Tamsen Butler

Meeting Your Match Online: The Complete Guide to Internet Dating and Dating Services Including True Life Date Stories is an interesting take on the internet dating scene, that claims that 22 million people have visited a dating site in a month in 2008. That’s a lot of people, which explains why there are so many dating sites on the web. It seems that people are tried of the bar scene and would rather use the net to find a mate by narrowing down their age, religious affiliations, education, expectations, interests and hobbies before you ever meet them for coffee or whatever. But these dating sites have their disadvantages as well, like their personality is not as described, they don’t match their photo, or they have lied about their history.

Being single, I was interested in reviewing this book. There are dozens of real-life stories from people have successfully used dating sites and they give great tips on what to do and not to do in your profile. The book covers popular paid sites like eHarmony, PerfectMatch,com, Yahoo! Personals, and many others, even some you have never heard of. I enjoyed reading the book and recommend it to anyone who has or is interested in online dating sites.… (mer)

We constantly hear of teenagers or college students, once of out of school, getting themselves in to desperate financial situations because of their lack of discipline or knowledge. Once on their own it seems like every credit card company gets their address and bombards them with enticing advertising. As well, student loans are easy to get and just as easy to spend not anticipating they will have to be repaid with a high interest attached.
This book is a very important component of the teen or young adult's reading material before embarking on their own. Much of the information isn't taught at school and in many cases never discussed with parents. Also, in many cases the parents themselves aren't well versed in financial matters.
I believe Tamsen Butler covers all the necessary aspects of providing information so as not to get into debt or succumb to easy loans or credit cards. She also covers spending, saving, and budgeting. I specifically like her explanation about creditors and the "games they play." As well, Tamsen covers areas such as different kinds of debt, responsibility, and credit reports. From what I can see nothing was missed to give the young person the basics of sound financial management.
I do recommend this book be given to every teen before they leave home and embark on their own. It may the best investment in their lives.… (mer)