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Start Planning For 2012: Your Budget

10.25.2011 Business

Most people hate budgets and budgeting. I know. I understand. Unfortunately they’re unavoidable. They’re an essential tool for any business and an increasingly crucial part of personal life. Budgets don’t have to be difficult. And they don’t have to be looked at as limits. Budgeting is a way to understand and control factors that, if [...]

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iPhone/iPad Tip: Bury Your Shopping Apps

09.15.2011 gadgets

Here’s a little tip to both declutter your iOS device and help you play the Spend Nothing Game: move all of your potential “shopping” apps, including the App Store & the iTunes store into a folder and off of your first screen. Out if sight, out of mind. If the first things you see are [...]

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Writing Assignment: Justify Your Latest Tech Purchase

07.29.2011 gadgets

If you can write well you have a tool you can use to get what you want — sometimes. Or at least you can soothe your conscience about why you should acquire the latest gadget or toy. “Words are wind.” A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin Spoken words, the kind referred to here, [...]

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Tech Buying Tip #9: Project Lifecycle Before Buying

07.28.2011 gadgets

When I was 14 I got a 35mm camera. This one: a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL. It was a great camera and I used it for years, probably more than 20. It was expensive, especially for a teenager (equivalent to about $1,000 in today’s money), but it served me for a very long time, making its [...]

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Tech Buying Tip #8: Avoid The Big Box Stores

07.27.2011 gadgets

I must admit, it’s fun to go to those huge electronics store and see all of the goodies. So many toys. But spend any time there and you quickly discover that the staff is only present to sell you stuff. They really can’t help you make an informed purchase and they certainly can’t help you [...]

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