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  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Really neat list. My wife and I don't reuse nearly enough and we can always use some great specific tips like these!

  • Free Music Lessons Online! For now...   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Learning music online is really very helpful for those who can not find time to join any music school.

    Thanks for sharing youtube link.
    Music School La

  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Is a great idea.

    You can also use ice cub trays (silicone ones from Ikea for $1) to create thick triangle crayons of melted together similar colours for little fingers to hold.

  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    That's cool. :) I have never made any of this but seems just great :). Must try as many as possible.

  • How to Answer 23 of the Most Common Interview Questions   16 years 50 weeks ago

    how would answer an interview question: When have you felt that you have been treated unfaily in life? What did you do abou it?

  • Beautify Your Yard: What's Your Best Advice?   16 years 50 weeks ago

    My washer is outside on a concrete pad. The drain hose goes into a tub. 22 gallons of soapy wash water is collected from wash cycle and put on tree and ornamental areas. 22 gallons of rinse water is collected from rinse cycle and put on the front yard. I use buckets carried in my little red wagon. I do not use wash water on my garden in the back. It's a little labor intensive but I only do a wash once or twice a month.

  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    I have used an old sock to 1) keep coffee warm and 2) act as the sleeve so that I could hold the hot jar.

    Your paintbrush renewal and apple core ideas are also intriguing.

  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    raw rice, you can just keep microwaving the sock for practically forever. i've got one from almost 10 years ago!

  • Save Money by Rekindling the Art of Reusing your Stuff   16 years 50 weeks ago

    cooked or raw rice for the hot pack?

  • Personal Finance Lessons from Online Adventure Game (RuneScape)   16 years 50 weeks ago

    ... RULZ!!!

    I've been playing it for 3 years, a lvl 72, and... proud of it.

  • Pom - Wonderful?   16 years 50 weeks ago

    I am a first-time visitor to Wise Bread, and I just wanted to say that I didn't share this sentiment of bunny's when I read about POM and the tests they have funded in the past. I learn over and over again in various classes I take as an undergrad college student that one of the first things to find out about when considering the validity of the results of research findings is, "Who commissioned the research?" I find the information offered up by Wise Bread to be objective and useful.

  • Thrive: Your Online Personal Financial Planner   16 years 50 weeks ago

    I agree that Thrive would be more useful if they would let you input amounts manually. My regional bank also isn't supported, which makes good chunks of the site completely useless. That's a shame, because it looks very appealing and seems easy to navigate. Please keep us updated if Thrive does open up a "manual input" or "unknown bank" option!

  • Turn smugness into a positive virtue   16 years 50 weeks ago

    It only hurts for a little while when you look in the mirror.
    Thanks Phil, for a "so wise" blog. Am still learnin' and you're helpin'...
    As you infer, "Pride goeth before a .... " ooops!

    my opinion only

  • Make Your DVD Player Region-Free in Seconds   16 years 50 weeks ago

    anyone have a hack to make this region free can't find any codes for it anywhere.

  • Do Americans really want to "Go Dutch"?   16 years 50 weeks ago

    slinky asked a bunch of questions. And that's why the US is taxed and run the way it is. Becuase of those assumptions. That it's every person for themselves.

    In more socialist countries, such as the Netherlands, their idealism is supporting all the peoples. Thus, the rich are willing to pay high taxes for the good of all.

    Most of the commenters here sure that ONE WAY IS right and the other way has to be wrong. Both are good and flawed in many many ways.

    Lots of the people commenting are looking at the issue from the view of privalige. They have a computer and internet, which means a stable housing situation. Little fear of that situation changing even if they get the flu for a few days.

    If you are lucky enough to choose where you live then you get to ask questions like "why should i subsidize other people's lives?" For a moment put yourself in their somewhat unlucky shoes.

    I may not make much, but I have a house and a car and a computer and my daughter has everything she needs. Be happy you are so lucky.

  • Five quick and simple scams that could happen to you today   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Did you watch the video? The machine was in fact one that "sucks" the card in, NOT a swipe reader. So you might want to revise the advice you give your customers.

  • How to Be Happy and Married: 24 Tips from a 24-Year-Old Marriage   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Thanks for the congratulations and encouragement. And, no, the list isn't exhaustive (as I said earlier) but mentions some things I might not have realized as a newlywed.

  • Feeling Stuck? 100 Ways to Change Your Life   16 years 50 weeks ago

    This is awesome man I have to try it. Thanks for sharing it now I have confidence.

  • Mind Control Guru Can Pay With Blank Sheets of Paper   16 years 50 weeks ago
    DB

    ha ha ha look he is on the scifi channel TAPS is on the scifi channel , that has been proven too be staged , check it out on youtube they do 2 or 3 takes of a scene but yet still say its all genuine , most haunted is staged it had too be moved too entertainment from the science listings check out BD shows are listed as entertainment so in other words they can say its all real and no actors ere used without getting in trouble

  • The Best and Worst Places to Stash Cash in Your Home   16 years 50 weeks ago

    easy place to hide cash is in your arsre au!!!

  • 5 Great Choices for Free Online Data Storage   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Binfire.com provides the only free unlimited online storage provider(as much storage as you need when you need it!). Also, great file sharing for members and non members plus hot links to files,collaboration using group folder which has file locking, access permission and versioning. All services are for free.
    Give it a try, Binfire.com is a much better value than box.net or rapidshare.com.
    David

  • The Overdraft Protection Racket: Why Banks Want You To Overdraw, And How You Can Get Your Money Back.   16 years 50 weeks ago

    She "overdrafted" even though her view on OUR side showed she was fine; when we went in to complain, they said, well "their" side showed she didn't have enough cash in the account (WTF?).

    We told them they were running a shell game and they gave us some cock and bull story about stuff not being taken off, blah, blah blah. But they refunded us 140$

    All of her items had appeared except one, so we left 15 bucks in the account and took out the money.

    Two days later, we get a bounced check notice and open it. They've overdrafted her AGAIN on stuff that already had hit on the account and we're now in the red $200 bucks again.

    Effers. That's almost 500 bucks in a month off of us, despite "our" balance (when you login to the bank) never actually showing an overdraft.

    As soon as we get the HELOC paid off, we're going to a different bank.

  • Is There Such a Thing as Risk-Free Investing?   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Developed multiple arbitrages for the financial markets. Arbitrages that produce just a few percent a year, to arbitrages that produce over 30 percent a year.

    In 2001 i started developing, as of now, a dozen arbitrages. I lock in an X percentage, and Y time later, i close out the arbitrage. Over 30%/yr.

    Risk-Free Investing is not only possible, but in abundance. Just that people are told and taught that it is impossible. No risk has been in front of all, but not seen.

    The market is unlimited.

    Thomas Adair
    thomasadair@hotmail.com

  • DON'T Buy It Now on eBay without using Live.com cashback   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Aaron from the Live Search Cashback Team here...

    This post does a fantastic job of explaining Cashback, but if anyone has any questions, you can post comments here, and then tweet us on Twitter @cashbackdotcom. Wise Bread has a great Twitter page to @WiseBread. Love your guys' tweets.

    Thanks for this GREAT article on Cashback Torley :) and that's awesome that you got $600 back... I think I would go for a trip if I could ever find some time...

  • How to Be Happy and Married: 24 Tips from a 24-Year-Old Marriage   16 years 50 weeks ago

    Magnificent post. Of course, anyone can nit-pick with one or two of the items, but it's hard to argue with the track record of success you have demonstrated. This short post rivals many whole books I have seen on this topic. Be encouraged and remember that what other people think of you is none of your business. Keep up the great work!!!
    God bless,
    Jerry