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2011 Seven steps to creating or revising your household routines schedule When creating a new household routines schedule or revising one you’ve used for years, follow these seven steps. Ask Unclutterer: Not displaying family photographs Reader Mary wants to know … Continued
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How to Change Other People

By Leo Babauta If only we could get others to be more considerate, less annoying, more diligent, see our point of view … How often have you wanted to change other people so they’d be better? Better spouses, kids, roommates, coworkers, employees? We want our kids to study harder and...

5 Financial Lessons Everyone Should Learn in Their 30s (Did You?)

Regardless of our chosen life path, there are certain financial benchmarks, lessons, and practices along the way that allow us to make the most of what we have and, hopefully, to get ahead. Here are six financial lessons everyone should learn and practice in their 30s. (See also: The 5 Most...

5 Apps to “Gamify” Your Habits and Turn Boring Tasks Into Exciting Ones

Work. Is. Boring. Am I right? Just the thought of of sitting down… opening a text page… getting your work notes out… and doing the work… Bleh, not fun at all. And not just at work either; Is doing laundry fun? Or the dishes? Or vacuuming? Nope, no way. Is there a way to make those boring activities...

12 Ways You're Driving Your Coworkers Insane

Take a second and look around your office. Do you see people that irk you, even infuriate you? Hopefully. Because just like Paul Newman's quote about the sucker at the poker table: If you look around the office and can't tell who the annoying person is… it's you. (See also: 10 Dumb Habits...

The 5 Best Swiss Army Knives

A quality Swiss Army Knife is a handy gadget not only for armed forces stationed in the Alps, but for any budget-minded consumer. Since it combines several useful, everyday tools into one compact design, it can save you both money and storage space.
What Is a Swiss Army Knife?

Technically, the...

The History of the Egg Cream and How to Make One in the Authentic Brooklyn Style

During the early 20th century, nearly every block in New York City had a candy shop; Brooklyn alone had 560. While we often think of candy shops as kids’ hangouts, back then, they were community gathering places where everyone in the neighborhood would meet up. In addition to selling sweets,...

10 Smart Ways to Make Yourself Love Saving Money

Like most people, I have a love-hate relationship with saving.

On one hand, I love saving because my endgame is always an investment that I'm confident will change my life for the better. On the other, saving causes me to cut back, miss out on certain activities, and otherwise frown when I'd...

Secret of Adulthood: Working Is One of the Most Dangerous Forms of Procrastination.

Further Secrets of Adulthood:   Agree, disagree? I know some people practice “constructive procrastination,” but in my experience, it’s usually not very constructive. I write a bit more about this Secret of Adulthood, here, and I discuss it at some length in Better Than...

Best Money Tips: Make Veterinary Bills More Affordable

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some amazing articles on making veterinary bills more affordable, building a new job wardrobe on the cheap, and saving money when you move.
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15 Ways to Make Veterinary Bills More Affordable — To make veterinary...