January 2011

Self Control: The Root System for a Good Life

January 27, 2011

Do you have self-control? Typically, we recoil at the thought of restraint. After all, we are free adults. We should be able to do as we please. However, sometimes what pleases us isn’t always what’s best for us. For example, it is best to use self-control when it comes to: Good personal finances. Good health. Good relationships. Good [...]

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Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Winter Comfort Food?

January 27, 2011

Although we have gotten hardly any snow at all this winter, it’s been unbelievably cold and windy. Add to that the fact that we keep our home at a ridiculously low temperature (currently 61 degrees), and I’m all about comfort foods that warm us up from the inside out. While I love a good soup, [...]

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Book List: Personal Finance, Debt & Wealth

January 26, 2011

As we kick off the new year (although I guess it’s not too new anymore…), I wanted to share some book recommendations for your reading list this year. These are books that I’ve read, are on my to-read list or come highly recommended from others.

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Automatically Send Your Posts to Twitter

January 26, 2011

Say what you will about Twitter, but the social networking site has quickly grown into a valuable tool for bloggers — both for connecting with other bloggers and potential readers in a less formal environment and for self-promotion. Today I want to share a variety of tools for sending your posts to Twitter, but before [...]

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How to Free Yourself with a No-Do List

January 26, 2011

We all have our daily, weekly, and monthly to-do lists. But what about a No-Do List? What’s that? Well, quite simply a no-do list is a list of activities that you resolve NOT to do on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It is a list of things that have a negative impact on your [...]

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Why Do You Take Photos?

January 26, 2011

Today I drove home from my job as a photo organizer with a smile on my face, a surprising emotion since this particular client often leaves me feeling sad and heavy. I have been working with Beth for 6 months now; after she contacted me on the advice of her grief counselor.

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Cake Decorating for Normal People

January 25, 2011

I am no cake expert. In fact, I prefer pie. But, my family loves cake. And since they won’t let me bake them birthday pies, over the years, I’ve learned a few tricks to making fun cakes for family birthdays and special occasions.

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Setting Goals for Yourself as a Home Manager

January 25, 2011

On Monday, we talked about evaluating your performance as a home manager. I hope that you started by identifying your strengths, because it can be discouraging to only think about the areas that need improvement. In fact, maybe we should have added another question to the list: What do you know you would be good [...]

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Book List: Personal Development

January 25, 2011

As we kick off the new year (although I guess it’s not too new anymore…), I wanted to share some book recommendations for your reading list this year. These are books that I’ve read, are on my to-read list or come highly recommended from others. Whether your 2011 goals center around time management, organizing, simplifying [...]

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Quick Tip: Order Student/Teacher Edition Software

January 25, 2011

I always thought that the student/teacher editions of software were somehow inferior to the real thing. And then I discovered the secret: they’re the exact same with a lower price as a courtesy to students and teachers. That means that teachers, students and, yes, homeschoolers can pick up software at a ridiculously low price with [...]

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5 Financial Tips to Consider When Planning a Wedding

January 25, 2011

It’s been over seven years since I got married, so most of the wedding planning is a big blur now. However, Amanda (one of the staff writers at My Dollar Plan) just got married last year, so it’s all still fresh in her mind. Here are a few of HER financial tips for planning a [...]

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Question of the Day: Describe Your Dream Home

January 24, 2011

We’re incredibly blessed to live in a home that is, in many ways, our dream home. We bought a lot that is a little slice of heaven and customized our house plan to include many of the features we’ve always dreamed of. It’s not huge (about 1900 square feet, with options to expand in the [...]

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