Great Volunteer Organization in Greater PortlandNeed some inspiration to get involved in your community? www.handsonportland.org connects volunteers with people in need of help in the greater Portland, Oregon area. You can help someone build their house, tutor a child, drive seniors to the movies, care for an abandoned pet, build a hiking trail, paint someone’s house, or any other thing. [...] Advice From Someone I Met TodayI had a training session for a new job today and noticed the woman teaching me looked great for her age (which I didn’t know, but assumed something like mid-50s). The skin on her face was very smooth with hardly any wrinkles and I couldn’t find one gray strand in her beautiful dark blond hair. [...] Special Message for Seniors & Disabled Whose Mortgages are Under WaterA recent article in “The New York Times” by Richard H. Thaler expresses a realistic view of the problems of mortgages on houses that are greater than the value of the house. The following excerpts of Thaler’s article should be considered in determining if it is worth continuing to rent a house from a mortgage [...] « go back |







