Credit in 1948 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Coronet films, Money Management, Theatrical Thursday, home economics banking, credit Whenever I would use the f-word, people look at me horrified. Apparently we can cuss to our heart’s content, but mention frugality and people recoil. I’m not sure when “frugal” and “budget” became really-bad-words. But one thing I know, I wish I had learned to embrace frugal habits and the concept of budgeting long before I . . . → Read More: Managing Money Like Your Grandmother I last provided a link to a Coronet Film before the Wall Street meltdown. President-elect Barack Obama told us in his first press conference that companies are shedding jobs like crazy because of the current economic climate. This educational film, from 1949, provides instruction on how to ensure that we are deemed essential to a company. . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: How to Keep Your Job |
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