Suzanne Schaffer

Taking a break in this post from teaching to share a life story.  I had a recent shopping experience that was pretty life changing. If I encountered this every time I shopped I'm sure I'd shop more often. We were in Toronto for a baseball game. Yes, I know I'm anti-sports, but it was for my people. There are things you do when you love someone.  But don't ask me to do it again anytime soon. We booked an Airbnb which was an apartment just a couple blocks from the baseball stadium. We had the entire place to ourselves. If you haven't traveled with Airbnb yet you need to check it out. Click here to save $40 on your first trip!  We paid about half of what a downtown hotel room would have cost. The apartment was in the perfect location and we were able to walk to the downtown mall, the Toronto Eaton Center. This place was bustling and was fabulous. By the time we walked there we were hot and had been rained on. None of us looked our best, but we walked throug...

Kelsey shared her pictures on Facebook from her recent vacation and her excitement over her adventures was squelched by someone chastising her for spending too much money on her travels. This led her to explain herself. She shared how hard she and her husband work in their family business, how she searches for deals on accommodations, and how she saves at every turn. I ached for her as she tried to give an explanation where none was due.  Jealously is a fiery hot weapon. It burns anyone it comes in contact with, whether you hold it or it scorches you in the hands of others.  We've an independently owned coffee shop in the downtown business section of the town I live in. It opened earlier this year and a few months ago I heard murmurings of a second coffee shop opening not too far from my new favorite one. On the day it opened we visited our favorite coffee shop. I walked in and said, "I heard there was a new coffee shop opening in town today so we came here," tryi...