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Maribel Ibrahim

About Maribel

Maribel is a freelance writer and served as executive editor for the book "Finally Organized, Finally Free - For the Office", published in 2005.  She is a blogger (unworker.blogspot.com) and also writes for Examiner.com and Suite101, providing information on Wi-Fi technology and tips on organizing, finances, fitness, home management and family resources.

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Leave a note for your neighbor

John Thomas

9:35 am on Saturday, February 4, 2012

Individuals who make more than $100K are rich because the average person in AA county only makes $40K per year according to US census data. These $100K people can buy a condo instead of a house. They can skip buying internet and cable tv because its not a necessity. They can skip buying a smartphone and buy a cheap cell phone instead. They can buy a cheap car instead of a fancy one. They can have one child instead of several. They can learn that life is not all about gimme gimme gimme. $100K is more than enough for one person to live on.

Maribel Ibrahim

12:18 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Hey Valerie!
Small world! Actually, we didn't do the water tossing thing, but we did do a Puerto Rican version of caroling called parrandas. It's a cross between caroling and a progressive dinner. Great memories...
Thanks for the note and have a great New Year!

Valerie Avedon Gardiner

7:46 am on Monday, December 26, 2011

Maribel -- how did I miss that you are a Puertorrique(enye)a???? Your post about tradition -- oh my what memories! I grew up there -- does your family throw a bucket of water out the front door on New Year's Eve at midnight to wash away the bad luck and clean the slate for the New Year? FelizAnyo Nuevo to you!