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It's more than being thrifty!

As my Save Hard Spend Smart experience comes to an end, and Milo’s celebrates 10 years of business, I’ve had a chance to reflect on some of the lessons learned over the past couple of months. When I started blogging for Save Hard Spend Smart...

Posted to Business Savings by Milo's Cafe on 06-30-2010

Not one to give up....

In April of last year, I set a goal to save $8,000 to put toward a down payment on a house. What happened over the next couple of months – most notably the change in the economy and housing market – would not only affect my savings, but also...

Posted to Mortgage Savings by Shannon on 06-30-2010

Nights & weekends, room by room

Last summer, we set a goal to finish our kitchen remodel project. We agreed to share our journey with the Save Hard Spend Smart community, and gather tips and feedback to help us make the most of our money. As we moved through the process, it became obvious...

Posted to Personal Savings by Bridget & John on 06-30-2010

Farmers Market

We have been thoroughly enjoying the farmers market on Saturday mornings. We stock up on all of our fruits & veggies for the week and have been trying out a bunch of new recipes. The farmers have had great advice on alternative ways to prepare vegetables...

Posted to Personal Savings by Bridget & John on 09-09-2009

Filed under: farmers market, local food

and the daily work continues.

In our past few postings that weren't about our anniversary I've been discussing where we've been able to save and goals for the immediate future. We've come to the conclusion that the place that we can really save is in our labor cost...

Posted to Business Savings by Milo's Cafe on 09-05-2009

Thank you and A Round of Applause to ALL REGIONS!

Hello Green Team! We'd like to express our deepest thanks to Clark County for supporting us in the Click 4A Cause Campaign, and to Umpqua Bank for inviting us to partner in this fun, new campaign. This effort will allow YWCA Clark County to continue...

Posted to ywca by YWCA on 09-03-2009

Filed under: Umpqua, YWCA, garden, Kids Unlimited, Winner, Boys and Girls Club

Thank You & Congrats

We'd like to express our gratitude to our community for supporting us in the Click 4A Cause Campaign, and to Umpqua Bank for selecting us to paricipate. The campaign has provided the Boys & Girls Club with $10,000 to implement our BE SMART: Teen...

Posted to boys and girls club by Boys and Girls Clubs on 09-03-2009

What a great business this is!

We had our anniversary celebration last evening. We have got such a great, loyal group of friends of Milo's! Marianne and I were humbled by the turnout. It was SRO on a midweek evening. We had such a great group that was enjoying the restaurant, the...

Posted to Business Savings by Milo's Cafe on 09-03-2009

BE SMART Curriculum: Weeks 7 & 8

Week Seven: YAHOO FINANCE! Investing, CDs and compound interest The trick of the trade - how to barter and trade Week Eight: Shopping Field Trip and Cook Off Teams will shop on a budget and cook for other members of the teen center. It will be a competition...

Posted to boys and girls club by Boys and Girls Clubs on 09-02-2009

The YWCA Garden of Eatin'

Good day gardeners! Last week the YWCA hosted an open work party to get growing! Community members, supporters, employees, and Umpqua associates joined the festivities. Big thanks go out (again!) to Yard N Gardenland for another 12 yards of four-way mix...

Posted to ywca by YWCA on 09-02-2009

Filed under: Umpqua, YWCA, garden, Y's Care, Yard N Gardenland, Portland Nursery, safechoice

The Importance Of Teen Financial Literacy

Check out this Money Blog from Consumer Reports.com. Just another reason why we're helping our teens BE MONEY SMART. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/money/2009/05/jumpstart-coalition-financial-literacy-literate-illiterate-high-school-college-fail...

Posted to boys and girls club by Boys and Girls Clubs on 08-31-2009

Popsicle Pop-In

Last week was a hot one so the Y hit the streets! We visited each Umpqua store armed with icy treats! Our goal was to promote our garden green- And rally the associates to join our team! The votes keep on coming and we're doing our best To pass the...

Posted to ywca by YWCA on 08-28-2009

Filed under: Umpqua, YWCA, garden, popsicle

BE SMART CURRICULUM: Weeks 5 & 6

Week Five: "Up and Out" Budgeting for being on your own/leaving for college Scavenger Hunt: researching the costs of living in the dorms, living off campus and in your own apartment during school; all the costs involved with going to school...

Posted to boys and girls club by Boys and Girls Clubs on 08-27-2009

Milo's is having our 10th anniversary.

I haven't been very attentive to our blog the last couple of weeks. We're deep in into preparations for our tenth anniversary celebration here at Milo's on September 1st. We're readying for a celebration of that anniversary with family...

Posted to Business Savings by Milo's Cafe on 08-25-2009

Laugh & Learn About Personal Finance

Funny Money Track-o-Matic Find out where you may be wasting your money and how you can save more by cutting out costs such as coffee and take-out. http://www.investored.ca/featured-topics/Pages/laugh-and-learn-about-personal-finance.aspx Source: These...

Posted to boys and girls club by Boys and Girls Clubs on 08-21-2009

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