How To Simplify Your Life

You can simplify your life with many of these tips and techniques. These articles touch on everything from organization of your financial life to living a minimalist lifestyle.

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Other articles to help organize or simplify your life…

How to Create Memories Instead of Buying Stuff

01.22.2011 by Joe Plemon 7 comments
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Learn how to create memories instead of buying – well, you know – stuff. You’ll be happier, and here’s why!

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I Remember

01.13.2011 by Bob 34 comments

I remember when I was living off of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese that was purchased on a nearly-maxxed out credit card. I remember the feeling of hopelessness as I watched my financial life spiral out of control before my eyes…

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Gift Cards: How To Manage Them Wisely

01.03.2011 by John Frainee 8 comments

With Christmas over now, I’m sure you have a gift card or two that you have yet to spend. What do you do with these cards? Before you run off to spend them, it might be smart to develop a game plan. Here are a few ideas to help you get the most out of your gift cards!

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Netflix for Books?

12.31.2010 by Bob 30 comments
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I recently found out about a book rental service (basically Netflix for books) called Bookswim that allows you to rent a batch of books via the postal service and return them when you are finished…

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How to Avoid Lifestyle Inflation

11.17.2010 by Craig Ford 2 comments

Most folks don’t have a problem spending money. Instead, they have issues trying to put a cap on their lifestyle. This is called lifestyle inflation. Your standard of living always seems to unexplainably increase in line with your income…

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Amazon Subscribe & Save: Save Hundreds & Automate Your Shopping

11.16.2010 by Bob 9 comments
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After digging in a little, it turns out that in addition to the bulk discount they have a program called Subscribe & Save – which (as the name suggests) allows you to set up a subscription to that particular product (you will have one sent every 1,2,3 or 6 months) and they reward you with an additional 15% discount. Combine that with the time and fuel saved going to grocery store or Target each month and you can start to see how the savings can add up…

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Start Here!

11.05.2010 by John Frainee 6 comments
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I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel overworked and totally stressed out. Between work, life, and various unexpected tasks that are thrown my way, it can be difficult to not feel overwhelmed at times. How about you? Do you ever feel this way?

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Living the American Dream: Don’t Mortgage Your Future To Chase It

09.25.2010 by Jason Topp 10 comments
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Ahh, the thought of living the American Dream. Everything we could ever want or ask for, right? Not so fast! It’s not that the American Dream is bad – in fact, who wouldn’t want material success and prosperity. We all do, to a degree.

But there’s a big irony about the American Dream – most folks mortgage their futures to chase it. Millionaire Next Door authors Thomas J. Stanley and William Danko, point out in their research that most of the folks whom society would deem as wealthy were simply over-leveraged…

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How to Start a Budget: Things I’ve Learned The Hard Way

09.23.2010 by John Frainee 10 comments
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Budgeting isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s very difficult if you’ve never consistently stuck to one. When Courtney and I (John) first started budgeting, the only thing we could do is follow vague percentages and use a lot of trial and error. We had no idea how to start a budget and as a result the first few months didn’t turn out so well. However, we learned a lot of things along the way…

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Learning How To Live On One Income

09.11.2010 by Guest 14 comments

In today’s economy, with the price of things steadily increasing, you might think that it would be impossible for you to leave the work force to become a one-income family. With a mortgage payment, car notes, student loans and other debts you might wonder how you would be able to afford it. I wondered the same thing when my husband and I began discussing the idea…

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