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  • Swoopo - great auction deals or great scam?   16 years 1 week ago

    Alright, I've searched a lot of sights on how great swoopo really is and now I'm thinking I should buy somewhere else. i want the place to be real, safe, and I want to save money. Any ideas?

  • Freedom From the Day Job   16 years 1 week ago

    I think this definition of "work" is better than what most people thing of their "work". - the effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something. I also like your definition too, but sometimes there are things that don't seem worth doing, but still need to be done. So a combination of the two seems to cover both sides of work - worthwhile items and a bit of the drudgery.

    Having said that I think some work is necessary for our well being. If we just lazed around all day that would cause a new kind of drudgery. For myself, I'd answer the question "Would you work if you didn't have to?" with a emphatic "Yes". But I'd likely do something different... which (as it should be as Edward also stated for himself) is what I'm doing on the side (well, actually trying to get started doing in the next few years) - professional organizing and life coaching. IF I didn't have to do other paid work to support myself and my family, then I'd probably start right away and likely do it for free for others for the JOY of helping someone else get organized, find balance in their life and live their dreams.

  • Travel and Money: Using Your Credit Card on the Road   16 years 1 week ago

    Credit card users must always beware since many ATMs abroad don't always accept LINK cards, which sometimes causes your card not to work when it's not your bank's fault at all!

  • Travel and Money: Using Your Credit Card on the Road   16 years 1 week ago

    Thank you for the wonderful article. I am already an avid user of my credit card during vacations and travels. It really saves me a lot of time and saves me a lot of effort to carry these bills in my wallet. Plus, it really contributes to my credit reputation. I am very pleased really.

  • Flying With Valuables? Keep Them Safe And Carry A Gun!   16 years 1 week ago

    If you're traveling with super valuable items, like wedding rings or fine jewelry sets, or even just worried about their safety at home, you could consider opting for a personal articles floater insurance policy to protect them. Check out Linda Rey's article on the Equifax Personal Finance Blog for more information on what types of valuables you could insure.

  • How to Save Over $1000 on Your Next Backpacking Trip   16 years 1 week ago

    Just for the food portion of backpacking trip, I can tell you I use Backpackers Pantry, they are cheap and delicious. I served in the Army for 4 years and was quickly burnt out on MRE's. I am an outdoorsman and love to camp and hike. I've tried tons of different MRE's and none compare to the Camping Food & Backpacking Food at Backpacker's Pantry. I suggest you give it a try!

  • Inside the Shady World of Cheap iTunes Gift Cards   16 years 1 week ago

    I'm Sorry But Anyone With Common Sense Should Know When A Deal Is Too Good To Be True

  • Freedom From the Day Job   16 years 1 week ago

    Philip,

    Well written, and an excellent point about work. I especially like your point that when "Used properly, the word "work" refers to the stuff that you do that's worth doing. Who wouldn't want to do that?" Great statement!

    I currently have a day job, but my real passion, my work, is what I do in the mornings and evenings, before and after my job (www.makereadyfitness.com).

    Keep it coming.

  • Xeriscaping to Promote Water Conservation   16 years 1 week ago

    Nancy, I live in Gainesville, FL and have a HOA and are about to begin replacing much of our (weedy) sod in the front with Florida friendly landscaping, despite a HOA that demands sites be sodded. A state law passed last year states that HOA rules or deed restrictions cannot be used to stop someone from putting in Florida friendly landscaping. You can do it, and they can't stop you. Just make sure it is "Florida friendly". Check out the document below for the text of the law, which also qualifies what is meant by Florida friendly. Then check out the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods site for help in coming up with a design.

    http://www.ccfjedu.net/HOAFLORIDAFRIENDLYLANDSCAPING.htm

  • Xeriscaping to Promote Water Conservation   16 years 1 week ago

    I live in west central Florida and would love to xeriscape, but my community won't allow it. How ridiculous is that! It's the intelligent way to go in areas like ours as well as the southwest.

  • 8 Gifts the Man in Your Life Really Wants   16 years 1 week ago

    You can never go wrong with some table games. But this probably has a lot to due with the fact that if I buy such a gift to my father or one of my 2 brothers, is like buying it for all 3... group gift :))

  • 5 Reasons to Use Your Outdoor Furniture -– Inside   16 years 1 week ago

    Dear Linsey,

    Thank you for sharing of your tips to furnish indoors cheap, easy and comfortable!

    It is an excellent solution especially for somebody like me...first time leaving alone.

    Thanks!

  • How to Make Moonshine   16 years 1 week ago

    Gator,
    Try this extra step. When you freeze it, pull it out to thaw and refreeze. Every time you do this, you get layers. After a few times, the very top will be almost pure water. You should be able to pull it off as a sheet of ice. Be careful with 140 deg water. Some yeast can handle it, but others have to be cooler. I have always liked it to be cool enough to stick your hand in without having to pull it out from burning, about 110.

  • Feeling Stuck? 100 Ways to Change Your Life   16 years 1 week ago

    i like your idea i will try.
    i hope it works because all these years of living i pretty much made my life worthless....

  • Is "Health Food" Worse for You than Junk Food?   16 years 1 week ago

    Avoid all bad foods and Junk food. Treat them as something like once or twice a year!

    Till we learn how to really eat right, we will continue to be bombarded with diabetes and heart diseases, obesity etc.

  • 6 Ways to Save Money on Eyeglasses   16 years 1 week ago

    I agree with the Zenni Optical reference. The glasses are super cheap, but comparable in quality. I have pretty straight-forward myopia and mild cataracts...look at Zenni optical...once I found out about them, I haven't bought from anyone else. Even if you don't like the look of the frames...it costs maybe $12 bucks to try another frame...

  • 6 Ways to Create a Great Home Gym For Less   16 years 1 week ago

    How money much this it, 8023263 U.S.dollar.Thank you ,I don't konw you at city of ruzhou ,Lv Man ,miss u,forever. Two years, said in my all life ,miss you come on look out! 张少锋测试

  • Xeriscaping to Promote Water Conservation   16 years 1 week ago

    i'm letting the native plants take over my yard the long slow way. i'm next to an unmaintained vacant lot and don't have an HOA.
    the clover, mint cousins and wild strawberries are doing great with no help at all this year, but unfortunately so is the previous owner's grass!
    our drought is long over here on the east coast, so there's plenty of rain and the grass just won't die.
    since i live a couple hundred feet from a major river, i am not going to use herbicides on it and have resorted to spraying it with vinegar on hot dry days. the grass dies in those spots, the next rain washes away the vinegar and the clover moves in within a week
    it's pretty ugly right now but by next spring i hope to have all the grass gone and a low carpet of self maintaining strawberries and clover

  • 10 Important Signs That Your Job Sucks   16 years 1 week ago

    No fixes here, but a lot of people venting about crappy jobs, coworkers, etc...

    http://www.cryfromthecubicles.com/list/fresh-and-popular

    "Sometimes I feel like I work with a bunch of idiots. Then I go to work... confirmed."

  • America Is the No Vacation Nation   16 years 1 week ago

    To my fellow american we may be over stressed and under paid but atleast our sense of humors are still in tact-lol

  • America Is the No Vacation Nation   16 years 1 week ago

    One reason Americans do not take time off is "they're afraid to lose their Jobs" so not vacationing is sometimes job security. Being an american myself all ive been thought my entire life is how important it is to get that wonderful top paying career and once I get it do not do anything to lose it.

  • Six Months as an Amazon Seller   16 years 1 week ago

    Good advice. Technicals books do well. The bestsellers are worth 0. The best sellers sell especially bad now because so many people get it on the Kindle. The Kindle and other readers definitely will put a dent in mom and pop book sellers.

  • How to Make Moonshine   16 years 1 week ago

    willieboy,
    thankyou, and i am using a 1gal, 1pint ice cream bucket with the "clickey-lid".
    i make my own beer via MR.BEER beer kits, so this method is fairley simular, with MR.BEER we got to heat the wort to a boil and pour it into cool water in the "beer keg" never exceeding 140 except to boil. then adding the yeast letting it set for a few minutes then stirring it in. wait a week or two and botteling/ carbonizing, all in all the two weeks is the same time frame from start to drink. i just started my "home made shine" and ill be going on vacation for a week and half, so no tampering with it to let "bad air" in.
    i hope this works for me, im kinda excited about it bieing my first batch of shine ....wich is totally for educational purposes....cough cough
    good day
    and happy drinking

  • The vicious Home Rental Scam – don’t get conned.   16 years 1 week ago

    It just popped up on CraigsList on the Kenosha/Racine, WI area. This is the email I received:
    My Dear Thanks for your interest in my house and How are you doing today?

    The House Is a 3 br 2 ba Single-Family Home. Which My wife and I occupied before leaving for Nigeria. We left on a self Mission following God's Call to Preach the Word and Let people of all Nations Hear About Him. My wife and I thought of ourselves and asked God what we would Give him and He says we should sacrifice our life and give him the best we can,letting humans know about him. The bible account of Luke 12: 29-31, Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. We decided to do the missionary work.

    Which my family and I have spent so much time and money to maintain it up till its standard. We have been trying our best to make the house as clean as possible, because am a clean person and we don't like dirt around our surroundings and also the Bible says cleanliness is next to Godliness.

    So we are looking for a well-behaved, clean and honest tenant to rent out our house too. So we will like you to give us your word and promise us that you will take good care of our house so that we will be happy when we come to visit you in the future.. We would like to work any flexible plan you have on your term of renting, Long or short term or month by month.While we were leaving,we took along with us the keys just to view the Land if it would be favorable for God's Work,on getting down here we decided to stay and Go On preaching the Good News.The Home was Formally FOR SALE but we have decided not to sell anymore so we would lay our head when we do come back to rest. Prior to our arriving back we shall be giving a 90 days notice to you if we finally decide to rent to you.We shall be staying for upwards of five years here doing God's Work. So kindly Get back to us with the application form below.

    Note: the Rent is $700
    Security Deposit is $700
    Total Cost to Move in is $1400
    Our cell Number where you can reach us is: 0112347041013190
    Here is the address of the house:: 3620 27th Street, Kenosha WI 53144

    RENT APPLICATION FORM

    FIRST NAME:________________
    MIDDLE NAME: ________________
    LAST NAME: _________________
    PROFESSION: ________________
    (CELL)PHONE ()_________
    (CELL)PHONE () _____________________
    (WORK)PHONE () __________
    KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY _______
    PRESENT ADDRESS: ____________________
    CITY: ______________
    STATE: _____________
    ZIP CODE: _______________ HOW LONG? ____________IF RENTING
    WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
    IF THIS Home IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
    HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?______________
    WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
    MONTHLY INCOME:
    IF YOU HAVE A PET:
    NAME OF PET: _____________
    KIND OF PETS: _____________
    HABITS
    DO YOU SMOKE? ___________
    DO YOU DRINK? ______________
    DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____

    Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this. Looking forward to hear from you.

    Best Regards,
    Pastor Robert Beck.
    Cell: 0112347041013190

    In hopes of it being legitimate, I responded back, only giving very little information however. Unfortunately I did the phone number search too late. Don't respond back to them!!!

  • Xeriscaping to Promote Water Conservation   16 years 1 week ago

    Thanks for sharing that article. I feel a little relieved, but it looks likes Los Angeles will continue on drought restrictions. I couldn't have timed that better, could I?