You can also monitor and limit minute, text and data usage for as many as 10 devices on your Verizon account. With Verizon's Family Base option, you can block calls from both domestic and international numbers, email addresses and instant messenger screen names, as well as restricted, unavailable or private numbers. The service also lets you block calls during a certain time of day and prevent outgoing calls to 411 directory assistance. Choose the, "Controls," option, followed by the, "Blocked Contacts," tab. Locate the line to which you want to block calls, and choose the, "Add Blocks," option. Select whether the number is a domestic or international number from the drop-down box. Click, "Add." Choose whether it's an email address or screen name from the drop-down box. Click, "Add." After you click, "Add Blocks," however, check the box next to, "Block Restricted, Unavailable and Private Numbers." Click, "Add."
++++++++++
One-sentence summary -- Block as many as 20 contacts permanently for just $5 each month. Visit Verizon's Family Base page. Enter the name of the contact to be blocked, as well as the phone number to be blocked, in the appropriate fields. Block unwanted messages from email addresses and screen names using the same process and entering the email address or screen name into the, "Contact Info," field. Block all calls from restricted, unavailable and private numbers using the same steps.

Q: St. Lucia Day processions are traditionally done by children and teenagers. There isn't a required number of participants, but you need at least one older girl to portray St. Lucia. Other girls will be her Maidens, and boys participate as Star Boys. Very young children often participate as elves, gingerbread people, or other mythological creatures. If you don't live in Sweden, contact your local Swedish cultural association to ask for volunteers. Ask your family and friends! You can also try posting a request for volunteers on your local neighborhood message boards. The procession should take place on the evening of December 13th, when it's dark enough for the candles to give off lots of light. You can hold the procession indoors or outdoors--some suitable places include parks, churches, Swedish cultural associations, or even your own neighborhood streets. St. Lucia and her Maidens wear long-sleeved white dresses with a red sash and red stockings. You can buy all of these at most big clothing stores, but you can also sew them yourself. St. Lucia also wears an evergreen wreath (often called a crown) with seven candles on her head. Premade St. Lucia wreaths are available, but you can also make one yourself. Star Boys wear white robes with a white cone-shaped hat with stars on it--very similar to a wizard's hat. You can easily make the hats out of white posterboard and star cutouts. You will need one candle for each participant, as well as seven candles for St. Lucia's wreath. Electric candles are recommended for safety. Make sure you have printouts of the traditional St. Lucia Day song. This is especially important if you plan to sing it in Swedish but have participants who don't speak the language. Make sure all the lights in the room or outside are off. Everybody should have their candle on before the procession begins! In the actual procession, St. Lucia walks ahead, with the Maidens immediately behind her. The Star Boys and other participants walk behind the Maidens. Traditionally, the procession would go along the entire main street of the town, but nowadays it is much shorter. The procession can be as short as a walk up the main aisle of the church. After the walk is completed, St. Lucia stands in the center, with the Maidens in a semicircle behind her and the other participants along the sides and back of the semicircle. St. Lucia leads the whole group in singing the St. Lucia Day song, either in Swedish or in translation. You can listen to the Lucia song in Swedish here.
A: Find your participants. Schedule the procession. Buy or make the dresses for Lucia and the Maidens. Buy or make the wreath. Find costumes for the boys. Buy white candles. Print out song lyrics and music. Turn off the lights and light the candles. Walk in the procession. Sing the Lucia song.

Article: . Financial discipline is a vital aspect of financial independence. The ultimate goal is living within your financial means, both short- and long-term. Pay attention to the ways you're spending money. Perhaps the most important aspect of preparing yourself to become financially independent is ensuring that you are not spending more than you're making. Fortunately, there are several methods to track your spending: Use a ledger or a spreadsheet. The manual approach is great way to start, as it makes you keenly aware of every expense. Whatever you use, the act of entering every expense into a database of your expenses will keep you better informed of your own spending patterns. Use free accounting software. Once you have multiple bank accounts, and different types of income and expenditures, your ability to organize the corresponding information may demand more than your spreadsheet skills can handle. Online platforms such as Personal Capital and Mint are free and immensely helpful. For more specific advice, see How to Manage Your Money Wisely. With an eye towards making immediate improvements in your financial behavior, evaluate how you spend most of your money. There are everyday expenses many people often overlook that can hamper your ability to live within your financial means. Because a handful of expenses consume most of your budget, pursue these first and minimize common types of spending. Minimize rent or mortgage payments. Choose your home based on the cost of living in the area. Go for as little home as you're comfortable in both when buying or renting. Consider purchasing a duplex and renting out one side or renting out rooms in your home. Reduce your reliance on vehicles. Vehicles not only diminish the quality of our environment, they are also associated with substantial financial costs. Walking, biking, and taking the bus will reduce your spending immediately. Clothing, food, and leisure are areas in which many people spend far more than is appropriate, given their income. Remember that even everyday decisions regarding your method of transportation or eating habits can be the difference between overspending and being able to begin saving for financial independence. Buy what you can used. Thrift stores and craigslist offer high quality items for only a fraction of what they would cost new. Do it yourself. From home repair to vegetable gardening, you can save money (and increase your worldly wisdom) by taking matters into your own hands. There's also an undeniable sense of satisfaction fixing something yourself or growing the ingredients to make yourself a salad from your own yard. Understand that debt does not necessarily prevent you from becoming financially independent. Also recognize that you don't need to pay it off as quickly as possible. Pay off debt steadily, but within your ability to do so while achieving financial stability. Most importantly, do not take on unnecessary debts. When paying off debt, start with high-interest debt, like credit cards and auto loans, before paying off student loans. Don't take on new debt. Your education is a reasonable expense to take out loans for, as it is an investment in yourself. Even a car loan can be justifiable if it is the only way you can afford to buy a vehicle. Continually increasingly credit card debt, however, is blatantly irresponsible. Not only is taking on new debt a clear sign that you are not living within your means, continually acquiring debt will ensure that you are unable to achieve financial independence. Never finance a vacation, new clothes, or even unnecessary food purchases with a credit card. A good rule to follow: only take on debt for investments, not for lifestyle. If you've compiled a large amount of debt and are struggling to improve your financial position, see How to Negotiate Your Personal Debts.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Develop a budget Reduce major expenses. Diminish unnecessary spending. Handle debt responsibly.