THE REASONS WE SELL OUR HOMES _ Property owners put their homes on the market for various reasons, including for being haunted. According to a survey (commissioned by online real estate agent Strike), the top reasons we put our homes up for sale are:
- To have a bigger home
- Wanting a yard/bigger yard
- For a change of scene
- Want a bigger kitchen
- Want a bigger living room
WE MARRY PEOPLE WITH OPPOSITE SPENDING HABITS _ Frustrated by your spouse’s spending habits? It might be why you married them, according to researchers (at Wharton School of Finance and Northwestern University). Surveys of married adults suggest that opposites attract when it comes to emotional reactions toward spending. The researchers found that people who generally spend less than they would ideally like to spend, and those who spend more than they would like to tend to marry each other. That’s even though most single people say they would be happiest marrying someone with similar spending habits to their own.
WATERMELON DAY IS COMING _ Sunday (August 3) is National Watermelon Day.
• Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries.
• In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.
• By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.
• Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.
• The first cookbook published in the United States in 1796 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles.
• Each year over 4 billion pounds of watermelon are produced in the United States.
