So Into Lady Antebellum

My last post was in January where I wrote about how I have been listening to country music.  Well, maybe I have not written in awhile because I have not stopped listening to these top country hits especially Lady Antebellum. 

Like my peeps, I have been Kickin’ It Country Style This New Year and my new favorite group is consuming the charts.  Right now, Lad Antebellum is taking up like 4 places on the country Top 10 list.

Of course, the song that everyone is raving about right now is the one called Need You Now.  It is a beautiful piece of music without a doubt and this song is one of everybody’s favorites.

However, my favorite country song right now of any group has got to this one called American Honey by LA.  This rules over the Need You Now track as it shows the groups diversity and exposes their true raw talent.

Plus, I fancy myself a bit of an American Honey 

I’ll start writing more lately guys and girls…I Promise!

Goin’ Country

Music needs to be an essential part of your life. I swear…it does. And this morning, I am listening to the top country hits and buying a few of them.

We all have our preferred type of music.  Mine is classic rock.  But just because it is your preference, this does not mean that you should be exclusive with THAT type of music.  You must broaden your horizons.  It’s a must!!!

For instance, I read an article called Lady Antebellum on Top of the Charts and, frankly, I had never hear of Lady Antebellum.  However, I gave them a listen and realized that I was missing out on something great.   You simply cannot limit yourself to one type of music.

There is another band that has piqued my interest this Sunday morning as well called Zac Brown Band.  I am not sure this fits in the country category as it sounds a bit bluegrass Rock N Roll to me.  Either way, I love it.  I also found some “live recordings” of Zac Brown and absolutely loved what they were putting out.

My point?  Music can drastically improve how you feel everyday.  If you are down, listen to some music–and music outside of your comfort zone–to really expand who you are and make you happier.

Trust me; it works.  After goin’ country this morning, I might just stay here for a bit

Is a Roth IRA a Good Idea

Lately, I have been investigating How To Open A Roth IRA as I am exploring my retirement options. 

Currently, I contribute almost the maximum to my 401k but do not save much beyond that so I am looking for other retirement vehicles.  It’s just hard to save money outside of my retirement fund because I like to spend it   Who doesn’t?

Anyway, if you do your retirement fund right, you will have a lot of money for your retirement years.  This is why I am trying to max out my 401k every year and looking for other vehicles as well so that I will have money when I retire. 

Thus, as I am investigating retirement options, two possibilities stick out:  an IRA or a Roth IRA.

I have realized that I can choose either of these and the main difference is that, with the IRA, the money is taxed when I take it and with the Roth IRA, the money is taxed before I put it in. 

This is a hard decision.  If I go with regular Roth, I have more money in my pocket now.  And if I go with Roth, I have more money in my pocket later and less now.  But retirement is for later, right?

Thus, I am going to open a Roth IRA and contribute the max each year of $5,000.  This will be less than $500 a month and will set me up nicely in my retirement years.  I will have to sacrifice a little right now but will have nothing to worry about later in life!

Martha in the Kitchen Cooking Salmon

Yesterday, I went to the market and wanted to cook something good because I am on a health kick.  So, what to cook I wondered? 

Well, I had read that Salmon is very good for you.  On a recent trip to Alaska, I actually went to a Salmon factory where they show you how the salmon are raised.

This is truly cool.  The Salmon are born, go live their lives, and then return to where they were born to die.  They have like a homing device.  I fully recommend this factory tour when you go to Alaska.

So, I am in the supermarket yesterday and I asked for Salmon.  They pointed me to the salmon and I chose one.  Then, a lady appeared behind me and said, “Don’t get that.  It’s farmed and not good for you.” 

I had read about this but almost accidentally bought farmed salmon which is not healthy and thus against my rules.  I finally found the fresh salmon and a detailed page on how to cook salmon and then I set about the process. 

Salmon is so delicate, much more so that steak.  But, in the end, I did an ok job and pleased myself and others.  With a little more practice, I think I’ll be able to make the perfect salmon!!!

Marth Esta Aprendiendo Espanol :)

How ’bout that? 

Martha is learning Spanish.  Got to throw everything in the mix right.  Where I live the population is now more than 20% Spanish but that is not really why I want to learn to speak Spanish.  It’s a reason but its not the main reason.

People have reasons for Expanding Their Horizons With Spanish and I have my own.  And they involve travel.  Recently, I was reviewing a list of countries that speak spanish and was quite enthused to realize that all of the places that I want to travel are Spanish speaking countries.

I mean, check this out:  Agentina, Columbia, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama…the only one missing will be Brazil and I hear that you can get by pretty well there too.  So, all of that is why I am learning Spanish.

I took a bunch of Spanish when I was younger–probably 9 years–and I don’t remember much more than Cerveza.  Pero, no importa!

Voy a aprender espanol amigos?  Que pienses en eso? 

A Laptop With 12.5 Hours Battery Life–Are You Kidding

I just read this ASUS Laptop Review and it claimed to have 12.5 hours of battery.  If this is true, I need this laptop.

I really can’t believe how far laptops have come in such a short amount of time.  Seriously, I have a Dell d410 that I bought just 2 years ago and I feel like that it is outdated already.

This ASUS laptop comes with huge hard drive, 3GB of memory, and lots of others goodies.  I think it mentions that it also has a built in camera too.

If all this is true, it will certainly be regarded as the best laptop computer of the Holiday season.

I am a little scared to purchase a laptop though.  I mean, I just got the one recently and it was quite expensive.  That is a huge investment to make just every few years.

But the question is…do I get the increased productivity back in dollars or entertainment. 

And the answer is yes.  So, I’m gonna get me the ASUS Laptop for Christmas this year!

Marta’s Online Ideas

There are realistic ways to approach the online business arena that can empower your entrepreneurial drive and put you on the right track to make money fast. There are free applications out there for Twitter as well but if you don’t know how to use it to make money in the first place then these are not going to help you. If you are interested in making money fast, perhaps twitter is the way to go.  When it comes to providing solutions, the easiest way to deliver is via a short report. Everyone is starting to use Twitter these days and it is very quickly starting to become the biggest social platform on the internet. Your moneymaking endeavors will change as you know more and so will the sum of cash you can bring in. The goal is to get as many Twitter followers as possible who are actually interested in what you have to tweet about. People get online everyday looking for solutions to their problems. Well, being perfectly honest, you can become quite wealthy from your online endeavors. Your moneymaking endeavors will change as you know more and so will the sum of cash you can bring in. Simply, you need to find your products and then promote them as an affiliate. Lets say you put together a short report showing people how to drop 20 lbs in 14 days.

If there is a sale through your website, you can expect the company to pay commission on every sale that you make from them. Take some time to challenge your old money beliefs. They hate spam and false info, so they are very quick to take it all out of their topics. Blog is not only a platform for sharing ideas and other stuffs online. Now since the key to making money online is solving problems, why not do a little research and create a short 6-15 page report showing people how to lose weight fast?

If it sounds too good to be true, it is. It’s the same on the internet. Companies will pay you by the hour or by the posts you publish to the blog. Unfortunately you and another 650,000 people will have that same problem by the end of this month. It’s because of the enormous number of lower paying websites flying onto the web, making is very difficult to pin point the better paying places, but I will solve that for you. Another is in using Google AdSense. There is work involved, so if you are looking for a quick fix that requires no work on your part then I can’t help you. Other people are a success within this business line, and if you are persistent and aim at learning each day, you can be a success too. Spend 15-30 minutes a day thinking of an idea to follow through with. I am talking about making money from your passion. Generally, bloggers who earn money by charging membership fee do have a membership website. All the things to work on this business such as products, training materials, etc are all provided. However, it is not the only thing you can do with the blogs. The more you understand about what makes the Internet spin, the more money you’ll find a way to make. In addition, what about checking your account and seeing the hundreds of dollars you made while you were asleep. Think of it like this, if the corner store on your street didn’t have any customers coming into the store, they wouldn’t ever be able to make money, right?

Every day millions of people flock to Google and other search engines looking for solutions to their problems. Generally, bloggers who earn money by charging membership fee do have a membership website. But if you work hard, learn how everything works and apply what you have learned, you can honestly expect to make a good living while working from the comfort of your home. Affiliate marketing is one of popular option for bloggers to earn money from internet. First, people read blogs everyday.

Just last month 165,000 people typed in the exact keywords “how to lose weight fast” in Google.

You can accept paid assignments from companies where you post favorable reviews about their products and services.