Monthly Archives: March 2010

Getting Your Life in Order

Social site Enlightr.com has a comprehensive list of 50 things you can do right now to get your life in order. It could have been a little better-organized, but surely there are a few things on it that we can all benefit from doing. What are some of your decluttering techniques?

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Are you a toxic friend?

Most people you will encounter will be generally good. Everybody has a few unfortunately negative moments due to stress, worry, or a lack of awareness, but most people will successfully become positive influences upon you, whether you realize it or not. Unfortunately, there are some people around who are toxic. Many of us end up [...]

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How the Recession Has Affected Me

In tough economic times, many people spend less and tighten their belts in order to avoid getting into financial trouble. Others on a macroeconomic level of thinking prefer to spend the same amount of money to keep the economy going in the hopes conditions will improve sooner. I fall between these two camps. Below is [...]

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101 Rules for Leaders

Focus.com has a list of 101 rules for leaders. Most of them are a little bit common-sense, but there are a few with interesting logic behind them. Either way, it is a good list to review periodically if you are a manager.

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Treat Renting like Owning

Many people have trouble making the decision as to whether they should rent or buy. If you choose to rent, however, My Life ROI has some suggestions about what to do in order to still be building equity while you rent. My favorite part? Take the amount you would have used for a down payment [...]

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