Simplify Your Life (Continued)

From the posts I have made so far, you can tell that I have a lot of information to share. Even though I share this knowledge, it does by no means signify that I am an expert. The advice I am giving is what I apply in my life, but I struggle with everyday because…

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How to Avoid a Recession at Home

How many of you fight about money with your spouse? Do you get frustrated when your wife goes out and buys new shoes even when you are on a tight budget? Do you get mad at your husband when he goes out and spends a ton of money on fishing gear when you have been…

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Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.-unknown

How many of you are not happy with your life? Are you unhappy with your job, your house, your financial situation? Do you wish you had a better marriage? Do you wish that you were like the “lucky” people with money and happy lives? Sit down for this, this may be hard to take. It…

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School Sucks

In previous posts I mentioned that you need to educate yourself in order to reach your goals and grow as a person. We are all used to the standard classroom method of education from the many years we have spent in school. This method works, but there are better ways. First, people fit into different…

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Limiting Yourself

Starting about 4 years ago I took up the fitness lifestyle. Since then I have been trying to gain muscle and lose fat. This is a constant effort to eat right and exercise regularly. One thing I have noticed over these last few years is that many people compliment me on my diligence and work…

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Learning Addiction

As you will soon learn I like to learn practical knowledge. To help to quench my addiction I take in a lot of media. Recently I completed the audio of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (I like audio so I can learn while I drive). The info contained in this book was amazing and…

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Podcasts

I am a big proponent of life long learning and personal growth. I believe that if you are not learning, you are falling behind. This is because the world is changing so rapidly you cannot expect your current set of skills and knowledge to keep up. Plus, learning is a very fulfilling process. Many free…

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Working Freedom

I have had numerous discussions about paying off debt; these discussions generally show that people fall into one of two camps.  The first camp believes that you should not pay off your house because you could use that money to invest. The other camp (which Dave Ramsey belongs to) argues that if you invest your…

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How Much TV Do You Watch?

I have been listening to podcasts from LifeHack.com and 43folders.com that relate to increasing productivity. They talk a lot about systems to get your job done easier and/or being more productive at accomplishing all of your work at home and in the workplace. Both of these sites and podcasts are full of helpful information but…

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Simplify Your Life

This is my first post on this blog post. In this post I would like to explain a little bit about myself and why I started this blog. As you can tell from the lines at the bottom of my post there are a lot of things I am interested in. To sum it up…

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