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How to Simplify your Life

You can simplify your life with many of these tips and techniques. These articles touch on everything from organization of your financial life to living a minimalist lifestyle.

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Other articles to help organize or simplify your life…


Being owed money & striving to pass the test

11.16.2009

I once heard someone say, “challenges are just wonderfully disguised opportunities for growth.” I really do believe it to be true. Just like a strong physical body requires exercises that push it beyond what is comfortable, so a strong character requires challenges that aren’t comfortable. My newest challenge is that an advertiser owes me a [...]

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What is passive income & why you should care

11.14.2009

Creating passive income is no get rich quick scheme. While it can really help you simplify your life by helping your personal finances, it still takes time and work to establish solid income streams. If managed properly, the income generated from these types of sources are well worth the effort.

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6 time management skills for entrepreneurs

11.10.2009

You’ve heard it before, time is money. This is absolutely true for entrepreneurs. True entrepreneurs understand that the time they put into a task or project is essential to its success, and ultimately their success. As such, successful entrepreneurs are cautious of the time that they offer.

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Survive a Financial Crisis: 12 Tips For Married Couples

11.09.2009

Job loss.  A lay off.  Fraud. Getting fired. Robbery.  Legal Issues. Credit card debt.  In a moment, any of these instantaneous events can shatter your financial plan.  At times these events do not come alone, but they come in groups – event after event.  Unfortunately, life is filled with disappointment, frustration, and surprise.  So what [...]

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Learning how to be content

11.03.2009

I don’t believe that contentment means settling for mediocrity. But rather it is being satisfied at whatever place in life God has us at, while trusting that He does have our interest at heart and that he does want to bless us and see us succeed.

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3 Essential Money Saving Fall Tasks

10.30.2009

Sometimes spending a little money today can save a lot of money tomorrow.  Common sayings support this notion: a stitch in time saves nine and don’t be penny smart and pound foolish.  A predictable characteristic of the poor is that decisions are made for today without any regard for tomorrow.  However, there a few fall [...]

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Freedom from extreme frugality

10.24.2009

This article was written by  Branden who regularly writes for his blog FaithFitnessFinance.com.
Finding the freedom to spend
When it comes to being frugal, paying off debt, saving for retirement, and actively pursuing long-term financial goals, I am a zealot. You see, I’m a big picture kind of guy. I have a natural propensity to create savings [...]

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How much does it cost to raise a child & 10 ways to cut the cost!

10.15.2009

Young married couples are often looking for the ideal time to have children. They want to be responsible and so they ask the question, “Can we afford to have kids yet?” Essentially, they want to know if their income can cover the cost of raising children.

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5 Gmail tricks that helped me save time

10.13.2009

I am in no way a Gmail master, but these are 5 simple things I have implemented that help save me time, each day when using Gmail.

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Is asking for a discount appropriate?

09.29.2009

I was hanging out with some of my family this weekend and an interesting & frustrating discussion came up about the appropriateness of asking for a discount from fellow Christians.
The discussion started because of this story:
A hard-working painter (Joe) we all knew from church went over to give an estimate to another church-member (Mike). Joe [...]

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How to clean a coffee maker with vinegar and 8 other great uses for vinegar…

09.23.2009

If you have never tried cleaning your coffee pot with vinegar, it really is pretty easy. The video below shows the steps in thorough detail, but the gist of it is simple:
Run a 50/50 mixture of Vinegar and water through the coffee pot. Afterwards you will probably want to do 2 runs with just water [...]

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How to track daily expenses

09.21.2009

This article was written by Bryce Bartruff, senior director and COO of American Missionary Fellowship, which offers Fiscal Fitness workshops at churches and community organizations. To learn more call him at at 610-527-4439, x104 or email him.
Tracking Out-of-Pocket Expenses
I was speaking with my friend Chris last Thursday.  He expressed frustration over his use of [...]

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CPF gets a facelift and switches to Thesis

09.15.2009

…But I got to hand it to the DIYthemes team, they really created a masterpiece with the Thesis Theme. I have been trying it out on my other sites for the last few weeks and really have been blown away by it’s simplicity, beauty, ease of use, and best of all – it’s ability to future-proof itself.

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Looking for free land?

09.09.2009

I found out that there are several communities that are giving away free land – with a few restrictions. All the communities require that an application be completed and approved before any land is doled out.

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