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I don’t mind admitting that I’ve been putting off this Duda review for almost two weeks now.
You see, when I first tested it, I had trouble wrapping my head around exactly who Duda would suit best.
Now I’ve come back to it with a fresh pair of eyes, I’m really glad I did!
Note: Just before we get started, I’d like to point out that this review is based on DudaOne (the general website builder) and not DudaMobile.
Duda Overview – For Those In a Hurry!
2. Ease of Use – Maybe It’s Just Me?
6. What Do Others Think of Duda?
Good looking modern templates or start with a blank canvas.
Personalize your website for certain visitors.
Robust, easy to use eCommerce platform.
Your site will look great on phones & tablets.
Expect a slight learning curve.
No live help available (tutorials and email support only).
Not the cheapest option out there.
Premium Plans: Ranging from $14.25 – $22.50/month (or $299 one-off payment).
Recommendation: Duda’s mainly for individuals and agencies looking to create client websites.
Having said that, I also recommend it if you want to create your own great looking business website (national or international) on a rock-solid platform. That is as long as you don’t mind a slight learning curve).
It’s not right for you if you just want something simple to use, you’re creating a membership site or a standalone blog in which case Weebly will suit you better.
One of the first tasks before getting stuck in will be to choose a template for your website.
Duda gives you over 100 themes to choose or if you’d rather, you can start from scratch with a blank template.
They’re filed away into categories such as business, restaurant, portfolio, one-pager, store, and blog and they all come with sample text and images which you can quickly swap out for your own.
For example, my test site came with a home about, services, and contact page all ready to go which is a great time-saver for people like me who about as far away from a professional designer as you can get!
Regardless of which template you choose, it’ll automatically shrink-down to fit phones and tablets and you can view how they’ll look on said devices at any point from the main editor screen.
Good news if you’re a beginner as you’ll have a fair amount of freedom to customize your site on the front end including fonts, colors, background, and layout.
For more advanced users, Duda allows you to tinker around under the hood by giving you access to your sites code (HTML and CSS). This feature is available on the Business+ plan.
The only thing to be aware of is once you’ve chosen your template, you can’t change it. Although a little annoying, it’s fairly common practice amongst other platforms I’ve reviewed.
The website editor was the main reason I decided to leave Duda alone at first before coming back to it.
You can edit the existing text and upload your own images directly on the page. It’s also easy to add new pages, text blocks, image galleries, maps, form, and buttons all from the main control panel.
But the more you dig, the more options you’ll be met with and I don’t mind admitting I found it a little overwhelming at first.
I also had a tough time trying to align certain elements like my website title and images on my test site.
In fact, you could even say I got a little frustrated!
The situation wasn’t helped when I decided to go and check out other professional Duda reviews to see what people thought and to my surprise, most said how easy it is…huh?
However, when I came back to it and actually read some of the very helpful tutorials (that’s what they’re there for right?), I quickly got to grips with it and turns out it isn’t that difficult after all!
It’s just like anything in life, easy when you know how and Duda reminds me a little of Squarespace in that sense.
In this section, I wanted to give you a quick overview of how Duda’s editor works to save you from the same frustrations that I had.
Rows: Your website pages (including sample content) are made up of “rows” that take up the width of the page. You can add and delete as many rows as you wish.
Columns: Inside each row, you have “columns” which is where you can add widgets such as text blocks and images. You can have multiple columns in each row.
Sections: “Sections” are premade pieces of content such as menu’s, testimonials, features etc which can be added to a particular row and can then be edited to save you having to create them from scratch.
Personalize your visitors’ experience: Duda has a cool feature called the Personalization Tool. It’s something I haven’t seen anywhere else and I love it! It allows you to set different rules for certain visitors. For example, you can set a rule so that a welcome message or video pops up for visitors from the US only. Another example, you can have a click-to-call button pop up for anyone visiting from a mobile device. There are 16 pre-set rules or you can design your own.
Contact form: You can create anything from a simple contact form making it easy for people to get in touch, or you can customize the form further for quotations or even surveys.
Social Media: You’ll find all of your favorite follow and share buttons for a seamless integration between your website and social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ Youtube, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn. Oh, and they’re customizable to boot!
Customer reviews: If you have existing Yelp reviews you can drag over the Yelp widget and display them on your page. Failing that, choose one of the great looking Testimonial sections (below) and manually edit them.
Bookings/appointment scheduling: Unlike Wix, Duda doesn’t have a native platform where clients can schedule their own appointments directly through your website. You can, however, add a third-party application using the HTML widget (which can found in the main menu). I was told by customer services that they recommend Calend.ly.
Newsletter: As with bookings, there isn’t an in-house email newsletter solution. What you can do is, create a great looking opt-in form (using the standard form builder) to capture your visitor’s email address and connect the form with an external email marketing provider such as MailChimp or Constant Contact.
Members login: While you can choose to password protect certain pages of your site, there isn’t a way to create any type of membership website.
Multilingual: While most website builders simply tell you to use Google Translate (which is hardly ideal), I’m pleased to say that Duda offers one of the best ways to create a bilingual or multilingual website that I’ve come across so far. It’s both user & search engine friendly and covers all of the main languages.
Search engines: Access your SEO settings on a sitewide and page-by-page basis. You’ll be able to edit page URL’s, titles, descriptions, and Duda will automatically create a sitemap which you can then submit to Google and Bing. Your website will come with SSL security (the little green padlock in your visitor’s browser) for their piece of mind and you can add alt descriptions to images for your visually impaired visitors. All of which can help give you a little bump in the search results.
Visitor stats: The in-house tools will show you how many visitors you’ve had and which pages they visited on your website. Alternatively, you can use Google Analytics.
Blogging: Once you’ve created your site, you can add a blog in just a couple of clicks from the admin panel. The platform’s easy to use and you can add an author name, date, tags, and share buttons to your posts. There’s a recent posts widget, search box, and you can backup all of your content. Personally, I’d like to be able to categorize and schedule posts, as well as have a built-in comments platform as you currently have to use Facebook comments or Discus.
eCommerce: In a word, Duda’s store is powerful! You can create a store right off the bat and use one of their dedicated eCommerce templates or you can add a store to your site down the road to sell your physical or digital products. You can even sell up to 10 items as a free member which is something you don’t see every day. All of the basic features you’d expect are there such as product variants, SKU’s, weights, ability to offer discounts and accept credit cards, PayPal, phone order, and cash on delivery. In addition, you can display real-time shipping rates from carriers such as UPS and the tax rate will automatically be set depending on the customers’ region or country.
Duda has plenty of easy to follow, detailed tutorials available in the knowledge base which will be your first port or call should you find yourself in need of a little guidance (I know I did!).
Failing that, you can get in touch with the customer support team via email. I’ve contacted them a couple of times now and received replies in less than 10 hours.
As I touched upon earlier, there isn’t currently a way to get instant help such as phone or live chat and I for one would love to see at least one of these added in the not too distant future.
Having recently reviewed a string of uninspiring, weaksauce website builders, I found Duda to be a breath of fresh air.
When it comes to customer reviews, they can sometimes be a very fickle thing. Many people don’t tend to leave them unless they have a complaint so imagine my surprise when the majority of the 53 reviews I sifted through on G2Crowd were overwhelmingly positive and Duda achieved an average score of 4.3 out of 5.0.
What people like: Many customers who left reviews were part of an agency and praised Duda for their supportive and forward-thinking staff. They also like that you have enough tools to manipulate your website to meet your specific needs.
What they didn’t like: Many people said that they couldn’t find anything negative about their experience. After digging a little further, one customer said they’d like to see a “map” of all the menus and submenus. Another user said that there’s a learning curve involved (which I definitely agree with). Others said it was lacking membership features, calendar/scheduling tool, and one user was disappointed as they didn’t have access to their site’s database.
It’ll only take you a minute to figure out which plan you need as there’s only 1 free plan and 2 premium plans.
The free plan, although it contains ads and you won’t have access to some features such as site languages, it’s still fairly flexible and you can even sell up to 10 products.
Premium plan 1) Business+ – Multilingual capability, SSL security, remove ads, designer mode, website backup, sell up to 10 products.
Premium plan 2) Business + eCommerce – Full range of eCommerce tools and sell up to 2500 products.
They’ll also throw in a free custom domain name (yourwebsite.com) for the first year with an annual plan (approx $15-$20 value).
As I said in the intro, it took me a little while to get my head around Duda but now I have, I think it’s just moved into my top 5 personal favorites.
Don’t let that fool you though, if you’re creating your first website then there are easier platforms out there to help you achieve it.
But if you’re an agency (especially if you’re an agency) or an individual looking to create a business or multilingual website, you could definitely do a lot worse than Duda.
Click here to visit Duda (free plan available).
If you have any question about Duda, or you’ve used it yourself and would like to share your experience (good or bad), fire away in the comments section below. I’d love to hear from you!
Thanks for your insight into Duda Naman! It sounds like you have experience with the platform, did you use it to create your own website? If so, you listed plenty of positives, is there anything that you think could be improved?


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Quinn has been a regular on Sky Sports for several years.
NIALL QUINN HAS announced that he is packing in football punditry for the foreseeable future.
The ex-Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland striker, who retired from the game in 2002, has been a regular contributor to Sky Sports’ coverage — both as a commentator and a pundit.
However, the 50-year-old Dubliner is quitting in order to focus on another business venture outside the media.
“I’ve had an amazing time working for Sky Sports,” Quinn said. “The passion and dedication that goes into their coverage is unmatched but sadly I won’t be part of the team this season.
“I’m moving on to a new business opportunity and I’ve had to make the tough decision and choose one path and really devote myself to that. I’ll miss the team ethic in Sky Sports — the love of the game alongside the ambition to deliver coverage of the highest quality.
Quinn has delved into the business world before with satellite broadband company Qsat, which was shut down earlier this year over a dispute with Avanti. He also had a spell as chairman of Sunderland during the Drumaville consortium’s ownership of the club.
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Blogging Good Reads, featuring My Life Long Holiday.
Welcome to my new series, ‘Blogging Good Reads’, where I invite fellow bloggers to tell me about their favourite blog posts (their own and those written by others). In doing so, I hope it creates a wonderful ready-made reading list for you all, saving you the job of hunting for fabulous things to read yourselves.

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Pest control service in North Carolina’s Triad and Sandhills communities is as easy as placing a call to Pest Management Systems, Inc. Our teams of dedicated exterminators and wildlife management experts have the tools and experience to resolve your problem quickly and responsibly.
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Our team of experts has been serving Winston Salem since 1984 and providing expert pest management services that get to the root of the problem and allow homeowners to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing that their home and family are safe.
Pest Management Systems also has experienced teams of technicians serving residential properties in Greensboro. All it takes is a phone call to schedule an appointment and learn more about how we can help you quickly and effectively address your pest problems.
We offer an extensive list of pest management services that are specially designed to meet the needs of North Carolina residents.
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Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) is an enigmatic poster-child of the Channel Islands due to its large size and vibrant colors. The big, floppy daisy-like petals and verdant green leaves can often be seen framing the edges of pictures taken at Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island in the spring.
The Santa Cruz Island buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens) is an extraordinary plant species, as it is endemic to three Channel Islands: Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Anacapa. The little shrub is mostly found on bluffs and canyons on Santa Rosa and Anacapa, but it's found all along Santa Cruz Island.
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) is a common native shrub here on the Central Coast, which is easily identifiable by its small, but brilliant red berries, which give it its other common names – Christmas berry and California holly.

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Do you think I am kidding? Hell no.
Choose your customer care promises very very wisely. As if your life and reputation depend upon them. Because they do.
If you leave a voice message that a service person will get back to you very soon, then be prepared to get back within 30 minutes tops. Or even better clearly define ‘soon’.
If you advertise a particular item then stock it. If it runs out be sure to tell the customer before they even consider sitting down, or entering the store.
Stop making promises you cannot keep. It really is incredibly simple. Under promise. Over deliver.
And if you fail at a promise, excuses do not cut it. Admit responsibility and then offer the earth. And then some. Because this is your one shot to redeem yourself and give yourselves a second chance. If you are very very lucky the customer will take it. But if not, you have lost not just one customer but all of those who they tell to avoid you like the plague.
It matters not a zilch what it says on your web site or in your customer service documents. It matters entirely what you do. This applies whether you are a one man band or a big company.


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We are committed to maintaining the integrity and privacy of any personal information that is collected, used, disclosed, retained, and destroyed in the course of your becoming a member of the GDC. We consistently ensure that your contact information and credit card transactions are secure and safe through the most effective and convenient methods available, and abide by provincial and federal privacy legislation as applicable.
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Academic information provided by scholarship applicants such as transcripts, etc, are used by GDC to determine scholarship eligibility. This information is archived in our electronic records and will be destroyed once the scholarship awards have been awarded. Academic information provided in conjunction with scholarship applications will be used exclusively for scholarship purposes, viewed only by those involved in assessing the entry, and will not be used again without the express consent and prior knowledge of the applicant.
Personal information including name, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, website are kept in the national database. This information is used for the GDC's purposes, including invoicing, communicating with members, mailings of newsletters and for journals when necessary. The GDC makes every effort to ensure that information is accurate. Members have access to their own information in the database and are allowed to update it to make sure it is accurate. Log in to www.gdc.net with your username and password and click on "My profile." Be sure to click "save" at the bottom of the page to save any changes.
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We may share anonymous, aggregate demographic or transactional information with advertisers and other third parties so that they can tailor their advertisements and communications to the appropriate audience, as well as with our business partners to tailor our services to better suit our customer profile.
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Should you accept employment with GDC, your personal information will be disclosed to third party insurers and providers of employee benefits; to Canadian and/or United States governmental authorities including the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to the Internal Revenue Service; to consultants advising GDC on employment, benefits and pension issues; to other GDC employees in human resources, payroll, or in management positions, and to our legal counsel if relevant in legal matters.
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We do not sell, rent, or provide your personal information collected through the application, recruitment and employment processes to any third party, although it may be passed on to a third party in the event of a transfer of ownership or assets, or a bankruptcy, of GDC.
GDC uses Google Analytics and Google Analytics Demographics data, and Interest Reports with contain age, gender, and interest data so that we can better understand who uses the GDC websites. To opt-out of this using Google's opt-out tool, click here.

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Endocrinology And Metabolism Fellowship Elective. University OF Toronto, Toronto.
Endocrinology And Metabolism Research Fellowship Training. McMaster University, Hamilton.
International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes.
Saudi Society of Endocrinology And Metabolism.
Al Khalifah R, AlSubaihin A, AlKharfi T, Al-Alaiyan S, AlFaleh K. Neonatal Short Term Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Mothers: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Neonatology. 2012 volume1 issue 1. Page 29-33 number 1.
AL Khalifah R, Girard M, Legault L. Regression of carotid intima media thickness after one year of Atrovastatin intervention in dyslipidemic obese teenagers, a randomized controlled pilot study. 2014, July, Journal of Metabolic Syndrome.
Al Khalifah R, Flórez I, Dennis B, NeupaneB, Thabane L, Bassilious E. The effectiveness and safety of treatments used for polycystic ovarian syndrome management in adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2015 Sep 23;4:125.
Florez ID, Al Khalifah R, Sierra JM, Granados CM, Yepes-Nuñez JJ, Cuello-Garcia C, Perez-Gaxiola G, Zea AM, Hernandez GN,Veroniki AA, Guyatt GH, Thabane L. The effectiveness and safety of treatments used for acute diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis in children: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2016 Jan 20;5(1):14.
Al Khalifah R, Moisan L, Bui H. The shortened combined clonidine and arginine test for growth hormone deficiency is practical and specific: a diagnostic accuracy study. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Mar; 29(3):305-10.
Al Khalifah R, Florez I, Dennis B, Thabane L, Bassilious E. Metformin or Oral Contraceptives for Adolescents With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2016 May 137(5):e20154089-e20154089.
Sekercioglu N, ThabaneL, Díaz Martínez JP, Nesrallah G, Longo CJ, Busse JW, Akhtar-Danesh N, Agarwal A, Al Khalifah R, Iorio A, Guyatt GH. Comparative Effectiveness of Phosphate Binders in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 8;11(6):e0156891.
Al Khalifah R, Mok E, Legault L, LeBlanc C, Constantin E. Using '5, 2, 1, 0' to promote healthy active living among school-age children attending a paediatric resident clinic: A prospective study. Paediatrics & Child Health. June 2016. 21(5):e 43 - e 47.
Sekercioglu N, Thabane L, Díaz Martínez JP, Nesrallah G, Longo CJ, Busse JW, Akhtar-Danesh N, Agarwal A, Al Khalifah R, Iorio A, Guyatt GH. Comparative Effectiveness of Phosphate Binders in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 8;11(6):e0156891.
Sekercioglu N, Al Khalifah R, Ewusie JE, Elias RM, Thabane L, Busse JW, Akhtar-Danesh N, Iorio A, Isayama T, Martínez JP, Florez ID, Guyatt GH. A critical appraisal of chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorders clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II instrument. Int Urol Nephrol. 2016 Nov 1.
Al Khalifah R, Alnhdi A, Alghar H, Alanazi M, Florez I. The Effect Of Adding Metformin To Insulin Therapy For Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Children: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Pediatric Diabetes. 2017 Feb.
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Diabetes education for families (Arabic).

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I swear, I wasn’t trying to test my husband. I honestly was reconsidering our TOTALLY JOINT MONEY arrangement for Kyle’s sake. My personality as drifted further toward “saver” since I became financially independent from my parents and I’ve imposed those tendencies on Kyle to a great extent since we got married. Kyle is a saver as well but he enjoyed buying electronics and making some small impulse purchases before we were married and those purchases have slowed considerably.
In the last few months I’ve wondered if I’ve kept too tight a rein on our budget. We still have a monthly autowithdrawal into our Electronics savings account but it’s fairly minor and we’ve all but eliminated fast food and last-minute-dining from our life. I’ve worried that Kyle is lying dormant now, under pressure, but will soon erupt in a frustrated spending spree.
Kyle trained all summer for a part-time position at our church, and this month he finally got his first paycheck. This past weekend I put together a proposal for what I would like to do with the money: after meeting all of our percentage obligations, we can open up a new savings account just for Kyle and put the remainder of the money there so that he can spend whatever accumulates there however he wants..
Up until now it has been easy to have totally joint money (all joint accounts, no separate allowances even) as our stipends are nearly identical and we have very similar money personalities. Cash birthday presents have presented us with challenges to our joint money mindset but nothing like this additional straight-up-time-for-money paycheck. Kyle has worked really hard to qualify for this job and has to get up super early on the weekends to perform it – shouldn’t he get to spend the non-obligated money however he wants? I don’t feel the need to have my own individual money but perhaps Kyle does.
Have you ever been tempted to separate part of your money from your spouse? Does a salary feel different from sidle hustle money? If you have any separate money, how do you decide what is joint and what is separate? Has your spouse saved you from making any terrible decisions recently?
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I do have a sepearte checking account. It’s primarily for my debt payments as their variable due dates always frustrated her. $100 from my paychecks, plus all of my other income streams ($200-300/month) go in there. Mostly I’m letting the extra pile up for a baloon payment at the end of the year. The original plan was to pay off my last credit card with that payment, but I didn’t make anywhere near as much this year as I had planned. But the understanding is that if I want to spend more than my budget for “me” money, I have to do it out of my own pocket.
Incidently, the rest of my paycheck goes into a joint savings account that is used for short/medium-term savings goals, such as our down payment or a new tv. My wife’s paychecks go into our checking account and cover all of our regular expenses, plus a little extra.
Variable due dates would frustrate me, too! Once you have your debt paid off what’s the joint/separate plan?
To be honest, I haven’t thought that far ahead. Unless I get a lot better at bringing in side-income, that’s about 7 years away yet. At that point, I’ll probably close my checking account and let the money pile up in our joint savings while we try to figure out how to spend all that money.
Money is complicated! We moved to joint + allowances to make things easier so we wouldn’t always be asking “is this purchase joint or individual,” but it still happens sometimes.
For instance, it turns out I’m a bigger spender than my husband, in that my allowance isn’t enough to pay for my once or twice yearly haircuts, or a new pair of shoes, without saving up and skipping out on happy hours and entertainment for a long time (which is the purpose of the allowance for both of us). But those have been part of “personal spending” in part because they do cost me more – husband buzz-cuts his own hair over the bathroom sink for free, and can get away with wearing sneakers to work daily, which doesn’t seem appropriate in my field. Also, since women have to meet different expectations of appearance than men, it’s hard to draw the line between “wants” and “needs” sometimes. I am pretty sure that if I were to say “hey, can I spend joint money on a haircut” the answer would be “yeah, no problem,” but I haven’t yet.
I’m not sure this is something that totally joint money would fix, though – it would just turn into guilt over spending “our” money frivolously for “my” purposes, whereas at least allowances release us from worrying about if a purchase is useful to the other person! Sounds like ugly feelings but they come out of a place of wanting to protect the other person’s interests and not take advantage of them. How do you and Kyle avoid this problem if, say, he DOES want to buy some electronics that you wouldn’t use?
My working out of state, and keeping separate grant and side hustle money to pick up a lot of those costs, has been another headache, but a necessary one. We’re hoping we can get a subletter for the spring to help with that, although our apartment isn’t really a 2-bedroom so we couldn’t ask market price.
Whew! Long comment. I guess the gist of it is…how do you manage complex and asymmetrical needs, with OR without totally joint money?
I have had all the same thoughts as you over this issue at least for our joint money, and considering what we would do differently if we had separate money (answer: too much).
1) Our marriage comes before our individual preferences.
2) Fair does not necessarily mean equal.
3) Give grace if you want to receive grace (i.e. the golden rule).
Basically, we trust each other to delineate between our own wants and needs (and needs-that-we-want-to-upgrade). If one of us needs something – yes, haircuts, clothes, electronics – we buy it. Our joint budget provides room for all needs and upgraded needs. As for wants, we talk it over and look at our account balances and often the person bringing the want to the table will withdraw it if there are higher priorities. Kyle isn’t really qualified to judge what clothes I need and how much I need to spend, for instance, because of the differences between expectations of men and women like you mentioned. He trusts me to self-regulate. Likewise, Kyle just likes fancy gadgets a lot more than I do and I don’t want to make him live in agony or whatever because he doesn’t have something that in his world is pretty much a need. He also self-regulates very well – he has been without a smartphone for almost two months now and is still researching his options! He knows where the money will come from and so can judge if what he wants is the best use given our whole financial picture. He wouldn’t force me into a big purchase if I wasn’t comfortable with, but we’re both working off the same information, you know?
I definitely understand there might be some tension over things that are the exclusive use of one person or the other, but I wouldn’t feel guilty over using our money for something just for me. My well-being contributes to our marital well-being, after all.
I think this approach is easy for us because we have such similar money personalities (though different preferred spending areas), we have big joint priorities (travel), and we keep a tight budget to begin with.
Yeah, that all makes sense. This is way more an issue of my not trusting myself to tell “wants” apart from “needs” than him not trusting me, because we both definitely presume each other’s good faith. I suspect some things simply get easier with cash flow as well, no matter your money management system; when your budget is a bit less tight, getting a haircut does not feel like it “costs” so much in tradeoffs.
I imagine having more cash flow will make these discussions more difficult, actually… I don’t feel guilty about spending what I need to but we might have more yours-vs.-mine tension when we are able to meet more wants.
We have a joint budget/spending plan and joint goals for our money, but all of our accounts are still individual. I think we’ll keep it this way forever- but maybe we’ll combine if/when we have kids or one of us becomes a stay-at-home parent.
Eventually when we’re both working we’ll establish a joint account for our joint payments- housing, auto, insurance, etc., and then contribute relative to our individual incomes (so, if I’m making 75% of our total, I’ll put in 75% of the contribution to the account).
There are no secrets-we do our banking side-by-side, so I really don’t see the difficulty with keeping it separate.
I don’t think keeping separate finances is technically difficult either (or requires any more or less trust than joint).
Everything of ours is joint. It works for us because I can help keep him in check even though he is a CRAZY spendy spender.
How do you keep him in check? Is it enough to notice his spending?
We have finance “meetings” and talk about our money a decent amount. He knows that he needs it because he isn’t good with money.
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That’s pretty much how we work it too Michelle!
Sounds like pretty standard partial pooling.
We don’t have any seperate accounts and it works well for us. The only exception is that if one of us gets money or a gift card for birthdays/Christmas then we spend it how we want. Other than that, we make all financial decisions together. It works well!
Usually how I want to “spend” cash gifts is to just put it into short-term savings (whatever needs the most help at the moment) but Kyle spends it on himself… so there was a bit of tension last time it came up. I’m being a bit unrealistic, though!
We have our own separate fun accounts (aka allowance, blow money, etc) and then what we call our “mutual fun” account. The individual accounts take care of things like going out for lunch at work, buying tools and electronics (me), expensive haircuts (her), or anything else that we want to spend on ourselves. The mutual fun account is for vacations, eating out together, date nights, etc.
So far it has worked out well for us. We may decide to increase or decrease specific accounts based on how they’re working over the long run, but for now it seems to be working well.
I like your point that fair doesn’t always mean equal, for example my wife has to fulfill a certain numbers of continuing education credits (she’s in the medical field) that aren’t covered by her job (basically a forced pay cut) so rather than arguing about it each time it comes up we created another account for continuing ed. It’s certainly not equal, but it wouldn’t be fair to her to ask her to pay for it.
Aside from the individual fun accounts, we agree that anything else should be together. Haircuts may eventually fall under the together category, although I’m like “Emily too”s husband, I cut my hair with a clipper in the bathroom.
I like the specificity of your system. I just think if we tried to separate anything we wouldn’t know where to stop… And I don’t mind checking in with Kyle when I need to spend some money. We share a car anyway so it would be pretty difficult for one of us to make a purchase without the other knowing!
Hair is one expense that I can see going to either gender for typical greater spending – I get really cheap haircuts so if they’re infrequent enough Kyle would outspend me in that area. Except now I cut his hair, which is a fund bonding experience (except when I screw up!).
I’m not sure you were in any danger of sliding down a slope into splitting a plate of french fries based on who ate more! But I like his response — electronics are his thing, anyway, right?
Well, our next two purchases from that account are going to be a smartphone for each of us, so… not exclusively. 🙂 And any other device he might buy I would use at least part of the time.
Oh and believe me, Kyle eats ALL the French fries!
We deal with these issues by DH having an allowance.
I guess the conclusion was that I was creating an issue out of nothing since Kyle is much more able to handle the tight budget than I gave him credit for.
How did you decide to do a unilateral allowance? We’ve talked a lot about “fairness” in this post so how do you think that relates to the allowance?
He wants to keep it all together! And actually we recently came up with another idea for his side hustle money that both of us will use.
No reason to rush sharing finances! It’s a super-important decision and step. Kyle and I were transparent in our finances before we got married and joined them, but it took several years to get to that point.

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Guests wishing to bring their own wine to consume in the restaurant may do so by prior consultation with the General Manager. A corkage charge will be made of £20 per bottle for wine, £25 per bottle for sparkling wine and £30 per bottle for champagne.
Can I bring my own celebration cake to consume in the Restaurant?
We do not allow any food that has not be ordered in or prepared by our chefs on site. We are happy to make a celebration cake for you with sufficient notice. Please contact 01740 213131 or hello@thepickledparson.co.uk to discuss your requirements.
Does The Pickled Parson have car parking facilities?
There is no guest parking available but there is plentiful on street parking Please be mindful not to block the bus stops or driveways.
Is The Pickled Parson easily accessible by train?
Sedgefield sits between Durham and Darlington both with good network train services.
A taxi service to and from the station can be easily arranged, please contact The Pickled Parson Reception team directly on 01740 213131 to arrange this.
Are there any local events or things to do in the area?
Hardwick Park is a couple of minutes’ drive or a comfortable walk from the pub and is great for children and adults alike. There is a monthly farmers market on the village green in front of the pub. Kynren, the open air spectacle, shows every Summer from dates in early June through to late August (see website for details). The beautiful city of Durham’s Cathedral and Castle is a World Heritage site and is just a short drive or bus journey away. Please contact The Pickled Parson team on 01740 213131 for more information.
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Michigan football's coaching staff is full, for now. And the basketball team has finally lost a game.
We'll break it all down, and more, on this week's episode of The Michigan Rant podcast.

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Approaching from north of East 68th Street - Take the FDR Drive southbound to the 71st Street exit. Make left onto York Avenue and go south to East 68th Street.
Take the M15 local to 68th Street. Walk one block east to York Avenue.
Take the M15 limited to East 72nd Street. Walk then four blocks south to East 70th Street, then one block east to York Avenue.
Take the # 6 train to the 68th Street/Lexington Avenue Station. Walk four blocks east to York Avenue. Or take the Q train to 72nd street and walk east to York Avenue, south to 68th street.

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Louis Balbirer of Kaufman Rossin writes a guest blog post for NetMinder about changes related to healthcare reform. This is the first post in a two-part series discussing opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act for small and large businesses. Material shared here was presented at the C-Suite Breakfast Series event, co-sponsored by Kaufman Rossin and Vistage.
By January 1, 2015, large businesses will need to decide if they are going to extend coverage to their employees or pay the annual fee for declining to “play.” For businesses, understanding their obligations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now and in the coming months is more important than ever.
The ACA was the topic of the most recent C-Suite Breakfast Series. A panel of experts discussed the impact of the Affordable Care Act on small and large business.
What are some opportunities for large businesses?
Companies with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees are considered large businesses under the healthcare law. Large businesses are subject to many rules under the ACA that do not apply to small businesses.
The Affordable Care Act presents several opportunities for large businesses related to the insurance coverage options they provide to their employees.
The opening of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplace to businesses with 50-100 full-time employees in 2015 will offer employers additional insurance plan options.
According to the panel discussion, quality of insurance coverage and healthcare is expected to increase for employees at large businesses.
The delay of the Employer Shared Responsibilities Provisions until January 1, 2015, for businesses with more than 100 full time equivalent employees, allows employers more time to strategically position themselves to provide insurance in order to avoid associated penalties. Qualifying businesses with 50-100 full time equivalent employees have until January 1, 2016, to comply with the provisions.
Businesses that choose to participate in health insurance plans can use benefits as a recruiting tool to potentially attract higher-quality candidates than those who choose to pay the fees associated with not providing coverage.
What has the Affordable Care Act made more challenging for large businesses?
Large businesses have a greater responsibility than small businesses under the Affordable Care Act. A number of deadline changes have made the roll-out of the healthcare law even more confusing for large employers. Added expenses, additional reporting and mandatory coverage for all full-time employees are further complicating the process for large employers.
Reporting responsibilities for large businesses mean added infrastructure is needed. In 2015, large businesses must start reporting on whether insurance was provided to employees, what type of coverage was offered, and some companies may be required to report on the value of the insurance provided to each employee on his or her W-2.
Guidance and regulations continue to evolve, making it challenging to plan and comply with the law.
Cost of insurance has increased (in most cases) due to plan design limitations and fees or taxes imposed by the Affordable Care Act.
Insurance rates may increase for employers if plan participation is low.
Employees may not be able to keep their current insurance plans due to ACA mandates.
Large companies that do not offer affordable coverage may be subject to penalties of up to $3,000 per subsidized employee.
What’s ahead for business owners?
Large businesses need to decide if they are going to pay or play by the January 1, 2015, deadline.
According to DeLuca, businesses should take steps to ensure they are ready to comply with the changes as they roll out. Investing in the infrastructure needed to accurately report, capturing the required data and planning ahead for annual assessments of health insurance options by contacting an insurance broker or a tax advisor will help large businesses manage the impact of Affordable Care Act.


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What’s happening at The Swan?
It’s taken a little longer than anticipated to get up and running here at The Swan, and we are still working on some of the renovations. The biggest of these is the courtyard, where we are adding a retractable roof so the space can be used all year round. We are also working on improving the toilets and there are still a few bits of furniture on the way!
There are a couple of changes to how we operate. There is now no smoking permitted in the courtyard, if we could kindly ask that all guests please smoke outside at the front of the premises using the ashtrays provided.
Take a look at our menus, and plan your visit. When you arrive at The Swan, revisit our menu and order at the bar, we’ll take it from there.
We are very excited by the upcoming addition of Gin Rummy, our gin and rum bar. We look forward to welcoming you for a drink. Watch out for updates!
We will be shortly introducing our Christmas menu, if you are interested in finding out more, then please let the team know and we can keep you updated with the Christmas plans at The Swan.
We would welcome any feedback you may have. Thanks for visiting, we hope you enjoy your visit.
All the team at The Swan.


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Our team offers these services for building owners, managers and contractors who desire quality assurance, mechanical and electrical building system performance and energy efficiency. Leading our efforts is a team of certified engineers and technicians with an average of 20 years of experience in the building industry solving complex system problems. Our engineers and technicians serve clients located throughout Southern California.
Our team has consulted for nationally recognized companies, schools, universities, and hospitals. Some major companies include Los Angeles Unified School District, California Institute of Technology, San Diego State University, and Scripps Mercy Hospital. The type facilities include: schools, universities, office, hotels, industrial, government, hospitals and retail. Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical systems.
Bob and Nick Alpers have been working as full time commissioning professionals since 2006. Each brings their own unique experience as Engineers, together creating one of San Diego’s most experienced commissioning firms.
Bob’s 35 years in the commissioning, energy conservation and building automation business have given him a deep and rich appreciation of the challenges facing the world as the need for energy impacts our environment.
After taking an engineering degree at The Ohio State University, he entered America’s just-emerging computerized building automation industry and began selling high-end computer based control systems for large hospitals, institutional and military facilities in Colorado including NORAD and US Air Force Academy, Swedish Medical Center and Colorado School of Mines. It wasn’t long before Bob transitioned from control systems to energy consulting and, eventually, and in 1981 acquired his professional engineer’s license and became a principal and part owner at one of Denver’s leading mechanical/electrical and energy consulting firms, The RMH Group.
From the start Bob’s special passion has been conserving the environment . In fact, his studies in college focused on all aspects of environmental resource conservation engineering.
Shortly after relocating to San Diego in 1994 to take on a position as VP of Marketing & Development for a large Swiss Controls Manufacturer, Bob saw an opportunity to get back into energy consulting and shifted his career path to building commissioning. Although commissioning was a relatively unknown to the building industry at that time, Bob decided to learn the process in order to contribute to the war against global warming. Bob as part of a team of engineers began his tutelage by helping commission the new John Paul Getty museum in Los Angeles. This is where he first cut his teeth on commission, testing the performance of the complex mechanical and electrical systems that maintained the delicate climate for the 1 million square foot world class art museum. Now almost 20 years later Bob is been involved in commissioning hundreds of buildings including over 25 LEED certified facilities such as El Cajon Public Safety Center,, Cedars Sinai Advanced Science Research Center, Scripps Hospital, San Jose State University and California Institute of Technology.
Bob now oversees his own consulting firm located San Diego and hopes to continue his work with his team to provide commissioning and engineering improving energy efficiency of new and existing buildings.
Nicholas is a Principal Mechanical Engineer and Certified Commissioning Authority with over 12 years of experience in quality assurance and extensive commissioning project management. Since 2006, Nicholas working with multiple California K-12 school districts, DSA, California State University and University of Nevada systems, community college districts, California and Nevada State Public Works, San Diego Public Works, Department of Defense, military, airport, hospitals and medical office buildings, hotel/resorts, casinos, commercial office buildings, retail, and industrial manufacturing clients.
Nicholas’ specialties include new building commissioning, retro-commissioning, existing building commissioning, CA Proposition 39, MEP coordination, operations and maintenance owner training, TAB verification, air barrier testing, fire alarm and smoke control testing, and forensic engineering.


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Have you always wanted to travel over Buffalo Pass between Steamboat and Walden? Do you want to learn more about Howelsen Hill and the early ski industry in Steamboat? If so, then join your friends for the 22nd annual community fall trek. The trek is on Sunday, Sept. 25 and will leave the Baggs Town Hall at 8 a.m. For those from the Platte Valley wishing to join the trek, the group will be at the intersection of Wyo 70 and the county road to Hahns Peak at 8:20 a.m.
Stops will also be made at Columbine and Hahns Peak. The group will then gather near Howelsen Hill, the famous ski jumping hill in Steamboat where a guest speaker will explain the history of hill and the evolution of the ski industry in Steamboat.
Lunch will be held near Buffalo Pass summit which has an elevation of over 10,000 feet. After traversing the pass which is rough and rocky and will require high profile vehicles, the trek will travel to Walden, where a stop will be made at the Antlers Hotel and Dining area for pie and drinks. There a speaker will share the history of Walden. The trek will disperse about 4 p.m. from Walden with participants returning home from there.
Trekkers should bring their own lunch, water, chairs, and cameras and make arrangements for high profile transportation.
There is no cost for the trek and reservations are not needed, but a call to 307-383-6861 to the LSRV Education Center expressing your interest helps in planning the event.
Sponsors of the trek are the LSR Museum and the CCHEC/LSRV Education Center.


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A 56-year-old woman named Teresa Gamage was the front passenger in a vehicle that was stopped at a red light intersection in Beverly Hills, California. Another driver hit Gamage’s car from behind at a low speed rate. It did not result to any major damage to Gamage’s car.
Right after the incident, Gamage sought immediate treatment for the pain she experienced. The MRI scan showed that she had a degenerative disease with a 3-4mm disc bulge on her spinal cord. Gamage then underwent conservative treatment that includes physical therapy as well as epidural injections. However, the treatments did not manage to ease the victim’s pain. It was determined then that a C5-6 fusion surgery was needed.
Due to the low impact collision, Teresa Gamage experienced back pains, which turned out to be a degenerative disease. In order to stop the disease and ease the victim’s back pain, she needed to undergo surgery. However, Gamage did not undergo the procedure because she could not afford it.
The trial between Gamage and the defendant driver carried on. The defendant admitted her neglect but she questioned the legitimacy of Gamage’s medical bills. She argued that the collision did not cause the victim’s injuries. The jury ruled the case in favor of the victim. They awarded her with $3.1 million for her medical expenses as well as her surgery.
Gamage’s attorneys said that the compensation was fair because the money will guarantee that their client will be compensated for the rest of her life. Cases like these do not have to go to a lengthy trial but the unfairness of the defendant’s insurance company led the victim’s legal team to push the case to the higher courts.
This case is an example of a legal battle that is financially draining as well as time consuming . Many litigation funding companies such as Pegasus Legal Funding LLC aims to help victims like Teresa Gamage to continue to fight for their rights. With the help of a settlement loan, litigants are able to fund their ongoing court battles as well as pay for their legal expenses.
Pegasus Legal Funding LLC is one of the many legal loan companies that provide legal financial solutions for litigants who are in dire need of financial assistance. We offer various assistance services that will enable you to finance your legal court battles. You do not have to worry about your pending monthly bills as well as your everyday expenses. You can use the moeny to pay for your bills as well as your lawyer’s professional and legal fees.
We also offer flexible terms as well as non-recourse funding so you do not have to worry about how you are going to pay the cash advance back. You do not have to wait for a long time because we can process your funding requests fast. Our service-oriented staff is available to help you with your concerns.


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Outside Catering menu and facilities available and you can order from our blog easily.
We provide freshly cooked, healthy, home made Turkish & Mediterranean food for any events, parties, weddings, summer balls and picnics.
We offer you our Unique Blend of Quality, Value and Service for your function, no matter how big or small it may be. We are totally committed to ensuring that your buffet is prepared to the highest standards and we are here to meet your individual requirements.
Training Courses, Business lunches, Conferences, Seminars, Weddings, Christenings Funerals, Bar-B-Q’s, Car Launches, Themed & Diversity events are our speciality.
A delicious ready-to-eat menu from our starter ( meze ) selection will be delivered direct to your venue or office or you can collect your order from our premise.
Our menu is inspired by the Middle East and Turkish tradition of “meze” a selection of small dishes similar to Spanish tapas and we serve a large selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes as well as meat and seafood dishes.
Give us a call to discuss your requirements and take a look at our starter (meze) menu to view the choices.
Note:Note: Our Menu Changes According To Seasonal Produce Availability And The Creativity Of Our Chef, So The Items Above May Not Be Available Every Season. We only cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients.


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Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Imphal on a two-day visit to Manipur for the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
Soon after his arrival at the Imphal International Airport around 5 pm, Rahul Gandhi drove straight to Congress Bhavan in the heart of Imphal town and walked out to pay floral tribute at the Saheed Minar which was located on the eastern portion of historic mapal kangjeibung in Imphal.
Guarded by good number security personnel Rahul along with senior congress leaders walked down to the iconic Ima Market (women’s market) and came back to Congress Bhavan in a well guarded SUV.
Later he attended an extended meeting with Pradesh Congress Committee members at Congress Bhavan.
Prior to the meeting, he also had an interaction with the party’s unit presidents of the assembly constituencies.
On the second day tomorrow, the visiting Congress chief is scheduled to interact with the students at Manipur Film Development Corporation auditorium in Imphal East district followed by a public address at Hapta Kangjeibung at Palace gate in the same district.
After addressing the meeting, he will be leaving for Agartala.
Earlier in the day, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and former chief minister O Ibobi Singh and Congress working committee member and Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Gaikhangam led senior congress legislators inspected the preparation works for tomorrow’s public meeting at Hapta Kangjeibung premises.
Interestingly, the Congress is yet to announce the names of its candidates for the polls which is scheduled to be held here on April 11 and 18 next.
However, party sources claimed that the names of the candidates will be announced after tomorrow’s meeting. It may be noted that the last date for filing nomination for the Lok Sabha polls in Manipur is March 25 and 26.
In view of the arrival of the Congress president, the necessary security arrangement had been made in and around the places where the AICC president is scheduled to visit.
The Armed and unarmed security personnel were deployed in and around the Hapta Kangjeibung area in Imphal East district while similar number of police personnel were also seen around the Congress Bhavan and its adjoining areas.

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No I didn't get inured or quit skating.
What happened? Summer. Since my last post we had family visiting on two occasions, then flew back to Oshkosh WI for our annual trip to the fly in convention. Now we're home, but headed out camping for a few days in our trailer with the dog. Meanwhile we are in the beginning stages of building a new house.
It's all fun, so I can't complain..... I will save that for when I get back on the ice next Monday and can't do anything, feel sore and frustrated!
Nice photos, don't worry about the first day back, you'll be so rested and relaxed that ytou will have way more energy than you think.

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Psalm 81:6 begins with these words “I removed his shoulder from the burden.” This is God speaking regarding his deliverance of the nation of Israel. What’s amazing about it, is that God’s deliverance often had temporary negative aspects or impact.
Think about it. He took Joseph to Egypt through slavery and prison, only to elevate Him to the highest power and authority in the land. Years later, he led the children of Israel out of slavery through a difficult journey filled with potential threats and risk. What’s my point?
Sometimes God allows discomfort in our lives because He’s removing a great burden and replacing it with a greater blessing. Sometimes it’s possible for us to continue bearing up under pressures and circumstances that God does not will for us, or that have served God’s temporary purpose. In those burdens, we struggle and wrestle and distress, all the while not really realizing that God has a better path of deliverance for us. Perhaps we get “stuck in the burden” because it’s “the only path we can see” at the moment.
One author I read calls this “learned helplessness.” In other words, we tend to adapt to negative circumstances in our lives and accept their burden because we view ourselves as helpless in them; rather than seeing ourselves as the beloved children of a perfect Father.
The nation of Israel, by Exodus chapter one, had a massive case of “learned helplessness.” They were bearing up under horrific burdens, and saw no other possible way. They accepted their burdens, and lived under their weight, never realizing that God desired to deliver them.
Then, when God finally took steps to remove the burden, ironically, they resisted! Perhaps they feared for their survival? Perhaps they felt slavery was better than dying in the wilderness? Their “learned helplessness” was blinding their hearts and minds to the better plan of God.
What did God do? He pressed through their fears, complaints, and paranoia. He refused to give up on their faithlessness. He delivered them in spite of themselves, and a generation later, the nation was writing a different story of victory and blessing in the promised land.
Remember those words: “I removed his shoulder from the burden” (And perhaps we could add: “even though he was fearful of it at first!”) God took His children on a journey to something far better than the burdens to which they had grown accustomed. He has done that many times in my life, and He’s likely doing it in yours from time to time. From the front view of the trial, it seems like God is increasing the burden. But in the rear view mirror, you will always see that He was actually delivering you from a greater burden and bringing you into greater blessing! Be patience, endure, hold on to Him and let His process play out. You will always be glad you did!
Take heart today in the love, protection, and leading grace of your Heavenly Father! He is perfect, and whatever painful or discomforting thing He is unfolding in your life—if you’re following Him–is surely and ultimately working in your best interest!


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In Louisiana, a man is serving life in prison for stealing three belts from a department store. This prison sentence could cost taxpayers a million dollars, but it is unclear if the store ever got the belts back. Every major religious tradition teaches that those who steal should make their victims whole, including the Biblical command that three times the value of stolen property be paid back, but restitution is ordered and paid in less than a third of property offense cases. Obstacles to obtaining restitution include overuse of incarceration for property offenders who are not career criminals, the imposition of excessive fines and fees to fund government before the victim has collected restitution, and collateral consequences of conviction such as denial of occupational licenses that make it hard for many ex-offenders to hold a job.
The underlying problem is viewing the government as the victim of crime, instead of the individual who was actually harmed. Restorative justice programs are a better alternative that return us to the original conception in western civilization of a crime as one person harming another. However, this conception was largely abandoned when monarchies came to power that viewed citizens as subjects of the king and, accordingly, demanded that the offender make the king whole for violating the rights of one of his subjects.
In contrast, restorative justice programs operate under the belief that the individual who suffered the direct harm of the criminal act should be permitted to make decisions relevant to the case, should be made whole before any funds are taken by the government, and should be granted the opportunity to confront their victimizer with the harm he or she had wrought.
While there is no one wholly representative restorative justice program model, all share common features, including the consent of both the victim and defendant, who waives his right to trial. The most central element is the victim-offender mediation conference, wherein the victim and offender discuss the criminal act, its fallout, and come to a resolution on how the offender will make the victim whole again. This may include an apology, monetary restitution, service restitution and sometimes community service.
Conferences can enter into both as pretrial diversions or as a post-adjudication sanctions handed down by the judge. While both models often follow similar outlines, the former is much preferable as it greatly expedites the resolution of the case and offers the offender an opportunity of avoid a criminal record if they satisfactorily complete the terms of the mediated agreement. Should the terms be ignored or the victim be dissatisfied with the process, the offender will be directed into the court system.
These programs focus on property offenses, and in some cases minor assaults that did not involve serious injury, but of course not even all such offenders are suitable. For example, career criminals are unlikely to be deterred from future offending and may need to be incarcerated. Nevertheless, for the teenager who broke into a car to steal a music player or the young adult with no criminal record who started a drunken altercation at a sporting event, these programs offer the chance to restore the harm they caused. Most importantly, to be eligible, the offender must be willing to take responsibility and make amends for the harm they caused.
Though limited in adoption, restorative justice programs have shown promising results in dealing with low-level offenders in the United States and abroad. Studies have shown that in nearly 90 percent of mediated cases an agreement is reached and fulfilled. Victim satisfaction is far higher than in the court system and recidivism is lower, as many offenders come to better understand how their actions did not just violate the words of a law on a piece of paper, but also harmed another human being. This is to say nothing of the avoided costs of processing such cases in the formal justice system.
However, for victims of low-level offenses, restorative justice programs offer the opportunity for the offender to show responsibility and genuine contrition for the act, for restitution to be given, and – most importantly – for the victims’ voice to be heard, to receive recompense, and to know that the offender appreciates the harm they caused. For first-time and low-level offenders, restorative justice offers them a path to a productive, law-abiding life that is guided by a concern for others. In short, restorative justice leads to a lot more justice with a lot less government.
Derek M. Cohen is policy analyst for the Center for Effective Justice with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a non-profit, free-market research institute based in Austin. He may be reached at [email protected].