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How To Dress Well From Thrift Stores
Posted on January 28th, 2006 on
If you think buying clothes from a thrift store is but a short step from eating dinner in a dumpster, think again. Thrift-store chic is a well-established trend even am...

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How To Build Good Credit Quickly
Posted on January 25th, 2006 on
Even if you always pay cash for your purchases, it’s important to establish and maintain a good line of credit. Credit used wisely allows you to finance big-ticket it...

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Saving Water in Your Home
Posted on January 23rd, 2006 on
Saving Water in Your Home Water is a natural resource that we often abuse with waste, over usage, and pollution. There are some simple ways you can conserve water in your h...

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How to Support Your Writing Practice
Posted on January 15th, 2006 on
How to Support Your Writing Practice Earlier I wrote a blog about how to find a community of writers. Now I am going to write about how you can utilize your writer’s community...

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How To Re-Use Old Painting Canvas
Posted on January 5th, 2006 on
Many of us have the Artist Fantasy. We see ourselves, complete with beret, easel and brush, amazing hushed crowds in our local park as we compose our masterpiece: “Sundial, Wi...

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How to Prevent the Collector’s Mind
Posted on December 21st, 2005 on
How to Prevent the Collector’s Mind This time of year, it is easy for children and adults to get caught up in a certain way of thinking that seems harmful for the spiri...

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How to Enjoy Your Favorite Hobbies on a Low Budget
Posted on December 18th, 2005 on
Sometimes – especially after a period of heavy spending, say, the holidays – it’s necessary to budget a little more than usual. This can be particularly difficult wh...

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Easy Steps to Reduce Energy Costs
Posted on December 13th, 2005 on
Easy Steps to Reduce Energy Costs If you cringe each time you get you gas, heating, or electric bill, join the crowd. It may seem like a hopeless situation because this is o...

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Planning for a Pay Cut
Posted on October 12th, 2005 on
Sometimes the job we hate is also the job that pays the most; and to take a more appealing job would also mean taking a pay cut. Before making such a significant decision, it...

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Educating Your Children About Money
Posted on October 11th, 2005 on
Teaching Children About Money I grew up in a household where my mother valued money and security and my father encouraged a spiritual path without money. Obviously, growing u...

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