peacekeeper01

@peacekeeper01 (15)

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CFLs Can Save $100 A Year?

peacekeeper01 @peacekeeper01 (15) 29 Jul 08

It seems like a surprising claim, but simply switching your regular lightbulbs for CFLs, even though they have a higher initial cost per bulb, can easily save you $100 a year. Let’s look at them in detail. I took the...

Eating Breakfast To Save Money?

peacekeeper01 @peacekeeper01 (15) 29 Jul 08

For many of us busy people, breakfast can often become a thing in the past, something we leave out during a hectic morning. Then, in the middle of a busy morning at work, we begin to hit a little speed bump - we feel a bit tired,...

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The Power of the Pocket Change Jar

peacekeeper01 @peacekeeper01 (15) 29 Jul 08

I have a little jar that sits on my dresser. Inside it is my pocket change from the last several days. It seems like such a simple idea, but it can be quite powerful if you keep up with it. Instead of dumping excess pocket...

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The Road To Financial Armageddon #1: The Earliest Mistakes

peacekeeper01 @peacekeeper01 (15) 29 Jul 08

A wise man once said “The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.” It took me a long time to summon the courage to admit that it was my own mistakes that led me to financial armageddon. It required me to admit...

What’s In My Wallet? And What Should Be In Yours?

peacekeeper01 @peacekeeper01 (15) 29 Jul 08

After seeing yet another of those ubiquitous CapitalOne “What’s in your wallet?” ads, I decided to write about the one credit card that’s in my wallet (now that I’ve learned some hard lessons about the dangers of them). I route...

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IE or FireFox

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

Which one is better according to you, Internet Explorer or Firefox. I found Firefox better than IE. What is your opinion? and Why?

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peacekeeper01 Firefox is way better! Tab issue is one thing. Firefox adds-on are just rock! IE might have insecure ActiveX content which put your system in danger, as it's interconnected to your windows itself.

5 Jun 08

The Seven Deadly Sins of a Relationship

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough While I can’t claim to be the world’s foremost expert on relationships, I do know that my wife and I have a very...

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peacekeeper01 ’d say the deadliest thing - for any relationship, but especially a marriage - is contempt. It’s absolutely toxic, and while sometimes it seems justified, and sometimes allows you to feel morally superior, it is doubly dangerous: Not only is contempt...

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25 Ways to Help a Fellow Human Being Today

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great...

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peacekeeper01 Simple tips but with a good message behind them - try to help out. The people in China and Burma also need a lot of help at the moment if you have a few dollars spare.

5 Jun 08

How to execute your To-Do List

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

Have you gotten good at organizing your tasks in a to-do list, but have trouble actually executing them? You’re not alone. Getting things on your to-do list actually done is difficult because it’s really a collection of habits...

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peacekeeper01 I deal with the “I get distracted” part by creating a daily review of priorities. i list projects or goals that are important to me NOW, and that I want to be focusing on, or have in the front of my mind today. They could be things like stick to my diet, get...

5 Jun 08

How to Accept Criticism with Grace and Appreciation

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

how to take criticism with grace and appreciation. Stop Your First Reaction If your first reaction is to lash back at the person giving the criticism, or to become defensive, take a minute before reacting at all. Take a deep...

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peacekeeper01 I use “so what?” as often as I can remember to and it works. To Kim’s point, it begs the question of “What’s the worst thing that can happen as a result of their opinion?” Another phrase I LOVE (that I stole from a totally laid back, open-minded friend of...

5 Jun 08

10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” - Ben Franklin, famously “Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” - Mark Twain Recently,...

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peacekeeper01 Very good post. I have tried to get up early (not too early, maybe 6 or 7am) previously but I’ve been going about it all wrong. I’ll put your tips into effect and hopefully I can get a better start on the day too!

5 Jun 08

Top 42 Exercise Hacks

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

These hacks will make you healthier, slimmer, and yes, sexier. Rrrowrr! Just to note, I’m not a certified trainer. I’m just sharing stuff that’s worked for me. Also, some of this stuff is contradictory. That’s because you’re...

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peacekeeper01 One that I would add is find something that you like. With so many options there has to be one style of exercise that “fits” with each person. My other piece of advice is to monitor your progress to make sure that you are going in the right direction. You...

5 Jun 08

8 Frugal Tips for Legal Matters

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

“The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.” - Ralph Waldo...

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peacekeeper01 And don’t stress!!! Stress makes any legal matter 100 times worse than it already is.

5 Jun 08

The Six Key Steps to Healthy Finances in Your Relationship

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

if you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight. One of the biggest causes of problems in relationships is differences...

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peacekeeper01 My parents also fight about money all the time. It’s as if it’s a scarce commodity that they begrudge anyone else having any of. They even hassle my sister (who lives with them) about using a space heater because it adds $5 to the electric bill while both of...

5 Jun 08

Huge Fire At Universal Studios

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 3 Jun 08

A fire broke out on the Universal Studios backlot which at the time of this post is still blazing. Reports vary but anywhere between 100 & 300 firefighters were called to the scene to battle the fire, which has caused extensive...

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peacekeeper01 wow, that's bad news. Fortunately the film vault is safe. But I didn't knew they preserved all the old sets? isn't that a liitle but too big sometimes?? Good that no film was lost, and no shotting was interrupted, and of course, nobody is killed in the...

5 Jun 08