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10 Things You Should Never Buy From Aldi

I've been shopping at Aldi for our weekly groceries for over half a year. Along the way, I've picked up a few best practices. For example, buying for two or more weeks at a time saves us time and money on shelf-stable foods like tortillas, spaghetti, and canned goods. I love Aldi's selection of...
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What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars

(Photo: Ariel H.) “One of the rare noncharlatanic books in finance.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Antifragile “There is more to be learned from Jim Paul’s true story of failure than from a stack of books promising to reveal the secret formula...

The Tao of Boyd: How to Master the OODA Loop

John Boyd is described by some as the greatest military strategist in history that no one knows. He began his military career as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, but he slowly transformed himself into one of the greatest philosopher-warriors to ever live. In 1961, at age 33, he wrote “Aerial...

Best Money Tips: Ways to Save on the Latest Smartphones

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some fantastic articles on ways to save on the latest smartphone, ways to save at school, and cool car hacks you should try.
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7 Ways to Save on the Latest Smartphones — To save on the latest smartphones, trade...

Do You Resist When Anyone Asks or Tells You To Do Something?

It may have been a while since I posted on the Four Tendencies, but have no doubt, I’m still obsessed with this subject. I came up with the  Four Tendencies framework as part of my work on Better Than Before, my book on habit change. There, I reveal the secret of habit formation. Really....

A Brief Guide to Overcoming Instant Gratification

By Leo Babauta It’s no secret that we live in the Age of Instant gratification. That’s not news. But Paul Roberts has written an excellent essay at The American Scholar looking at the breadth of this phenomena on our society — it’s a must read. A sample quote from Roberts’...

8 Dark-Side Motivations to Start Saving

From ruling the galaxy to getting out of debt, embracing the dark side can be a powerful tool. Sure, the motivations may be impure, but if it's monetary results you're after, maybe that's okay. (See also: 10 Dark Side Motivations to Getting Out of Debt)

So embrace your demons and get ready to...
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Best Deals for Monday 09/15

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Up to 65% off The North Face at Backcountry, Vans Unisex Authentic Canvas Shoes for $33, 25% off Halloween...
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Maintaining pet health records for the benefit of your furry friends

The following is a list of the minimum information you should retain in your pet’s health file.
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99U Podcast: Gabe Weinberg on Getting Traction

You started a business but the customers aren't coming. What do you do? Apply the "bullseye" framework.

73 Easy Ways to Save Money Today

The first step to saving dough is to have a go-to list of cost-cutting strategies in your pocket. Below are 73 ways to cut spending, some more orthodox than others. Find just a few that work for you and watch the savings add up. (See also: The 10 Things Everyone Should Be Saving For)
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Get Off That Lazy Couch: 8 Ways to Get Out of a Slump

  Recently I was in a bit of a slump. Things just weren’t going my way. Nowadays I am absolutely great again. I feel wonderful and life is on the up and up again. However sooner or later I will probably get into a slump again. It’s inevitable. How did I get out of it..? #1 First of all: stop...

What Makes Readers Click Buy? The Secrets to Great Sales Emails

What's your purpose for running an email marketing campaign?

Ultimately, you're in email marketing to help your business thrive and grow. That means you're getting into email marketing to sell more stuff.
Not sure that's you? Then look at it this way:Businesses want to sell more...

10 Useful Items You Should Never Throw Out

Whenever the seasons change, I get this itch to do a total cleaning to our drawers, kitchen shelves, and closets. Over the years, though, I've learned that sometimes my brain gets ahead of me with all this cathartic purging. I'm not advocating that you hold onto these things to the bitter end,...

Successful Men Carry These 7 Things Around With Them — Do You?

To succeed in this world, it takes smarts, confidence, likability — and a handful of portable items to help you stay organized, current, fit, and performing at the top of your game. (See also: Successful Women Have These 7 Things in Their Bags — Do You?)

Read on for our roundup of...

5 Life Lessons from World Travel

I’ve spent the last year wandering around the globe and exploring this wondrous thing called life. Through 26 flights, I’ve managed to circle the globe twice and touch five of the seven continents.

The journey led me to scuba diving for a month straight with whale sharks on islands in Thailand to...

How to Talk to Your Barber [VIDEO]

Were you unhappy with your last haircut? While poor barbering may have played a role, your poor communication likely contributed as well. I visited Hudson Hawk Barber & Shop in Springfield, MO to learn how to talk to your barber so you get the haircut you want. You can read a text article of...

Art of Manliness Podcast #81: Target Focus Training With Tim Larkin

In this episode, I talk to Tim Larkin, self-defense instructor and creator of Target Focus Training. We discuss why people need to get comfortable with violence if they want to survive a life-threatening encounter, the difference between anti-social bluff and asocial violence, and how studying the...

A year ago on Unclutterer

2013 Unitasker Wednesday: Nail Perfect This gigantic doodad is to help you avoid painting your finger as part of the fingernail-painting process. But, you still have to clean the machine, it slows down the process, and it DOESN’T WORK ON … Continued
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Can a Vine Behave like an Olive Tree? No.

A vine cannot behave olively, nor an olive tree vinely—it is impossible, inconceivable. No more can a human being wholly efface his native disposition. –Epictetus, Discourses, 2.20.18 This is what has struck me most in my study of habits. We can’t change our fundamental nature. We have...