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Before and After: Stop Mindless Web-Surfing by Deleting Accounts and Toolbars–and Never Visiting..

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...

Your keys to organizing

Not a big post today, just some inspiration to get you thinking about where to keep your keys so you're not searching for them when you need to leave your house.
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10 Budget-Friendly Meals Everyone Should Know How to Make

I'm always looking for ways to feed my family for less. It seems like no matter how much meal planning I do, I'm still running up a grocery bill that's higher than I'd like to admit. Thankfully, the Internet is full of great ideas for those of us looking to lower our food costs. Even better? We...

13 Overpriced Restaurant Items That Waste Your Money

My family does a pretty decent job of saving money, but we have one big weakness: dining out. We like to visit restaurants and leave the cooking and dishes to someone else. Of course, we know that we could save money by eating at home, so we follow certain rules to make sure we're getting the best...

Best Money Tips: Frugal Habits You Need to Pick Up

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some awesome articles on Depression-era frugal habits you should have, money mistakes to avoid in your 20s, and budget travel tips.
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9 Depression-Era Frugal Habits You Need to Pick Up — Using less and reusing items...

7 Steps You Must Take to Protect Your Family Financially

We're all looking for ways to make our money grow, to build the family fortune, and secure our financial future.

But creating that empire is only half the equation; preparing for the unexpected is what will ensure its longevity. After all, life is full of surprises — an accident for example,...

16 Time and Money Saving Apps for Freelancers

It is becoming increasingly easier and more popular for people to leave their 9-to-5 jobs and take on a freelancing career. Whether you are a writer, an editor, a social media manager, or a photographer, there are online and mobile apps that you can use to be more productive, make more money, and...

5 Daily Habits That Will Make You A More Positive and Happy Person

When was the last time someone said that you were too positive? Never. The reason is that we can’t be.

The key to success in anyone’s life is how happy we are. We may be the wealthiest person on our street, but if we’re miserable, we are far from successful.

The problem most of us face is...

A Crash Course in Jazz Appreciation

Jazz. It’s the music that many men say they like, but don’t actually know anything about. Which is a shame for a whole host of reasons. For starters, jazz has had a major influence on most popular music genres in the 20th century — rock, hip-hop, Latin…the list goes on and on. Having an...

Announcing a New Book! Heading Out On Your Own: 31 Basic Life Skills in 31 Days

When I graduated from high school and left home to become a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, I had never done a single load of my own laundry. I had never cleaned my own bathroom. I had never cooked for myself, unless plates of nachos count. I was a typical middle-class kid from the […]

“I Created a Different Relationship to the Voice in My Head.”

Habits interview: Dan Harris. I met Dan Harris–the ABC News, Nightline, and Good Morning America correspondent–when a mutual friend suggested that we’d enjoy having lunch, to talk about habits, happiness, and meditation. We had a great discussion, and in fact, Dan was one of...

Shed some light on your organizing

If you have a room that is dark and dreary, it's going to work against you in your organizing efforts. You can't see properly -- and you may well find yourself avoiding the room, because it's unpleasant.
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Fear is the Root of Your Problems

By Leo Babauta Every problem you or I have (and they are many, small and large), is rooted in fear. For some, that might seem obvious: the question is how to beat the fears. For others, it’s not so self-evident: why are my financial or relationship or procrastination problems caused by fear?...

Fridge or Counter: Where to Store Fruit for Best Flavor?

Fruits have been on the planet for far longer than refrigerators have been plugged into kitchen wall sockets. So why are many of us inclined to stick all our fruit in this chilly contraption immediately upon returning home from the store? It probably has a little to do with habit and a lot to do...

5 Amazing, Cheap Places to Live as an Expat

After you finish college and work for a couple years but before you settle down and have kids, you might succumb to the wanderlust that makes people go expat. Maybe you have friends who have gone abroad. Maybe you were just too busy to do any traveling in college. No matter what the reason, living...

The 5 Best Mattresses

Despite the fact that we spend about a third of our lives sleeping, we often forget or underestimate the importance of a good mattress when it comes to our health and relaxation. A mattress provides more than just a nice place to sleep; for many, it can help relieve numerous types of body pain and...

8 Ways to Stay Upbeat on Your Job Hunt

A recent study revealed that staying positive on your job hunt ensures you a better chance of scoring a job. Staying upbeat in the face of multiple rejections can be quite tough — here are a couple of ways to cope.

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This week's topic: Savings Habits! In honor of America Saves Week, we will be talking about savings...

Lessons in Unmanliness from Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein does not get much attention in popular culture. It is Frankenstein’s creation – a nameless monster (often mistakenly called Frankenstein) – in all his green, bumbling glory that attracts the attention and the horrified screams of people worldwide. To the contrary of how film...

Want to Know Yourself Better, to Shape Your Habits Better? Take This Quiz.

Every Wednesday is Quiz Day, or Tip Day, or List Day. This Wednesday: Want to know yourself better, so you can shape your habits better? Did I mention that I’m working on a book about habit-formation? Oh right, maybe I did. It’s called Before and After (sign up here if you want to hear...