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By: Joe Hunk

 

This morning we started the show by telling you about a woman inMichagen who, at the time, thought she was doing a good thing by selling some DVDs and a yard sale, but later she found out that she was making a HUGE mistake. Here is the story…

 

 

When Tracy Holmes of Belleville sold three DVDs for $10 at her garage sale Aug. 15, she thought she was doing well. She was getting rid of some movies that she and her husband hadn't watched in a long time and making a little money as well.

 

About a week later, when her husband, Fred Holmes, asked her what had happened to the DVD of "SinCity," she suddenly felt sick.

 

Her husband had been secretly saving up money, at least $1,200 so far, for a Christmas family trip to Disney World in Florida for the couple and their three children, Nick, 11, Trevor, 7, and Isabella, 2.

 

"He thought apparently (the DVD case) was a great spot to hide it from me, and it was," Holmes said. "I didn't think to look there."

 

As best she can remember, Holmes thinks the man who bought the DVD was about 6 feet tall and in his 50s or possibly 60s. She's hoping that if she gets the word out, the buyer will return the money.

 

"My kids are pretty upset about the whole thing, and I feel just heartsick," Tracy Holmes said. "It's always been a dream of mine to go to Disney World at Christmas."

 

Her husband, who had been saving for a couple of years for the trip, stashed the money behind an advertisement inside the cover of the DVD, she said.

 

Holmes is asking anyone who knows about the money to e-mail her at nickandtrevsmom@yahoo

 

We then gave you a list of jobs in which women make more than men; here is the list

 

10 Careers Where Women Earn More Than Men

Field

Women's

 

Men's

 

 

Women's Pay as % of Men's

Sales engineers

$89,908

 

$62,660

 

 

143%

Statisticians

$49,140

 

$36,296

 

 

135%

Legislators

$43,316

 

$32,656

 

 

133%

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

$40,664

 

$31,460

 

 

129%

"Library assistants, clerical"

$23,608

 

$18,512

 

 

128%

"Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges"

$26,468

 

$21,684

 

 

122%

Financial analysts

$69,004

 

$58,604

 

 

118%

Aerospace engineers

$78,416

 

$70,356

 

 

111%

"Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping"

$30,420

 

$28,028

 

 

109%

Advertising and promotions managers

$42,068

 

$40,144

 

 

105%

 

 

Make sure to listen in on Thursday!!!

 

It’s 104.3 ZYP

 

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