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Lately, in order to listen to "free" music online, I find myself regularly assaulted by insurance commercials. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. I understand the tacit agreement I have with my music provider. In exchange for romantic violin … [Read more...]
Everyone’s talking about saving money these days, which isn't a bad thing actually. It wasn't that long ago that fashion dictated we buy larger and larger houses -- many of which had more bathrooms than they did bedrooms -- and change out our … [Read more...]
We are a funny people -- we like rules, and yet we hate them. This is evident in the concept of saving money -- an article entitled 10 Surefire Ways to Save $100 a Week! is bound to get numerous readers, but it’s also likely to not fulfill its … [Read more...]
In the first article of this series we discussed two simple, yet significant, elements you can add to your e-mail communication to improve the openness of your tone and the likelihood that the recipient will receive your message positively: starting … [Read more...]
E-mails, once the king of communication, are being eclipsed by phone texting and social media, but people who work in offices, or own their own business, still rely heavily upon this form of communication. In some professional environments, people … [Read more...]
Generally, when someone sends me a link to a YouTube video, I ignore it, because most of the time it is something from one of my daughters. Not that I ignore my daughters, mind you, just the songs and media links they send me. I think I started … [Read more...]
Sometimes the best pieces of advice don't seem real because they don't seem like advice. Like this one: Wait, before you make a purchase. See what I mean? It's so prosaic, so basic, so sensible that it's almost boring, and it's tempting to … [Read more...]
I don't know about you, but I get vaguely irritated when I realize that I'm being manipulated. And given the marketing climate in which our society operates, this means that if I don't watch it, I spend two thirds of my day in a vaguely irritated … [Read more...]
The Norwegian Artist wants to write a book. “I will entitle it,” he grandiloquently announces, “Useful Items to Be Fashioned from Broken or Dis-used Children’s Toys.” Well, we’ll work on the title later, but the principle is … [Read more...]
I imagine that those of you who shop with young children are aware that this habit slows you down. Small Person -- my granddaughter who used to be called the Toddler but has outgrown that appellation along with a significant quantity of her … [Read more...]
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