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Volume 2, Issue 11

  15 Dec 2003

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News & Views by Kim Davis

 Ho, Ho, Ho, ya'll. I'm finally getting comfortable with the holiday season. The kids have one more week to go before they are released to languish around the Christmas tree and drool on the presents. My excellent husband has taken time he barely has to spare and hung lights outside and garland inside, and it finally FEELS like Christmas is coming. I got the cards into the mail, and my shopping is all done. (I'll worry about paying for it next month! But the author of this week's feature article, Kimberly Griffiths wrote a good book on debt management, and I've just subscribed to her newsletter - so hopefully she'll pull me through it!)

Talking about the feature article, this week it is ostensibly for the over 55's in the group. Kimberly G. found this wonderful organization, Elder Hostel, that caters to retirement age folks who want to learn and travel at reduced rates. But look a little deeper gang, because this is another one of those organizations that employs people. I surfed around the Elder Hostel website, and found job opportunities listed there.

Other places to catch me on the web:

Easy on the Egg Nogg if you've got to drive the sleigh!

- Kim ;-)

Feature

Passport Not Required

by Kimberly A. Griffith

The Elderhostel is the most unique travel organization I’ve ever come across offering outstanding opportunities for learning while traveling; not to mention meet new friends during your journey. The Elderhostel is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for people 55 and over. From New Hampshire to New Zealand, South Africa to South Dakota, Elderhostel offers you a world of educational opportunities - at exceptional values. Their tagline reads: "The world is our classroom. What do you want to learn?" There are over 10,000 programs sponsored by the Elderhostel every year! Some topics include:

  • National Parks
  • Houses and Gardens
  • Signature Cities
  • Food and Wine
  • Active Outdoor
  • Architecture
  • Marine Research
  • Ancient Histories
  • etc.

Regardless if you travel domestically or internationally, the Elderhostel promises “educational excellence, comfortable accommodations and delicious meals, extraordinary value, and warm camaraderie of fellow Elderhostelers.”

They have been running educational travel programs for over 25 years. From personal experience, I'm here to tell you that I'm a bit jealous of the stories my parents share upon return from their wonderful adventures domestically and internationally. Depending on where you live, there is even a commuter program so you can learn all day and sleep in your own bed at night.

The Elder Hostel now offers a new catalog for their 2003 programs specifically for North America entitled "United States and Canada." Here is how to reach the Elder Hostel for more information:

Toll-free: 1-877-426-8056

website: www.elderhostel.org

email: Website@elderhostel.org

This is an excerpt from:

ONE PAYCHECK AT A TIME, www.onepaycheckatatime.com, by Kimberly A. Griffiths, ISBN:1591133327. ONE PAYCHECK AT A TIME, a 200 page workbook, contains budget management exercises for an entire year of paychecks. The author, Kimberly A. Griffiths, has been through the vicious cycle of debt herself, and provides a no-nonsense system to managing your money paycheck to paycheck.

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