As I’ve mentioned before, I get tons of email from people describing the personal finance problems in their lives, commenting critically on things I’ve written, and offering up their own stories of success. Not only that, as The Simple Dollar has become more and more popular, I’ve had more and more opportunities to talk about personal finance with people face to face.
Here some of the software I have spent money on and that was well worth worth the cost. Most of these deserve their own post and screencast just to show you how truly useful they are, but for now, here is a high level overview of each program.
Enjoying N.C. Winters’ fantastic weekly strip Freelance Freedom here on FreelanceSwitch? Then you’ll be pleased to know that as of today we’re lucky enough to be publishing a second weekly titled Creative License over at our brand new blog of design news - Creattica Daily.
Say goodbye to the dreaded vapors (syn-propanethial-S-oxide) that make your eyes water when you are cutting onions. The first time I encountered this phenomenon was as a small child watching my grandmother work in her kitchen. She was tearing up and I asked her why she was crying. She explained the reason behind her onion tears and I learned a valuable lesson. That lesson?
Hoarding danger in MassachusettsBoston University and Smith College researchers create evaluation to determine if someone is a hoarder.
Cable clutterHere’s a quick Unclutterer video tip to help you tackle cable clutter under a media center. All it takes is a simple multi-hook rack and a little imagination.
Recently, I’ve been puzzling over how exactly to feel about the progression of a child I met several years ago. When this boy was about ten, he gave one of the greatest presentations I’ve ever seen in a science fair environment.
This is a guest post from Erica Douglass. Erica sold her successful business and “temporarily retired” at age 26. Having made over $1 million online, she is now sharing her business knowledge with over 10,000 people every month at erica.biz.
Business travel seems to be one enormous headache, with the long security lines, the new fees for luggage, and the unrelenting crush of people on cramped airplanes. But perhaps the worst aspect of business travel is what happens after your return to the office: the dreaded expense report.
“I am an old man and I have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened” - Mark Twain
What Is worry? Worry is a very strong feeling of anxiety. It’s fear of the unknown - the thought that the worst will happen.
Written on 9/24/2008 by Abhijeet Mukherjee. You can catch him at Jeet Blog where he blogs about different Web 2.0 apps and online tools and how they can help you become more productive.Photo Credit: re birfIf you are a writer, I'm sure you have faced situations when your mind seems to go blank and you just don't know what to write.
Every Wednesday is Tip Day.
This Wednesday: 12 quick tips for boosting your happiness and productivity at work.
Of course, being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But there are also smaller steps that can boost your happiness, as well. Some of these steps are VERY small, but the fact that you’re taking steps to improve your situation itself boosts happiness.
You know how I wrote about the altercation I had with Senator Klein after he nearly hit me on my bike?
Well, that post went completely viral. Twenty thousand visitors read the post that day, many sites reposted it, and over 100 blogs linked to it.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Art of Manliness Forum regular, Karmazon. Make sure to check out his posts in the forum. He always provides good fodder for discussion.
I soon got used to this singing, for the sailors never touched a rope without it . . . Some sea captains, before shipping a man, always ask him whether he can sing out at a rope.
–Herman Melville, Redburn
A few weeks ago I talked about Now Do This and the Single-Tasking Philosophy … a to-do list with the ultimate simplicity that I love.
This week the creators of Now Do This came out with a new web app that I also love for its simplicity: Rososo, an RSS reader for blog subscriptions that is unmatched in simplicity.
