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“But Then I Heard About the ‘Don’t Break the Chain’ Tactic.”
I’m writing my next book, Before and After, about how we make and break habits–an issue very relevant to happiness. Each week, I’ll post a before-and-after story submitted by a reader, about how he or she successfully changed a habit. We can all learn from each other. If you’d like to share your...
10 of America's Awesomest Cheap Cities
We all know that the land of the free isn't really "free" at all.
While opportunity may abound in America, bills tend to do the same, as we all need to put food on the table and keep personal finances well-attended to.
At the same time, some places are cheaper to live in than others,...
Best Money Tips: Save Money at the Gas Pump
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some awesome articles on saving money at the pump, plugging your financial leaks, and conversation starters that make mingling fun.
Top 5 Articles
10 Ways to Save Money at the Gas Pump — Using your brakes as little as possible...
9 Techniques That Can Help You Conquer Any Fear
John Wayne, an American icon of fearlessness, famously said, "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." We're all afraid of something. What defines us is not that fear, but how we rise above it. Below are effective methods I've used to conquer my many fears and live a...
Job Hunting Tips for the Recently Fired (and Some for the Rest of Us, Too)
Job hunting after you've been fired can be an intimidating task, especially in a tight job market. It may not be a cakewalk, but there are ways to make getting your first post-termination job a bit easier. And once you've cleared that hurdle, the impact a firing has on future job searches...
This Is How Donald Trump Builds Wealth (and You Can Too)
For most people the name Donald Trump conjures up many images — the hair, the pout, the Tower, the casinos. And, of course, "The Apprentice." He is certainly one of our culture's most recognizable personalities, and since the 1970s he has accumulated enormous wealth. But has that...
How to Make a Table from a Whiskey Barrel
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Pete Sveen. It originally appeared on his website, diypete.com. A while back, a buddy of mine came across a few old whiskey barrels and called to tell me we had to do a project with them. So, we pondered a few ideas and decided to make a […]
So You Want My Job: Librarian
In the golden age of the library, these book depositories served as true community hubs for cities and towns all over the country. As ebooks have taken off, there has been uncertainty about the future of the library — what role does it play in society if books are so cheap and can be accessed...
“I Call That Voice the ‘Obnoxious Roommate Living in My Head.’”
Happiness interview: Arianna Huffington. I’ve followed Arianna Huffington’s fascinating career for years, and for several years I cross-posted my blog material on the site she launched, The Huffington Post, but it was only last week that I got the chance to meet her face to face. We...
Avoiding clutter from unnecessary online purchases
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This Interview Technique Will Get You Hired
I've conducted a number of job interviews, and while I interviewed a lot of very nice, very smart and very qualified people, I have to say that there's a reason why job interviews make such great fodder for comedians. But unlike in the movies, the job candidates who aren't charming, articulate, and...
11 Ways to Learn Something New Every Day
A while back, I wrote about the benefits of improving your memory, and I did so for a very specific reason: My mother is in the beginning stages of dementia and I've been looking for ways to slow it down and potentially even reverse its effects.
What I found is that in addition to nutrition,...
Best Money Tips: Stop Stressing and Start Being Productive
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some stellar articles on ways to stop stressing and start being productive, getting your family more organized, and money-saving tips for freelancers.
Top 5 Articles
10 Ways to Stop Stressing and Start Being Productive — If you...
8 Quick Ways to Boost Energy Without Caffeine
Winter can leave us feeling sluggish and unmotivated. It's cold outside, there's less sunlight, and we tend to eat heavier foods. While caffeine is one way to get a quick boost when we need it most, there are plenty of other low-cost options that we can turn to when we need a shot of energy. (See...
The 7 Worst Money Mistakes Married People Make
Everyone knows that disagreements over money can cause a huge amount of stress in a marriage. However, money may be more important than we think. A recent study out of Utah State University shows that couples who report fighting about money at least once a week are 30% more likely to divorce than...
The 5 Best Camcorders
To some, camcorders may seem like a dying breed. The latest smartphones and digital cameras have proven to be very capable of recording high quality video, arguably to the point where they've eclipsed the need to own a separate video recording device.
However, camcorders are far from obsolete...
How To Make Quick Decisions For Your Life
We make decisions every day. Some can be extremely important, while others tend to be trivial in the long run.
When it comes to making decisions, choosing the right one can at times be stressful, especially if the decision must be made quickly.
Indecision often weighs us down, but there are some...
12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time — The Only Post You’ll Ever Need
Preface by Tim Ferriss I’ve written about how I learned to speak, read, and write Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I’ve also covered my experiments with German, Indonesian, Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish, and perhaps a dozen others. There are only few language learners who dazzle me, and...
Know-Nothing Investing: Index Funds For Beginners
I don’t know about you, but despite my repeated attempts to fully understand and grasp how investing in the stock market works, I’m still pretty clueless. I fancy myself a moderately intelligent, business savvy guy, so I would think I’d be able to wrap my mind around this stuff,...
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