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How to Remember That Thing You Always Forget
You know the feeling… you're halfway to work and — gasp! — "Did I bring my keycard?" Or you've landed at the Minneapolis Airport for the family reunion and — gasp! — "Did I pack the gloves?"
Whether it's daily life or situations, like travel, that...
8 Things People With Good Credit Never Do
Paying your credit card on time every month can raise your credit score, and with an excellent FICO score it's easier to qualify for loans and a low interest rate. However, achieving a high credit score is just the beginning. You also need to maintain this score. (See also: How to Rebuild Your...
3 Ways You Are Being Controlled By Your Mind
We live in the subconscious. Rather, 90% of our daily operations belong to the subconscious realm. That’s a huge chuck of us we are not in control of. It is therefore imperative we learn to take control. Your mind is a collection of billions of connections constantly wiring and rewiring themselves...
STOP! 10 Work Email Mistakes You May Be Making
As an online editor and writer who works with many other editors, writers, and all the people in between, I get a lot of email. Like, a lot. As a result, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to make the most of email, how to be efficient at it, and how to ensure that it benefits my work. I'm...
The 5 Best AAA Batteries
Over the years, the world has become more and more reliant on new technologies. Most people don't go very long without using a cell phone, digital camera, or flashlight. Many of these gadgets are powered by batteries. The television remote, your child's favorite toy, and MP3 players would be...
How to Mail Merge in Google Docs With MailChimp
What You'll Be Creating
Most websites and businesses maintaining a mailing list of their users and customers as a means of contacting them directly with newsletters and special offers. MailChimp is the leading service on the web for automatically handling this, but it can still be a bit...
How Losing My Job Cured My Depression
I thought I had it all. I had a job that paid well and all the perks that went with it. I drove an…
How to Start a Collection & 50+ Manly Collection Ideas
Hobbies should be an important part of every man’s life, especially in our increasingly passive, and abstract world. In a previous post, we outlined a few benefits of having a favorite pastime, and offered a list of 45 manly hobbies for men to consider as well. Today, we’re going to focus on one of...
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This week's topic: Frugal Moving! Learn about saving on moving supplies, using a moving company, and how to keep moving stress-free! Let...
Best Money Tips: Tips for Discussing Money Topics With Your Partner
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some wonderful articles on tips for discussing money topics with your partner, things you should never buy at Sam's Club, and DIY cleaning products.
Top 5 Articles
23 Powerful Tips for Discussing Money Topics With Your Partner —...
A Primer On Muscle-Building Supplements: Which Work and Which Don’t?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Kamal Patel. From testosterone boosters to horny goat weed, supplements that promise to build muscle are a big industry. They’re all marketed to people the same way: buy this product, get jacked, lose fat, look sexier, and succeed in life. But how many...
If You're Doing This on Your First Date, You're Not Getting a Second
Dating has certainly changed since the world became tech-savvy. With the advent of smart phones, dating apps, and social media, making that awkward first move is not nearly as tough as it used to be. But, once you've both agreed to go on a first date, how do you make sure you get a second? (See...
My New Book about Habit Formation, as Distilled in 21 Sentences.
Every Wednesday is List Day, or Tip Day, or Quiz Day. Today: My new book about habit-formation, handily distilled into 21 sentences. As I may have mentioned, I’m working on Better Than Before, a book about how we can change our habits. It’s at the copy-editing stage now, so it’s...
Guacamole, Wine, and 23 Other Surprisingly Refreshing Popsicle Recipes
It's officially July. Which means it's officially Popsicle Mania.
I use plastic popsicle forms to make all sorts of crazy flavored popsicles, but don't worry: You can alternatively use small paper cups and popsicle sticks (which you can find at craft stores). Amazon also carries a wide selection...
A year ago on Unclutterer
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...
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