11-Year-Old Donates $10.03 Savings to Police in Memory of His Grandfather

dinsdag 17 september 2013

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by Emily Abbate 2 hours ago

I think we can all agree we've seen our fair share of too-cute-for-words kids in the last few weeks. But Max Siepert, an 11-year-old from Greenfield, Wisconsin, takes the cake for me today. Two days after the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Max walked to his local police station from a friend's house nearby and told the woman at the desk he wanted to make a donation to the police. The price tag? His savings of a whopping $10.03. The kicker? Max left before the woman could even get his name!

In an effort to identify and thank the good Samaritan, the Greenfield police department posted the surveillance footage of the boy stopping by the station to their Facebook page. With the help of the local community, the police were then able to identify Siepert.

Just wait, though, until you hear WHY Max donated the $10.03. That, and what his mother did when she found out!

Max learned about the courage of the firemen and police officers who responded to the 9/11 tragedy and wanted to help out. Max's hard-earned $10.03 was made over time by soliciting donations at backyard talent shows. The 11-year-old also mentioned that he wanted to honor the memory of his grandfather, a police officer who was killed in 1974 in the line of duty. Wow, that's just too cute.

"One day that [amount] is going to make a difference," Max said in an interview for a local news station. "If every person would do that, we would have such a great world."

Now this is a kid who was raised well. His mom was so proud of him, in fact, that she actually matched his $10.03 donation. Their donation is now destined for a Wisconsin girl in need of a kidney transplant.

Watch the entire story behind Max's generous donation, here:

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Ergo Baby Carriers, as Low as $69.90 at Rue La La—Rare Savings!

donderdag 5 september 2013

Ergo Baby Carriers, as Low as $69.90 at Rue La La—Rare Savings!

Through September 7, RueLaLa.com is offering Ergo Baby carriers on sale for up to 41% off! Ergo Baby discounts are few and far between, so these are great prices!

Rue La La has dropped the price on the Ergo Baby from $115.00 to $69.90! Compare at Amazon.com for $108.00.

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Woman's 'Dream Patio' Becomes Her Worst Nightmare After Contractor Makes Off With Her Savings (VIDEO)

dinsdag 3 september 2013

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by Mary Fischer 1 hour ago

Every time I hear a story about someone getting screwed out of their hard earned cash by a contractor, it makes me more and more leery of doing any sort of renovation to my house.

Take Michelle Beutler, for example -- a woman who saved up her money for 10 years in order to have a flagstone patio put into her backyard. As you will hear in this video, she hired a landscaper and he completed the job -- but after he cashed her almost $5,500 check, things went into the crapper pretty quickly.

Just wait until you hear how this dude conned her!

Doesn't stuff like this make your blood boil? And can you believe this guy wasn't even licensed?

Ugh. We've been talking about finishing our bonus room and basement and putting in a nice stone patio down the road. But I'm so worried that something like this will happen to us and we'll wind up getting duped.

It just seems almost impossible to know who you can trust when hiring someone. The only way we'll ever bite the bullet is if we get great referrals from friends or, at the very least, solid references from the contractors in question. But what if they turn out to be shady too? (You never know.)

And I'll go absolutely nuts if we wind up getting mixed up with someone who leaves us broke and with a huge mess on our hands -- especially considering how much dough we'll have to fork over to achieve the look we want with our house.

Sigh. Sometimes I really think it would be easier to just pack up and move to a home that has every single feature we're hoping to eventually have in this one. At least that way we won't have to get any potentially dishonest third parties involved. (Except for the realtor. Oh boy.)

Have you ever had an issue with a contractor?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Fischer

is the writer behind The Mommyologist, and the mom of a future famous comedian. Her current loves include cosmopolitans, reality TV, and shoes that don't pinch her feet.

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