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“Live Well & Prosper” ….an un-common-sense approach to life

Convert Your Enjoyable Hobby Into A Work At Home Business

Having a fun hobby can be a fine thing.
But quite a few hobbyists fail to appreciate that they could likely transition their hobby into a profitable work at home business.
Most likely one tend to want to focus on their hobby without taking on the stress of a work from home business.
Don’t make a snap judgement. [...]

Discipline: Essential Parent Info

Can harsh discipline do more harm than good?
Recent studies suggest that low-income parents tend to endorse much harsher discipline, partly because they hold stronger beliefs about the value of spanking and experience higher levels of stress.
But, parents who work in high-stress jobs or are stay-at-home parents who are feeling frustrated or isolated are also at [...]

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

I can’t remember where I first read this story, but as we’re at that time of year for being thankful, and fast approaching Christmas with its own reminders to stop and smell the roses, I thought it would be a good time to post this….
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when [...]

Why Force Employees to Wear Suits to Work?

Here’s a topic that always stirs debate, but that debate seems mostly one-sided. Most of the discussion comes down in favor of making business formal dress the exception instead of the rule. Yet company dress codes are amazingly slow to change.
So why do these seemingly outdated rules linger? If you talk to the employees of [...]

Simpler Living – Ditch the House

Sound drastic? Maybe so, and admittedly it’s not for everyone. But for those who may be at the place where they’re open to considering a lifestyle change or ways to free up time to pursue other interests, read on. Most of us get to this point due to various life changes, but for others, being [...]

Just-In-Time Life – Riding the Edge of Disaster

Our modern age of convenience makes just about everything we need or want available with a click on the computer, a phone call, or at worst a drive to the neighborhood store. There isn’t much we can’t have delivered or have done for us, and very few of our affairs we can’t manage online. And [...]

How to Get the Most From Smaller Living Spaces

Moving into a smaller place after being accustomed to “living large” requires a little adjustment. Not having to think about where to put things is one of the upsides of a big house, albeit a downside may be forgetting where we put them. At any rate, creative space utilization is going to be one of [...]

Downsizing Sucessfully

There are a myriad of reasons for downsizing and moving to a smaller place. It may be the kids are grown and space isn’t needed, or perhaps a financial setback has occurred. Or maybe it’s simply a choice of wanting more time to pursue other things besides keeping up with a large place. Whatever the [...]

How to do Your Moving Sale Right

Private sales to dispose of household and other items are called many things, broadly related to the objective. Garage or yard sales are usually about clearing out excess to create space or earn a little cash. Estate sales generally mean someone passed on and entire properties need to be liquidated. This article is specifically about [...]

Mini-Aquariums – Pets with Zero Maintenance

Dogs, cats, etc. are great pets, but if you’re busy with various projects or traveling, or just otherwise occupied, they don’t always get the time and attention they deserve. Aquariums can be less time consuming, but still require some effort. I like the idea of being able to take off somewhere for an indeterminate period [...]

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