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Understanding the Deep Impact of Home Renovations

Koupon Karen

Beyond the apparent aesthetic and functional upgrades, home renovations profoundly influence various aspects of life, from financial considerations to psychological well-being. This stage is also crucial for obtaining necessary permits and ensuring all planned works comply with local building codes.

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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” For instance, when someone is financially stressed, they claim, it can cause them to make bad financial choices, such as postponing opening a bill, hoping it will go away and then paying it late and suffering late fees or taking out a payday loan instead of finding a cheaper alternative to get access to the funding. Money Tips'

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3 Moves that Can Hurt Your Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although I feel generally successful in my working career, there are some moves that hurt my ability to earn more, better my job satisfaction and advance faster. I chose to study Psychology because it was interesting – but had no clue as to what (if any) career opportunities it would yield for me. A delayed start.

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The Spending Plan Mentality

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

in Psychology , says that what we call things, and how we think about certain concepts, can influence our behavior. My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Our spending plan works because we prioritize.

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A Sure Fire Way to Be More Productive

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It really works. I work on a computer all day long and into the evening hours many days. Now that I am doing only 3 checks a day – morning, noon and quitting time, I have much more time to work on things that I actually need to get done, much better focus in doing them and accomplish much more. We feel like part of the group.

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How to Simplify Your Life to Make it Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. It claimed that a clean workspace improved productivity and gave the illusion of being in control and on top of work tasks. Do I need it on my work space?

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Are You Middle Class?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although that probably wasn’t true, by the numbers, it was true for us psychologically. Maybe that is why our credit card bills are so high! When I was growing up (poor), Mom and Dad raised me to think that we were better off financially than our neighbors. Accordingly, I learned to think we were a middle class family.

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