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Financial Fitness Friday – Getting Started

Welcome to Financial Fitness Friday If you’re following our Facebook Page you already know that we went on a hunt for Dave Ramsey last week. Actually, we went to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Dave Ramsey’s Financial Counselor Training class at Financial Peace Plaza. WOW… What a great experience that was. The training was world-class, the accommodations

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Wylie Last Monday Trade Days

Wylie Last Monday Trade Days opens this weekend June 21-23!! It’s time for the GRAND OPENING of the newest trade days market in the DFW area! The gates open this Friday at 8 a.m. so come on out and check out this exciting new venture! The Wylie Last Monday Trade Days are located right off

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Who Wants the Greatest Career on the Planet?

It’s that one time a year when The Greatest Career on the Planet becomes available. That’s right, the Irving Fire Department is accepting applications for Firefighters! Here is the official notice: FIREFIGHTER THE CITY OF IRVING WILL BE ADMINISTERING AN ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF FIREFIGHTER ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013. THE EXAM WILL BE

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Heroes and Sons – Happy Fathers Day

Heroes and Sons – You don’t raise Heroes, you raise Sons. And if you treat them like Sons, They turn out to be HEROES. On this Fathers Day, I would like to thank my dad for teaching me the value of Service to Others. I remember seeing him leave for work wearing his uniform and

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Update on Injured Houston Fire Captain

Here is an update on Captain William Dowling who was severely burned in the motel fire that killed 4 Houston Firefighters. He has had both legs amputated and is the only firefighter injured in the fire who is still in the hospital. The 40-year-old just had surgery to insert a catheter so that he can

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Firefighters Stand-Down for Safety

The memorial service for the fallen Houston Firefighters was today. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! Starting Friday July 7th – STAND-DOWN FOR SAFETY!!! The Texas Fire Chief’s Association, State Firemen’s and Fire Marshal’s Association, Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, and the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office are asking the Texas Fire Service to Stand-down for Safety.

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Preschoolers Help Firefighters Dress for Success

Knowing about firefighters and their equipment can help reduce children’s fear of the unknown and help them understand how to act and what to expect if there is a fire. The fire department often goes to schools and visits with the kids about fire safety and fire prevention. Fire prevention divisions have staff specifically trained

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Is it a Seller’s Market in the Lone Star State?

Is it a Seller’s Market in the Lone Star State? Texas weathered the national recession better than most states. Affordable home prices, continued job growth, and Texans’ can-do attitude have all helped. But has the pendulum already swung back to a seller’s market in the Lone Star State, with home prices creeping up again and

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Murphy Fire Department in Movember

Nope, it’s not a typo… Movember is a word! It’s not yet a familiar pink ribbon but it is becoming a very distinctive male expression to raise awareness, and funds, for prostate and testicular cancer. According to the Movember web site, Once registered at www.movember.com, men start Movember 1st clean shaven. For the rest of the month, these

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