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16 October 2021 | 6 replies
Some people cook some pretty interesting (spicey) meals and items fall into the burner elements cavities.
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1 December 2021 | 13 replies
...continuedMy late father grew up in the rural areas where that traditional hut is usually found.We would visit grandma usually on Easter, Christmas.The homestead usually has four-five huts spaced twenty metres apart in a homestead setup.One hut is a big Kitchen where the family gathers at meal time, the other huts are bedrooms for the parents, boys, girls etc...then one other could be a guestroom as space should a visitor comeThe huts are made from logs for the walls, with mud for plastering, then thatch for roofing supported by some poles.Usually fifty metres away is cattle kraal and goat pen.Milking of cows or goats sometimes would happen early morningThese rural areas also know as reserves unfortunately most were in poor /marginal agricultural areas hence a rural to urban migration has occurred.In Urban areas the land would be most owned by the council.Some former farms where annexed as the city grew.So the the Urban Council which is the local government owns a lot of land and residents register on the housing waiting list.Over time the council flights a tender for a developer to service some of its lands for the provision of houses for those on the waiting listBy service that is add roads, water connection, drainage and sewer pipeline and connect to electrical grid.The house lots are most divided into lots 200 -300square metres or whatever ideal size.The aim is to provide affordable housing for those on the register.The house built will be inspected and approved by council at foundation, roof level and finally the council issues a certificate of occupancy when house is complete and inspected as safe and up to standardNow specifically to your questions1) Yes there are some developers who not only service the land but also build some of the houses.I don't know if they rent these out but i know they sell them, sometimes with terms.Affordable houses have a going rate of USD20/room/month at the minimum.Brick wall with asbestos roofing2) The renter/buyers of these type of house could sometimes be a civil servant (i.e teachers, nurses, policemen etc), self-employed tradespeople, diaspora (those working outside the country desirous to invest back home)3)Anything of value is their salary, profits of their small business4) Hard to build?
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21 March 2023 | 100 replies
It's healthier for the overall economy.
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28 June 2023 | 19 replies
Plus, I get a little cardio in and it forces me to skip a meal which isn't the worst thing in the world for my weight
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10 October 2022 | 13 replies
It's free but you buy your own meal if you want one. ;-) There is no upselling and I don't have anything to sell at the get together.
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14 December 2023 | 14 replies
Success in any endeavor requires a combo of knowledge, time and money...there are no free meal tickets despite what you may see on TikTok.
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25 August 2015 | 221 replies
., go to the gym, and cook elaborate meals.
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26 October 2015 | 16 replies
The amount you rent your home to your L.L.C. will be determined by calling 3 local hotels and inquiring the price to rent a conference room with catered meals.
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15 January 2013 | 2 replies
For meal expenses while traveling overnight for a rental activity, one can use either an actual expense method for meals or standard meal allowance (utulizing per diem rates.
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10 June 2023 | 4 replies
. $22.50 for new doll clothes March 1, 2023).When a new purchase is wanted Butterfly Hair Barrets for $3.00, discuss it, and remind her of the other purchases she made, for how much and (How Often).It''s not about saving as much as learning to spend thriftily, Mrs Dolly goes on sale before school starts--why not buy then.Large jar = savings, small jar = spendables--with discussion--to get them to think before spending.Teach them to grocery shop (boys too), one at a time, (take turns) make a grocery list with her for 3 days worth of meals for the family.Teach them about sales on foods, and then go with her and let her pick and put in the cart as well as total up the costs on her phone as you go.When it's time to pay, give her the cash and let her put all the items on the checkout roller, as well as keep the amount she saved as payment for shopping for the family. 3/4 into savings 1/4 into spendings.Try to get them involved in prepping each of the meals they bought (one at a time) (boys too) so they can get a feel for (where the money goes).Two or three times of this--and they will probably be an expert at (saving) on the food bill, as well as getting some eperiances and confidence in the kitchen (vs play cooking or just making cookies with a parent).Good Luck!