Posted in Tips on Dec 9th, 2009
Magazine subscriptions are great gifts, especially when they only cost $5 for a whole year. Right now I’m subscribed to The New Yorker and Poets & Writers—both great sources of inspiration and entertainment. Anyway, Amazon is offering a bunch of magazines for an annual rate of just five bucks. That’s a pretty good deal. Among [...]
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Posted in saving, Tips on Dec 9th, 2009
SmartyPig is a free site that helps people achieve their savings goals. How it Works You sign up for free You set up a savings goal You publish that goal to your family and friends (if you want) You try to achieve that goal Hit your goal and take your money back What’s the Catch? [...]
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Posted in Outside the box, Tips on Dec 7th, 2009
You know those nights where you go to sleep REALLY late? When the alarm goes off and you’re so confused you think it’s the smoke detector? And when you get up you can’t believe it’s time to go to work? Those days suck—you know you’re going to be dragging ass all day long and it’s [...]
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Posted in Blogging on Dec 4th, 2009
Dancing with the Stars is a TV show that pairs up mid-list celebrities with professional ballroom dancers to compete in weekly dance-offs. Three judges give them a score after every dance and that score, combined with viewer voting, determines whether they advance to the following week of competition. The show require some measure of skill, [...]
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