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Don’t Make These Garage Sale Mistakes

Will your garage sale be a success or a flop. Sometimes it depends on avoiding the common garage sale mistakes. If you are planning a garage sale, make sure that you don’t get caught up in any of the following. Pricing Too High Sure, you may be able to get $5 a piece for clothing at an outgrown sale or $30 for that great toy on eBay, but garage sale shoppers are looking for a bargain. They won’t pay book prices, ever. Price your items low and make up the difference in volume. Many times we price items high because … Continue reading →

Find Success By Avoiding These Mistakes

No one starts a home-based business with the intention of failing. Unfortunately, success is not guaranteed and some home-based businesses do fail. By being aware of the most common reasons why businesses fail, you can take action to avoid those pitfalls and continue on your way to building a successful business. There are many tips and tricks for how to achieve business success. Knowing how to avoid failure is also a useful tool for your business success tool kit. One of the common reasons that businesses fail is lack of leadership. It is easy to ignore the need for leadership … Continue reading →

The Deadline Dilemma

Ah, deadlines. If you are a freelancer of any kind, they are part of your reality, like it or not. Sometimes it seems as though they are there to taunt and tease us, as if to say “So you think you can actually get that project done by this day and time?” For some reason, it can feel like whenever there is a deadline coming, things get all wacky. Things keep getting in the way of your work or, if you are able so get to your desk your inspiration is nowhere to be found. Before you know it, you … Continue reading →

Home-Based Business Finance 101

Many home-based professionals own their own businesses. Whether your business is a lawn care and snow removal operation, a freelance web design service, or something else entirely, if you own and operate your own business there is a good chance that you are responsible for the financial affairs of your business. While you can choose to outsource this work to a small business accounting firm, that costs money and it may be more than you are willing or able to pay. Do not despair, though, you are capable of learning how to take care of your business’s financial affairs. Here … Continue reading →

Privacy vs. Secrecy: How to Foster Intimacy in Your Relationships

Information really is power; how, what, and when to share can have a far-reaching impact on our ability to foster intimacy in our relationships. It is almost a rite of passage, for instance, for a new couple to explore one another’s past—first loves, first kisses, and even the first big heartbreak. These conversations both require and build a significant level of trust, as they reveal how we act and react at our most vulnerable moments. So what does it mean when your partner refuses to share? It can mean many things; the problem, of course, is that we often assume … Continue reading →

Learn From Other Genealogists

There are several ways that a brand new genealogist can learn about how to do genealogy. You can learn from the mistakes you make when you first jumped in and started doing research. You can learn from reading about genealogy. Or, you can learn by asking other genealogists for tips and helpful hints. Most of my experience with genealogy has come from jumping in headfirst, and seeing what I can find out on my own. Plug a name into a search engine, and see what happens. So far, this method has not provided me the great results I hoped it … Continue reading →

Change How You Feel About Money

Do you find yourself avoiding anything to do with managing your finances, because you are just too broke to deal with it? Are your afraid to open the next bill? Do you avoid checking the balance on your checking account or credit card, because you are worried that you have gone over your limits? If any or all of these statements are true, then it is time to begin to really take chare of your finances. It may take awhile to really get a grasp on your finances. You may have months with a few mistakes here and there, but … Continue reading →

Why Do You Spend or Save?

What motivates you when it comes to your finances? Are you a big spender? Or do you consider yourself a saver? Do you enjoy budgeting? Or do you hate it? Or do you even bother to budget? It is important to ask yourself these questions and to truly understand the feelings that you have towards money. These feelings will affect the decisions you make and the financial success you do or do not have. It is important to find a good balance between saving and spending. I have known several compulsive shoppers and spenders throughout my life. I understand the … Continue reading →

Airline Travel: “Seatmates of Size”

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I’ve blogged about smelly seatmates, seatmates with attitude, and talkative seatmates, but with spring break upon us I figured it was a good time to tackle the topic of large seatmates and the stereotypes that come with them. Admit it; I’m sure at one point or another you’ve experienced having the person seated next to you on an airplane take up not just their seat, but part of yours. Let’s face it; travelers come in all shapes and sizes, yet airplane seats don’t seem to accommodate that fact. What’s more, studies … Continue reading →