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  • Be Your Own Trainer – Organization

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    Dude…I totally forgot… You want to be as anal retentive, OCD as possible when it comes to working out and nutrition information. I have a Mac so I coordinate iCal with Excel workbooks of my workout program and nutrition information (seriously) Most gyms have sheets like this available, but I made one just for fun.…

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    Lucy

  • Questions for a Queer Trust and Estate Attorney

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    For my first interview for Queercents, I decided we could use some advice about trusts and estates, how to make sure our families, partner and charities can benefit from our money should we pass away. And what about if our deceased partner’s family tries to take what is meant for us? An ideal person to…

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    Moorea

  • Social Currency: Leveraging Status

    Since watching Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture, I bought the audiobook version at iTunes and listened to it on my iPod. In one chapter, he recites a story about the time his wife hit one car while it was sitting in the driveway with their other car. She spent the better part of the day anxiously…

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    Nina

  • My Financial Implosion: Better Relationships

    ‘œLove does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.’ ‘“ Antoine de Saint-Exupery Roughly a month after my trailer had been destroyed by a tree, my father loaned me an old, unused laptop.   I found myself surfing the Web in the evenings after work.   Although…

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    Alex

  • Indoor composting: save money and the environment – Part 2

    Part 2: The Key Ingredient Every time I mention to people that we started an indoor composting bin, their first reaction is always: “Really? Doesn’t it smell?”. I guess if your idea of composting is to let your trash bags sit around, then of course it would! But this is different: vermicomposting using red wiggler…

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    James

  • FTC Launches Consumer Education Campaign

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    Are you sick of hearing that annoying jingle from the Freecreditreport.com music trio?   I am.   Apparently the Federal Trade Commission is, too.   Today the FTC is launching it’s own public service announcements to help educate consumers about how to truly track their credit reports for free.   According to Ad Week: Consumers…

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    Serena

  • Turning Spenders Into Savers: Personal Savings Rates

    What’s your personal savings rate? As a spender trying to turn myself into a saver, my own savings rate has fluctuated pretty wildly. I’m proud to report that it is in the double digits now, but it was not an easy task getting there. Nor is it an easy task for our country. The personal…

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    Andrea

  • FedEx Resume Promo

    If you’re job hunting, FedEx’s “today only” promotion may come in handy today (March 10, 2009). “This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store. Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and…

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    Elizabeth

  • Dating on a Budget: For Singles Only!

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    Last weeks post showcased how people can date themselves, thereby immediately reducing dating costs by 50%. This week, I would like to encourage “all my single” people to have fun together at a Singles Only Party. Who said dating was only for couples? All you have to do to get this party underway is to…

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    Tamara

  • On Being A “Bad” Credit Card Customer

    Well I just got informed that I am a “bad” customer by my Chase issued Hess Visa Rewards Card. What did I do wrong? Paid my bill every month on time… never late… but… Oh!… I see the problem!! I don’t carry a balance so they don’t get to bill me 12.24% interest and they…

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    Roland