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Budget More For Vacation
Better fatten up your wallet before you take off on vacation this year. The AAA Annual Vacation Costs survey found that the overall cost for getting away is increasing by 5.4 percent over last year. AAA’s survey showed that a family of two adults and two children can expect to pay an average $261 per day for food and lodging. Lodging rates will average $141 a night, up nearly 9 percent from last year. Meals will cost $120, up nearly 2 percent from 2005.
Before You Make That Call…
Home-based business owners should take extra precautions before making an important telephone call to a client. You don’t want interruptions that make you sound like an amateur. So before you pick up the phone, run through this checklist to make sure you’re prepared:
The UPS guy will always arrive while you’re in the middle of a major phone call. Put a sign on your home’s front door that reads, “Please Don’t Knock or Ring the Doorbell.” If you have call waiting, disable the feature so your client won’t hear those few seconds of silence when another call tries to ring in. Turn off the ringer on your fax machine. Silence your cell phone. If kids are in the house, put a sign on your office door that tells them not to interrupt.
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