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Hillary Mortgages the Future
via Reason Magazine - by schapman@tribune.com (Steve Chapman) on February 18, 2008
You will count speed as a virtue if you're going through a home remodeling, clicking on an Internet link or drafting a cornerback. But presented with looming calamity, most of us would much prefer one that moves slowly. Which is why there is no comfort in hearing that if Hillary Clinton is elected president, she will be "ready on Day One." In her campaign, she presents herself as an...
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How To Improve Your Physique Without Lifting Weights
via Just A Guy Thing by Christian on January 09, 2008
There are so many different types of workout available for men these days that it’s often hard to determine which is best for you. This is made more difficult by so-called experts that claim their way is best and anything else simply won’t work. The fact is that there isn’t a one-type-fits-all workout per se. Different goals, body types, and motivation are all factors to be taken into...
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Three Principles of Personal Finance: All You Need to Know for Financial Success
via Personal Finance Blog – Financial Advice, Tips and Tools for Better Money Management - Mint.edu by Aaron Patzer on October 03, 2007
More than 10,000 books have been written about personal finance. You could spend a lifetime reading them. Some of them are great1; others are 99% motivation, 1% actual, actionable information2.The truth is personal finance is simple. Every one of these books can be reduced into three basic principles:Spend less than you earnMake the money you have work for youBe prepared for the...
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How Mint’s SmartSave™ Savings Engine Works
via Personal Finance Blog – Financial Advice, Tips and Tools for Better Money Management - Mint.edu by Mint.com on October 11, 2007
At Mint, one of our sayings is: “Know your money. Grow your money.”In order to “know your money,” Mint links seamlessly to thousands of banks, credit unions, and credit card companies in the US. Combined with a patent-pending spending report, this lets you see exactly where your money goes, across all your accounts, with one login.But knowing where you stand is only the beginning. The...
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The Warrior’s Guide to True Manliness
via The Art of Manliness by Brett on March 04, 2008
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Evan and Spencer Burton. They author the blog Living Indubiously.It was not long ago that men were born to be warriors and had no other obligations than to uphold the warrior code and to pass it on to their offspring. It was only during the past 500 years that man forgot this way of life and replaced it with a complacency seemingly suited for a new world...
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Women: Boxing with Pharoah By Sarah Zadok
via Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Passover 5768 - April 19-27, 2008 ] by (author unknown) on April 13, 2008
"You take on way too much." Jab. "You can hardly cope with what you have." Jab-jab. "You're hanging by a thread, Girlfriend." Uppercut. "You are failing." Ouch...
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How to Become an Energy Drink Connoisseur
via Wired: Culture by How-To Wiki on April 23, 2008
Nothing satisfies the geek's need for electrolytes, caffeine, B-12 and a wicked sugar high all at once like a can of neon green goo. Learn to determine which energy drinks are most worthy of your buzz -- and which ones to avoid -- in Wired's How-To Wiki.
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Build a Dead-Simple Budget with a Shoebox [How To]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on April 25, 2008
The Simple Dollar personal finance blog delves into household budgeting—something more of us should do, but are kept away from by fear of spreadsheets, math, and undue time commitments. Blogger Trent's solution is simple and reliable, however, and takes only a willingness to collect paper and toss it in a shoe box. Collect one to three months' worth of receipts, checks, pay stubs, and...
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