Posted by Mike Smith :: August 22, 2008 @ 9:48 am

Spring-cleaning may be better known, but a summer spruce-up can be just as effective. Evaluating your belongings and performing certain cleaning tasks are easier in different seasons.
Over a recent weekend, we performed a summer spruce-up in our house. It wasn’t a top to bottom cleaning like the one we do in the spring, but [...]

Posted by André Nosalsky :: August 21, 2008 @ 12:42 pm

Upon graduating from college, you find a job and a place to live; it is also a perfect time to learn how to set up an automatic savings plan for life. If you develop the habit of saving now automatically, it is more likely to last for your entire lifetime.
The setup: Most companies [...]

Posted by Mike Smith :: August 20, 2008 @ 9:12 am

We’ve all been lured into a store with the promise of an unbelievably low price, only to find out that a mail-in rebate was involved. In many cases, the rebate makes the offer seem so good that we decide to make the purchase, but we really shouldn’t count on that discounted price until our rebate [...]

Posted by DebtKid :: August 19, 2008 @ 1:22 pm

Running a small business is hard work. Between generating new clients, managing employees and vendors, did you schedule a backup of your hard drive?
I didn't think so.
These 16 online resources and low-cost services can make life easier (and cheaper!) for the small business owner, freelancer or startup.
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To-do List: Tadalist.com
While I prefer an old-fashioned [...]

Posted by Mike Smith :: August 19, 2008 @ 9:40 am

Covering portable storage as a viable moving option in a recent post, Using Portable Storage For Your Move] reminded me to discuss the use of storage units in general. Such units promise to give you the extra space you need for a low monthly fee.
In a few cases, these units are a great option. This [...]