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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.

Surviving the inevitable Credit Card crisis

12.31.2008

This isn’t really surprising if you think about it, but we can be sure that the credit card companies will be changing some policies as they adapt.

…The good news is that there have been so many complaints over the last few years that the government has stepped in and is creating new rules to prevent credit card companies from doing this. … Card companies will have to give consumers 45 days notice of any interest rate changes, up from the 15-day notice period currently in force, and give them more time to make payments.

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The 10 most common new year’s resolutions – is yours on here?

12.26.2008

I did some researching to find out the 10 most common new year resolutions – these are them! I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes. That said, I guess some people don’t really think about making positive life changes until the new year rolls around. Out of curiosity, I did a little digging to see what seemed to be the most common new year resolutions that people strive for. It probably isn’t much of a surprise that more than a few are financial goals…

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For the Gmail junkies out there

12.11.2008

The past week has brought a couple exciting things for Gmail junkies. If you don’t use Gmail, you are probably going to find this very boring – I suggest you just scurry along . Free Gmail Stickers… Gmail to-do lists…

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8 reasons Rubbing Alcohol is my money-saving hero!

10.06.2008

You know they say you can’t be all things to everyone. Rubbing Alcohol apparently disagrees. After doing a little investigating, I discovered a bunch of uses for it that I never knew about before. The beautiful thing is that you can get rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) just about anywhere for less than a buck a bottle. It is for these 8 reasons that Rubbing Alcohol is my hero!!

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Two new productivity tools I like

08.31.2008

I am a sucker for saving time. It is like a slight obsession to me. I remember discussing with a friend of mine strategies for how we could shave minutes off our morning routines. Brushing my teeth while in the shower was one of the failed, yet humorous, attempts to save time.

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How to make natural toothpaste

08.27.2008

Ever try to find natural toothpaste in the store? It is a lot cheaper and easier just to make natural toothpaste yourself. Here’s how to make your own toothpaste.

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Your financial life on one page (FLOP)

07.16.2008

Being impacted by my uncle’s premature death and wanting to do everything I can do to help my wife, I decided to create a system for keeping things organized. It has been a work in progress over the last few years, but has evolved into a very helpful tool. Simply put, it is a single file or location for all your financial account details. I call it a FLOP (Financial Life on One Page). FLOP sounds a little cooler than FLOOP, but not much

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10 Reasons why I love ING Direct

07.15.2008

I signed up with ING about 4 years ago and have had a great experience with them. They have been a model business that has worked very hard to satisfy and meet the changing needs of their customers. These are just a few of the ways they have helped me.

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The Bible on healthy living

07.10.2008

Since then I have read a couple books that gave me a Biblical understanding of health. The beauty is that it is pretty simple. The one book that I would recommend to anyone to read is called “What the Bible says about Healthy Living”" by Rex Russell. Considering all the benefits from being healthy, this book could possibly be the most life-changing book that I have read (other than the Bible – duh ).

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Shop online more securely

07.09.2008

It is a little do-dad that pops up whenever you land on a page that has a field to enter a credit card number. It then offers to generate a one-time credit card number for you to use on the merchants site. If you say yes, it then generates the number, fills it in for you along with a generated expiration date, and even the extra 3-digit code if needed. Once the transaction is complete, the plugin offers to take a screenshot as a receipt for you and then the money comes directly out of your Paypal balance.

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Switching to Mac from PC

06.23.2008

I know that the whole “Mac vs. PC” debate can get almost as heated as the Obama vs. Clinton race, but nonetheless I will share my story… I have had PCs since the early 90s and really didn’t ever consider a Mac as an option.

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Minimalist Living 101

05.04.2008

Here are my 3 rules as a beginner minimalist: 1. Evaluate your possessions that sit on shelves. Think about how often you will realistically need the item. Think about how much it will cost to replace it if needed. Throw/give the stuff away. 2. Find a place for everything. Keys, pots and pans, neck-ties, toothbrushes. It all needs a home.

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My 2nd favorite Gmail tip

04.23.2008

I guess I will remind you what my favorite Gmail tip is before I get into the second one: Gmail is an email management system. I wrote about this before, but it bears repeating for those who have multiple email accounts and are in desperate need of organization or simplification.

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PC Remote Control

04.16.2008

The StreamZap PC remote control: I picked the StreamZap PC Remote because the reviews on Amazon were good and honestly I couldn’t find many other options. I have been using the remote for a couple of weeks now – so, I think I am now qualified to give it a review.

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