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Free, Customized “Get Out Of Debt” Plan
I don’t make a big secret of my enormous debt. It’s a problem. I came by it honestly, for the most part. I was almost debt-free when I lost my job in 2001. I was freshly married to my girlfriend of...
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Inflexible Time at Work
I recently finished reading 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. I have to admit, I like the idea of working four hours a week and then pursuing my own interests the rest of the time. You may not know it...
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6 Personal Finance Apps
Can we ever have enough money? Or be too thin or too good looking? Well, I don’t know, but I do know that I’ve struggled at times with money. It seems to slip through my fingers like water. The...
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Enough Money?
Yes, I’m a little obsessed with money this month. No, it’s not because I can’t pay my bills. Rather, it’s about work. Now, for the most part, I enjoy my work. I find it challenging, but not too...
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Another Birthday
So, today marks another lap around the Sun for me. Honestly, I don’t hang a lot on birthdays, especially my own. I mean, for the most part, they’re just another day. Another marker of many in my life...
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Day One
On this day, in 1660, arguably the most famous diarist in history, Samuel Pepys, made the first entry into his personal diary. He kept his diary for approximately nine years, detailing everything from...
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Put Your Diet on Autopilot
So, we’re eleven days into the New Year. How are your resolutions holding up? If you’re like most people, you’ve made a personal commitment to eat better and lose weight in the coming year. But,...
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Vitamins from Food
A healthy mind is a creative mind! And, let’s face it, a healthy mind is supported by a healthy body. Exercise is one aspect of that, but at a more fundamental level, properly fueling our bodies and...
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IT Dreams
You know what I’d like to do? I’d like to run a large-ish IT shop with a clear and well-defined budget. I’d like to plan for rolling upgrades so that no one had a workstation or laptop that was older...
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Let the writing begin!
NaNoWriMo starts today, but I won’t be participating this year. Maybe next year, after my life is just a little more settled and I’ve spent a year getting my writing chops back. Writing here, or any...
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Get Started!
So, we’re a month into the New Year. What have you done so far? Last month, I posted my fun, hopefully funny, Random Resolution Generator, because, well, everyone seems to make those annual New Year’s...
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Keyless Entry Tools!
Keyless entry tools may be a bit of a misnomer, but, technically, that’s what I’m talking about in this very special Tools for Tuesday post. Actually, since I missed posting a tool last week, I’m going...
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How One Photographer Got Rich
His best investment was his studio. No, seriously, Jay Maisel bought a 6-storey, 35,000-square-foot, 72-room building at 190 Bowery in Manhattan for $102,000 in 1966 and it was the best investment he...
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Fast Workouts
No, seriously, modern science has given us a workout that can be done in 7 minutes. Loyal readers will know that my weight has gone up and down several times over the years. The heaviest I ever...
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Things To Read
I’m a little suspicious of lists put out by booksellers of books I ought to read. I’m especially suspicious when it’s a list of 100 “books to read in a lifetime” being suggested by Amazon. But, when...
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How much money are you making?
How much money are you making right now? I mean, as the time ticks by, are the dollars and cents racking up? And how does the rate at which you make money compare to other people in the US? They say...
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It’s My Birthday
Yeah, it’s my birthday again. I’ve survived another lap around the Sun, mostly in spite of myself and due to the grace of God. I almost didn’t bother with a birthday post, because I mostly think of my...
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Makin’ Bacon
No, seriously, I’m talking about actual bacon not some silly double entendre. Also? If you don’t like bacon enough to read this, why do you even read my blog? I mean, seriously, do you even get me? I...
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Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo
I thought I’d try something new this year; early preparation. To be clear, though, I’m not going to attempt NaNoWrimo this year, because I’m way too busy right now. However, in previous years, I would...
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Build Your World
Now you have a story and the characters in it, but what about the rest of your world? Most people think that only fantasy or science-fiction writers have to create a world for their writing, but even...
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