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- Wisely Quitting Your Job - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVWe quit our jobs for many reasons. Usually it is to take on another and better position but in many cases these days, people want to step out on their own and freelance or start a small business. Before quitting your job, though, you must realize that more than likely in the first year there are ...
Views: 1087 - Turn Your Cash into Someone Else’s Treasure! - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVHow many times have you heard yourself saying, ‘I’ve got to find something to do with all this stuff!’? Well, here is an economic and profitable solution to help you get motivated. Sell your unwanted belongings in online auction sites instead of throwing them away. You can make extra money while ...
Views: 1094 - Tips on Saving Money Personal Finance - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVYou need to understand the power of saving money. So many people out there claim to be saving but they do not do it properly. The potential earnings they can gain from the operation are reduced drastically. There are many tips on saving money that you can use, and they reflect in every aspect of ...
Views: 841 - Tips for Recycling and Reusing Paper and Related Materials - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVEvery frugal and environment-conscious consumer knows that recycling and reusing old products can save a great deal of money, while at the same time helping us to use our limited natural resources more wisely. All other things being equal, it is better to use recycled materials when they are ...
Views: 1561 - Tips for Finding Old Items that can be Reused - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVWhile many of us simply throw away old products without a second thought, the truth is that many of those recyclable products can be given new life with just a little imagination. There are a number of different products which, instead of being thrown away, can be reused, if not by you, then ...
Views: 1105 - Thinking Ahead Financially - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVYou may not realize it, but having a clean credit report is one of the most important things you can have to secure your financial success. It may not seem fair to you, but your credit is taken into consideration every time you make some of the biggest decisions of your life - from buying a new ...
Views: 790 - The Importance of Recording Your Transactions - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVLearning to balance a checkbook is one of those time-consuming tasks that few people like to do. Organizing all of your financial records takes time and insuring that everything checks out to keep yourself from facing overdraft charges, returned check fees and other things that can quickly wipe ...
Views: 6767 - Simple Ways to Stem Waste at its Source - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVWhile recycling programs for household wastes are all well and good, it is far better to avoid generating excess waste in the first place than to try to deal with it after it has been generated. Dealing with waste at its source is an important concept, and it is good for both your pocketbook ...
Views: 1354 - Results of Writing Bad Checks - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVMany times most people do not think too seriously of writing bad checks. Some do not even care about the $20-$30 service fees assessed when one of their checks gets returned for non-sufficient funds or NSF as it is commonly known. In some cases, if the bank can prove that a person is ...
Views: 3224 - Recycled Items: Easy to Find - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVRecycling is a free and easy way to assist in the efforts for a cleaner and healthier environment. Before you throw anything away, take a few seconds to consider whether the item is recyclable, and if it is, recycle it instead of throwing it in the trash. Some examples of recycled items right ...
Views: 3898 - Money Saving Ideas - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVEvery single individual tries to save money in one way or another. If you take a wrong first step then you will be left with no savings at all. The proper way to start is to analyze how much of your income can be directed towards savings. After doing that, compare the remaining amount with a ...
Views: 854 - Maintaining Family Budgets - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVSetting up family budgets is a matter of deciding what your income is and what money will be going out due to variable and fixed expenses. In addition to this, it is also important to prioritize your spending so that you have the money to take care of things that rank in importance to other ...
Views: 776 - Little Bodies, Big Imaginations - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVMany of us lead such busy lives that we rarely have the time or energy to plan as much quality family time as we would like to. Kids have school and sports obligations, mom and dad have jobs in or out of the house and by the time all is said and done, how much time has the family really spent ...
Views: 1058 - How to Reduce the Amount of Waste in Your Home - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIf you could choose one thing that is most important to do in order to save the environment, it would be cutting down on the amount of waste generated by your own household. While cutting down on the amount of wastes generated by businesses and other facilities is of course important, a huge ...
Views: 2592 - Help Do Your Part by Recycling Products - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVMany of us simply throw away our used cans, without realizing that those old cans can actually be put to good use. In addition to the traditional recycling programs, there are a number of interesting and crafty uses to which old cans can be put. All it takes to make those old cans new again is ...
Views: 876 - Finding the Inspiration You Need with Creative Recycling - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVOne of the hardest parts of using recycled products in everyday life is coming up with ideas and inspiration. If you need some ideas on how to use the old items around your home, one of the best places to head is the local craft store. At the local craft store you may see many examples of ...
Views: 1203 - Family Budgets: Helpful Suggestions for Saving - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVYou and your spouse have come to an agreement on family budgets. Part of that budget and part of your goal as a family is to have a regular savings program and save for high-priced items. The plan sounds great but how you go about implementing the plan is another issue altogether. The task seems ...
Views: 927 - Credit Cards and Bill Paying - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThe number of credit card users is constantly rising each day. The benefits of having a credit card are numerous and are causing people to use them for a variety of tasks from paying mortgages to saving money. However, problems appear when you combine interests and debts with credit card costs. ...
Views: 769 - Common Recyclable Materials: Paint and Paper - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVPainting can be an expensive undertaking, but in many cases you do not need to use new and expensive paints. The quality of recycled paint is very good and this paint can be applied to a variety of different surfaces. Some of the many surfaces that are perfect for recycled paint are wood, ...
Views: 1166 - Beware of Quick Investing - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVInvesting in financial vehicles such as stocks, bonds, treasury, and mutual funds are a good way to earn a premium on interest because these financial vehicles typically yield more than the traditional savings account. And why is it they earn more? It is because there is the element of risk ...
Views: 856 - Where Fashion Ends and You Begin - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVPosh clothes, a sleek car, stylish furniture, a trendy haircut… Come to think of it, staying hip is no easy job: you need to keep informed regarding the latest trends and be fast enough to follow them. Are you sure you need all that? With so many magazines and websites brimming with tips on how ...
Views: 895 - Tips for Frugal Shopping - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVWhen planning their budget, people often wonder how they will be able to buy all the things they need. The surprising thing, however, is that the more money we have available, the more things we seem to need. Since it is unlikely that there should be a direct causal link between our earnings and ...
Views: 817 - The Values of Giving and Self Worth - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThinking and caring about others allows a person to learn more about life than thinking and caring about himself or herself alone. Finding an interest in helping others can teach you about how other people live and how difficult life can be in many circumstances. Caring about others opens up ...
Views: 6387 - Save More Money When Buying Gifts - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIf you're a last-minute shopper during the holiday season, you've no doubt fallen victim to sky-high prices of gift items. During the holidays, it's a well-known fact that department stores and shop owners hike up their prices to take advantage of the high demand. If you want to save more ...
Views: 889 - Saving Money is Simple - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIf you are trying to save money, there are some simple ways to cut back on your spending. Consider the following. Saving at Garage Sales For a person whose extremely limited income barely covers the cost of living, local garage sales can be a very practical option. For whatever you need, a few ...
Views: 843 - Save on Heat and Light to Save More Money - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVAmong all home appliances, those that produce heat consume the most power. This is why your electrical bill shoots up to the high heavens during the peak of winter. However, there are ways to make maximum use of the heat your appliances give off so that your energy consumption does not need to ...
Views: 1137 - Save More Money on Food - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVOne of the activities that most people engage in that is an excessive financial drain is eating out, especially in luxurious restaurants. Given that this society is materially driven and largely centered around food, this is a common way for an individual or family to spend both their time and ...
Views: 836 - Save Money by Quitting and Salvaging - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThere are numerous habits and desires on which you can waste your money, but perhaps none as common as drinking and smoking. These are encountered on a daily basis, and are commonplace in nearly every society. Little do most people consider how much they spend on these habits yearly and how they ...
Views: 802 - Recognizing Your Faults - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVParents most often think they are doing the right thing for their children. However, the way parents encourage their child to behave their best or to try harder may not always come across to the child in the manner that will gain the correct response from the child. A parent may not always ...
Views: 1439 - Raising Responsible Kids...and Remembering It - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVResponsibility is not something a child learns overnight. A child develops responsibility through seeing responsibility modeled by others and by learning through consequences of right or wrong activities, actions and decisions. Parents can raise responsible kids by not only modeling ...
Views: 1249 - Promoting Healthy and Educational Activities - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThere is a lot to be said about the impact technology has had on a person’s health. Technology has increased the life span of people and allows an open wealth of knowledge. However, it has also decreased healthy habits of being an active person. Television and computer games require endless ...
Views: 883 - Problem Children - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVGetting a call from the principal’s office is one of the last calls you want to receive during the day. Finding out that your child has been misbehaving and now has to stay in detention is not the type of news any parent wants to hear. For some parents, having to receive these phone calls on a ...
Views: 869 - Other Children and their Parents - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThe saying, “other people’s children” usually brings to mind how misbehaving other people’s children can be. “Other children’s parents” is a new saying that refers to how other people parent their children. Parents all have different expectations of their children and allow different behaviors. ...
Views: 867 - Tips on How to Save More Money - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIn today's society, it is increasingly difficult to save more money and reduce excess spending. While it is true that some spending is outside of our control and includes life's necessities, all too often people spend their hard-earned money needlessly and indeed whimsically. It is human nature ...
Views: 1210 - Ingenious Living - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVImagination is certainly an important thing to have when you are living on a budget. Coupled with creativity, this will ensure that you know exactly how to get by with what you have. Everything in your possession can be used in an original and practical way, even the seemingly insignificant ...
Views: 860 - Living Without Debt - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVCareful, economic living can be thought of as a type of equilibrium; ideally, your income is always greater than the amount you're forced to spend, or at least equal in extreme cases. In this comfortable model, there is no room for debts to disrupt this cycle. Debt can enter into the equation ...
Views: 1070 - Discipline and Consequences for Children - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVPaying the consequences for something done wrong is difficult as a child. Being put in timeout or being grounded can be a horrible experience that feels like the end of the world to the child. Just as bad deeds have difficult consequences, good deeds have beneficial consequences. Allowing your ...
Views: 833 - Developing Good Decision Making Skills in Your Child - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVDecision making is similar to a muscle and as it is used over and over again it becomes stronger and stronger. Allowing your child to make a decision on what clothes he or she wants to wear and what food he or she wants to eat can help to strengthen your child’s decision making muscle. The toy ...
Views: 1529 - Communication: Talking to Children - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVA newborn baby can vocalize that they have a need, but it is the parent who has to determine what the need is. After a time the parent comes to recognize what squeal, squeak or facial expression means. Words and actions are used by the parent to communicate back. However, once a child begins to ...
Views: 928 - Being the Parent and the Friend - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThere is a fine line between not being the parent your child needs and exerting too much of your parental power. Parents need to have a relationship with their child that extends beyond the fact that the child is related to them biologically. Parents need to cultivate friendship with their ...
Views: 1720 - You and Your Potential Job: A Perfect Fit? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVBefore writing a letter of application or going to an interview, you should do some thorough documentation work, gathering all the information you can find about the company advertising the job. That way, you’ll be able to better relate your skills and expectations to the position you are ...
Views: 862 - To-Do Lists Can Do You Good - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVTime is a valuable resource that more and more people complain not to have these days. It is sad to see how much time most of us spend on irrelevant activities, instead of enjoying our lives. In order for us to have more time on our hands, we should better organize ourselves. You probably ...
Views: 848 - Tips for Maintaining Tight Family Bonds - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVAre you as close with your family as you would like to be? If your answer to this question is no, maybe it’s time to take a step back and evaluate how you interact with your loved ones. Are you inadvertently doing something to alienate them? Are you just not spending as much time with them as ...
Views: 4085(2 votes) - Thought For Food: How to Organize Your Refrigerator - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThings run more smoothly when they are working under a well-organized system. Take, for example, your refrigerator shelves. In most cases, people simply put whatever food they have into their refrigerator, and then just use the food as they need it. This works fairly well for the most part, but ...
Views: 2414 - The Value of a Master Plan and Organization - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVWe humans have a number of limitations. Physically, we are limited by how fast we can go, how much we can do, and so on. Mentally, we are limited by how much we can remember and how well we can concentrate. Both of these types of limitations come into play in a person’s every day life. Your ...
Views: 1042 - The Job Interview: More than Words - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThere you are, waiting to walk into the HR office for the job interviewing process. Minutes before the interview, you’re mentally reviewing the anticipated questions and the answers you have prepared. But is that all there is to it? While the advisory literature abounds in articles ...
Views: 863(1 vote) - Stop Wasting Time and Stop Making Excuses - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIn a world where time is one of the most valuable resources that a person can have, we should all learn how to use it more wisely. We should all try to make better use of time and try to make the best out of them. Every day we all do things that take away a lot of our time. Every thing that we ...
Views: 1419 - Selecting the Perfect Gift - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVSelecting a gift for someone is a tedious job, and making a gift selection that will complement the person you are giving it to is even tougher! You spend hours of your valuable time in selecting the perfect gift for your loved one and end up picking a gift, which is probably not the right one. ...
Views: 1512 - Run Out of Gift Ideas? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVThere are times when you may not be very sure as to which gift you should give to your dear ones. You may also feel bored with the usual gift items that you simply end up picking whatever catches your attention. In such cases, consider the following: Try Discount Vouchers and Gift ...
Views: 994 - Reducing Stress in the Workplace - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVIf you are feeling stressed out at work, you are certainly not alone. However, few people realize that there are simple measures to take for reducing stress and frustration you encounter at work. By simply knowing your limitations and keeping your workspace organized, your workday will naturally ...
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