October, 2012

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Three Ways to Give to Charities Even If You Don’t Have Money

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In the story Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse , a young girl and her parents live in Oklahoma during the Dustbowl. They barely have food to eat, and the mother, who is pregnant, prepares for the new baby by sewing feedsack nighties for him. Yet, when people in the community come to ask for donations for the needy, the narrator’s mother does not hesitate to give away some of her few remaining canned goods.

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Are You Cut Out For Working From Home?

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For many people, working from home is a dream. Others, though, don’t really enjoy working from home. I see this difference in style every day. I enjoy working from home, and am glad that I have a career that allows me to do that. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t enjoy working from home nearly as much. He’d rather go in to work than stay at home and work.

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Non-Financial Investments For Your Future

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Last weekend, I woke up with a kink in my neck so bad that I couldn’t move my head at all to the right. It was sending shooting pains down my arm and shoulder. I was pretty much debilitated all day, and couldn’t even sit down and stand up comfortably. I wracked my brain with how I ended up with the kink in my neck and then remembered a conference call during which I had my phone at work resting on my shoulder, instead of using a headset.

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The iPhone 5 And An Environmental Wake Up Call

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Just in case you haven’t heard the news – although, I’m doubtful you could have missed it – Apple’s new iPhone 5 was announced the other day to much fanfare. Taller, slimmer, lighter, and judging by the hype capable of leaping a small building whenever it wants, the new iPhone will be in the hands of millions of customers any day now. Most will think this is a good thing, but there’s a part of me that just hates the whole thing.

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5 Financial Mistakes Married Couples Should Avoid

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For richer or poorer. That line is often included in the wedding vows that most people make. If the recent divorce statistics can be believed, that part of the vow does not always hold true. Money has always been a potentially explosive topic for married couples. This particular minefield is usually the number one reason why couples end up fighting or getting divorced.

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Buying a Lottery Ticket Isn’t as Stupid as You Think

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Buying lottery tickets is really stupid, right? Money pros call them a stupidity tax. You’ll never win, and even if you do, the prize will be split between a bunch of people. After all, 1 in 175,223,510 according to the Powerball site is the chance of winning the jackpot. Odds of being struck by lightening in your lifetime? 1 in 10,000 from the National Weather Service Lightening Safety site.

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Time For A Career Change?

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Are you feeling bored, unappreciated or downright miserable in your current job? It could be that you are not just in the wrong job but the wrong career too. This can have a detrimental impact on your mental health and well being so it is understandable if you are desperate to make the jump to another career. It might seem like a daunting and overwhelming prospect but here is the good news – finding the perfect career for you isn’t necessarily out of reach.