This is going to be one heck of a summer for me. Two of my best friends are getting married, not to each other, and one friend is pregnant with twins. That's a lot of events to plan and attend, and money to spend.

I can't believe that I am old enough to have friends getting married and having babies. It makes me feel like an adult and I don't ever want to feel that way. LOL! When I was younger, I always thought that by 21 I would be married and by 25, I'd be knocked up.

Tried to Create a Budget?
By ChaChanna Simpson

Here's a familiar scenario: You get paid on Friday, the weekend comes and goes and by Monday you're broke with, if you are lucky, $20 to your name and you can't remember what you bought.

It happens to a lot of us but there is a way to stop the madness. Create a budget. A budget can help you save money up front, plan your expenses, prevent you from swimming in debt, get you out of debt and put you on the path to financial freedom.

The Causes Of Acne And How To Avoid Them
By Steve William

If you aren't a sufferer of the effects of acne, feel lucky. Acne is one of the most common skin diseases in the United States, affecting some 17 million people. By definition, it occurs when the pores of the skin are plugged, where the natural oil, called sebum, can't reach the pore's surface.

Doctors believe that it could be the overproduction of sebum that contributes to the clogging of pores, which results in the formation of pimples and zits. All of this occurs especially around the time of puberty, adolescence and even into adulthood.

Problems with severe acne can go on for years, even into one's forties or fifties.

Surviving the Three Pitfalls of Business Ownership
By Michael Simmons

The morning sun sheds its brilliance and warmth on your sleeping face. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Finally, after half an hour of lying in bed, you decide to get up and start your morning routines. Your work day officially starts fifteen minutes later as you stumble to your computer, still wearing what you woke up in, coffee in hand. And so goes the life of the entrepreneur. You get to decide when, how long, who with, where and what you work on. No boss. No politics.

While this idyllic life might be the reality for some entrepreneurs, it certainly isn't guaranteed. In reality, every entrepreneur has a unique experience depending on their decisions and plain, old luck. And while good luck may be hard to control, making good decisions isn't.

As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Name: Robert Gerald

Occupation: Avionic System Engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Subsidiary of United Technologies) / Co-CEO of R&R Investment Group, LLC.

What is an Avionic Engineer?
Avionic Engineers are involved in defining system architecture to satisfy a customer requirement. This architecture is analyzed and decomposed to specify the functional requirements of each line replacement unit (LRU) of the system. For each LRU, requirements are specified that will enable hardware and software design.

Tell me a little more about R&R Investment Group.
R&R Investment Group is a company that entails a team of professionals providing quality representation relating to immaculate real-estate properties. Our vision is to be the exception in the real estate industry, a company that is service oriented rather than transaction oriented with advisors who are client focused, not deal focused.

At R&R Investment Group, LLC, we are convinced that the key to creating a true investment company in the Real Estate field is an intense focus on the values that guide its people's actions.

Connecticut
June 2 | Torrington
Poetry Performance | Artwell Gallery & Community Arts Center | 19 Water Street | 7-9 p.m.| Admission: Donation. | A powerful evening of raw expression. Presented by the teenage girls at Touchstone, a residential treatment and healing facility in Litchfield county. Original poems are read. Refreshments available. For more information call 860- 482-5122 or visit http://artwellgallery.org

New York
June 7 | Manhattan
Museum Mile Festival | Museum Mile | Fifth Avenue 82nd to 105th Streets | New York's biggest block party and visual art celebration! Visit all nine Museum Mile Festival museums for free from 6pm- 9pm. See live music, street performers, and participate in art activities for kids. This event happens rain or shine. For more information call 212- 606-2296 or visit http://www.museummilefestival.org/

New Jersey
June 1-19 | Cape May
16th Annual Cape May Music Festival | Mid- Atlantic Center for the Arts | 1048 Washington St. | Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday 8-10 pm | Admission: $15-$22 | Four weeks of world class orchestral and chamber music performances along with a World Traditions Series, featuring the festival's Orchestra-in-Residence, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and the New York Chamber Ensemble. For more information call 609-275-4278 or visit http://www.capemaymac.org