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Car Cupholder Cleanliness
One thing that drives me nuts in my car is a drink that spills in the cup holder, making a mess. Not a big mess; just drip down the side and make your cup holder sticky enough that when you throw change in it later and have forgotten about the mess, the coins are all…
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Vacationing By Car
“Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen all the foreign countries I want to except heaven & hell & I have only a vague curiosity about one of those.” — Mark Twain So I’m in Las Vegas right now for a work show and last night as the taxi driver was…
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Uninterrupted Prosperity: Goals of Family Money
“Everyone has the impulse to be elite.” — Alfre Woodard Celebrated Living, the luxury magazine for American Airlines premium class passengers, had an article in their summer issue called, “Private Banking: Privilege. Access. Impressive rates and impeccable service. Welcome to the world of private banking. Is it for you?” Someday, if I ever join the…
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Gaining Understanding on Prosper.com
Have you heard of Prosper.com? I had a while ago and was curious about it. It takes the idea of loaning/borrowing money to a whole new level, and I’m still learning about it. Some may jump at the entrepreneur opportunity, whereas others may be put off by the risk. I take the entrepreneurial perspective on…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Dawn and Surfgirl
This week, Queercents interviews Dawn and her partner, “Surfgirl”. You may recognize Dawn from Queercents and Frugal for Life. Here’s what they both have to say about money and their long-term relationship. How long have you been together? 10 years on Sept. 8 How did money first come up in your relationship? Dawn & Surfgirl:…
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Grass: Wasting Money To Keep Green
“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.” — Author Unknown This weekend as the temperatures moved above 80 degrees in Newport Beach, it was time to increase the timer on the lawn sprinklers. This always makes me consider how much money we are spending and…
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Break Free from Excuses
It’s time to break free. Time to free yourself from the excuses you think up for reasons you buy yourself into debt. Time to free yourself from justifing reasons you think up to NOT save money. Stop it; just stop doing it.
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Minimalism and You
I think that when you say you want to live a minimalist life to someone, they get this institutional picture of white walls and little or no furniture. Kind of like the picture to the left. (I kinda like it, though). But minimalist living has different definitions to it, depending on who you talk to.
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Productivity: the secret sauce is to automate
“Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage” – Jawaharlal Nehru One of my favorite sites is Lifehacker. Their motto is, “Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don’t live to geek; geek to…
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Money & Mates: Q&A with Drew & Ted
This week, Queercents hears from Drew & Ted. Their lives are a mixture of Hollywood and Real Estate… two of my favorite topics. How long have you been together? Around 2 Years How did money first come up in your relationship? Drew: Like most couples, it probably came up while we were dating – sometimes…
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