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Healthy Habits: Tech Neck

Motherhood Moments

Smartphones, tablets and laptops have transformed the way people communicate and do business, but these tech tools have also given rise to new physical condition known as “tech neck,” and the pain is real. Ask for examples of not only the good outcomes but also the potential bad ones. Tip 3: Medical tourism can be dangerous.

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Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. Plan a mission. Find a local supply of plants. Choose plants for front line battle.

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The High Price of Excuses, Justification, and Avoidance.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This was such a perfect example. I understand that finding a New York City apartment with the perfect mix of location, cleanliness, safety, and price is difficult, but if you want to live here long term, you have to be willing to make concessions and find a sustainable balance. Yeah…but….

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Free or Inexpensive Holiday Activities

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Pretty much every community in North America puts up a city tree. New York City’s Rockefeller Center ceremony is one of the biggest. Collect items from each participating household, whether they be new or gently used, food, toys or adult type items and price them so the little ones can afford to buy.

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New Cellfire Coupons Available (7/28)

Saving In Akron

Note that there are to new grocers available: D'Agostino adding 17 locations in New York City and Harps Food adding 56 locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. The following coupons are currently available for Giant Eagle. They expire 8/8/11. when you buy one Cheerios Cereal.

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How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you end up in life with assets that you would like to use or from which you need to receive income, yet also want to donate to charity, there may be ways for you to do both. With the help of an estate planning lawyer and your accountant you might be able to use one of these “have your cake and eat it too” ideas.

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What is Passive Income?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This has become incredibly popular in the new millennium. For example, if (for some reason) many of us have been searching the web for “chocolate covered bananas&# , someone will most likely create a site that is titled, “Chocolate Covered Bananas&#. Niche Websites.