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Why I’ve Grown Wary of Accepting Anything That’s Free.

One habit that I try hard to cultivate is to stay on top of clutter. Clutter seems trivial, but I’ve found — and many people have told me that they’re the same way — that clutter weighs me down more than it should. Something like a crowded coat closet or an overflowing inbox...

What Is Your Financial Kryptonite (and How to Conquer It)

Do you worry about keeping up with the Joneses? One way or another, we all battle some sort of financial demon we'd be better off without. What's your personal financial weakness — and how can you conquer it? (See also: 10 Financial Mistakes to Stop Making in 2014)
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The 5 Best Laser Printers

When it comes to making large and frequent printing jobs, very few devices compare to laser printers. Laser printers excel at printing large amounts of text at good cost, and at high speed. The best color laser printers can also print out graphics and photos at good quality. The economy and speed...

7 Letters to Write Before You Turn 70

At AoM we’re great champions of the lost art of letter writing. Emails, texting, and the wide variety of other digital mediums available to us in the modern age are convenient and efficient, but they can’t hold a candle to the warm, tangible, classy nature of handwritten correspondence. Letters are...

How to Write a Note of Congratulations

In writing up today’s post on the 7 letters your should write before you turn 70, I realized that the congratulatory note was the only type we hadn’t offered a fuller guide on previously, and that needed one. So let’s remedy that. Writing a note of congratulations isn’t too complicated, but this...

6 "Good" Habits That May Actually Be Hurting You

Even good habits take work. Whether you're consciously trying to incorporate something new into your routine, or mindlessly continuing an action or strategy you decided was right for you decades ago, these things require time and energy.

So you better make sure they're actually working for...

12 Ways to Make a Tiny Apartment Awesome

Small apartments have their perks: They're generally more affordable, easier to decorate, and easier to clean, just to name a few. The downside, of course, is that the cramped and limiting feeling of living in tiny apartment, often with only one bedroom and little room for hosting guests, can make...

Why Can’t You Draw The Face of a Penny? Understand the Reason and Learn Spanish Twice as Fast

Allow me to explain using a related problem. Vocabulary lists in a run-of-the-mill Spanish textbook usually look something like the below, taken from real-world sources I won’t shame by naming: La mano – the hand El arbol – the tree Las muñecas – the wrists ¡Nos vemos mañana!...

Outfitted and Equipped: Drive-In Movie Date

How does Outfitted & Equipped work? The FAQ. Editor’s note: This gallery was curated by Brad Bennett. Mr. Bennett is the Founder and Editor of Well Spent, a site that features men’s goods that are attractive, affordable, and made in the USA or similar first-world/non-sweatshop conditions. Ah,...

Best Money Tips: Nail a Job Interview Before You Even Step Into the Room

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some fantastic articles on nailing a job interview before you enter the room, ways parents can save money, and ways to make $50 in a day.
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How to Nail a Job Interview Before You Even Step Into the Room — To nail a...

9 Easy Ways to Save $50 Every Month

What would you do with an extra $50 this month?

That extra Grant could go towards bumping up a credit card payment or contributing to next month's electricity bill. Or maybe a nice night out with your partner. The list of possibilities is endless. (See also: 25 Ways to Save $5 This Week)

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Being organized about charitable giving

An organized approach to making financial donations.
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$20 in Los Angeles: The 16 Best Ways to Spend It

San Franciscans and New Yorkers love to complain about Angelenos. We're intellectually shallow. We lack culture. We're superficial.

Hilariously, the hate only goes one way. Angelenos don't feel the need to measure Los Angeles against other cities, because we know the truth: Los Angeles is...

How to Stop Your Habit Changes From Getting Derailed

By Leo Babauta Manytimes when we try to make a good change in our lives, it gets derailed early on by something out of our control. Let’s say you start a diet, and your daughter makes some great vegan cupcakes and you want to support her efforts, and so you eat some … and this […]

Make Your Computer Last (Almost) Forever With Some Simple Tricks

There is a piece of electronics in my house that I couldn't do without. I need it for communication, research, entertainment, work, basic household functioning, our homeschool lessons, and to occasionally keep my kids' occupied while I make an important phone call or get dinner on the table....

4 Ways To Be More Considerate (With Your Kids)

Class is about to begin and one of the students, Wendy, starts to talk about her brother. She tells us that he is very naughty. Sometimes he hits her and their grandmother, he likes to throw tantrums and can be just uncontrollable. This 6 year old girl shares with us her way of calming him down...

This Is Why You Can't Postpone Planning for Your Retirement (And How to Start)

It's no secret that for today's workers, the burden for retirement planning has shifted from employer to employee. What many savers don't realize is that the costs associated with retirement are much higher than many workers expect. Over a 30 year retirement, a $2 million nest egg could provide...

The 5 Best Bluetooth Speakers

The days of tangled, messy cables are becoming a thing of the past.

Wireless technology is now a part of reality instead of just science fiction. While not all electronics have cut the cord just yet, audio aficionados may be happy to hear that great wireless speakers now exist, with many options...

How to Fail and Live to Talk About It: 10 Tips for Explaining Your Missteps Without Sounding Like a Train Wreck

In my previous post, “The Helicopter-Jumper’s Guide to Talking About Yourself,” I explained 10 ways you can talk about your accomplishments without sounding like a jerk. In this post, I want to talk about the flip side of the coin — how to talk about your professional failures...

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