Get Serious About Your Money

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What is the most important aspect of getting your finances in order? In past articles I've written about how important discipline, organization and sacrifice are to solving your money problems, but this all comes later. For years I would write my bills down, figure my income and subtract the bills from my paycheck to see what was left. It was a real good start but by payday it was either forgotten or something would happen to mess it up. It finally dawned on me that the way I was going about ...
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Aug 25 2010


Now Where Are Those Dishes? How to Survive Unpacking

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In a short time, I'll be moving again. The thought of it makes my hair stand on end. Strangely enough, my trepidation doesn't come from the process of packing itself - although it's certainly a pain to wrap all of one's dishes in newspapers and bubble wrap, to lug all of the clothes out of the closet and to make the executive decision whether or not to throw away that salad shooter that I've never used but for which I'll probably devise an ingenious use the moment I pull away from the ...
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Aug 24 2010


How to Successfully House Train Your Dog

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No matter how much you love your dog, you would definitely go ballistic once you have seen that your favorite dress has been trampled on, your shoes peed on and your beautiful rug has muddy paw prints all over. In order to prevent such disasters from happening, you need to successfully house train your dog as early as possible. It would really be nice if at a young age, when your canine companion is just a pup, you would already be able to discipline and teach your pet proper pooch etiquette. ...
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Aug 23 2010


Tips when Looking for Bremerton Storage Units

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Storage units in Bremerton Washington are slowly gaining fame. More people are becoming aware of the existence of this type of business. More are now inclined of storing their properties in storage units. Storage units are areas which are leased for a span of time. The sizes of the storage units depend on the needs of the client. It can start from as small as 5' x 5' which can contain items such as chair, loveseat and an end table; to as big as 10' x 5'. This area is as big as a warehouse. ...
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Aug 22 2010


A Step-by-step Guide to Puppy-proof Your House

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If you've decided to bring your puppy home, that's just the first step. You need to get your house ready for him. You're going to have lots to do around the house. After all, puppies are not so different from toddlers and like children, will want to explore all areas of your house.But how do you know if your house is safe and ready for your new puppy? Listed below is a checklist for you to take note of before you bring your new puppy home:
  • Clear your house of poisonous items - Have you cleared
  • ...
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    Aug 21 2010


    STILL MORE CRAZY COLLEGE ROOMMATE STORIES

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    This story could constitute a practical joke or a revenge. My junior year in college myself and three friends had a house and since we went to a relatively small school it became somewhat of the party house. For one of my roommates 21st birthday a friend of ours gave him a handle of the cheapest whiskey (it came in a plastic bottle and the dude that gave it to us had an entire case of these handles!) I have ever run across. A few weeks later we had thrown a small gathering and had people in and ...
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    Aug 20 2010


    Chinese Pregnancy

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    Chinese Pregnancy Traditionally in China, when once people got married, they would immediately get ready for having a baby. That is why symbolic things such as dolls or lotus seeds would be put on the beds of the newly weds on their wedding day so as to bring in the meaning of having a baby as soon as possible. When once a married woman becomes pregnant, things for the baby will start to be prepared. Prams, cot, baby clothes, etc will be readily prepared to welcome the arrival of the new ...
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    Aug 19 2010


    Part II - Different Types of Home Foundations and When to Use

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    Choosing the Type of Foundation: Homeowners and builders make decisions about which type of foundation to use by gauging cost, needs/desires, and soil and weather conditions. If you have high water tables then it may not be possible to have a basement. If your land has shallow bedrock or boulders then it may be more costly to dig a basement. If you have a sloping lot it may be difficult to use a slab foundation. If you have a cold climate then you may need to dig down at least four or more ...
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    Aug 18 2010


    We all wish that our Children have Good Virtues, but... are we

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    We all wish that our children should not smoke or drink, should not speak lies, should not steal, should not have a violent nature, etc... but are we setting a good example ourselves? Just yesterday, I was at a friend's place and his daughter came running up to us with her school calendar and asked her dad to put a remark for being absent for school. They had been to a close relative's wedding and my friend merely wrote "Stomach Pain" and signed the calendar. Aren't you indirectly teaching the ...
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    Aug 17 2010


    Home Recycling For Thrift Or Profit

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    How to recycle waste for the maximum amount of money is what interests me. Oh, it does help the ecosystem too, but give me the money! Until recently I thought that recycling houses was the most profitable idea - buy houses that tennants have destroyed, and live there while you renovate, then resell at a large profit. Recently however I heard about recycling cell phones. Electric components in land fill are highly toxic so you can feel very virtuous while raking in the money for recycling ...
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    Aug 16 2010