Spend less on your bills

We’ve all got bills to pay. If we hadn’t, we would have a lot more money left over at the end of the month. This sounds good!

But if we don’t pay our bills, we don’t have electricity. Or Internet. Or TV. Or Water. Or insurance. That doesn’t sound so good.

If only there was a middle way…? And there is!

We don’t often look critically at our fixed expenses, perhaps simply because we’ve become used to them, or because we don’t want to face reality. But it’s a healthy thing to do: shave your expenses and save a little every month – forever.

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A love button for the Internet

This is fun! Someone has figured out a way for people to send each other micropayments online. Useful when a “like” somehow isn’t enough.

It’s powered by BitCoin which is a strange virtual currency that can be exchanged into regular currencies like USD and EUR. The current rate is around 250 USD for 1 BTC so it’s more common to deal with fractions that are ingeniously called bits: 1 BTC = 1 000 000 bits.

ChangeTip is everywhere, or at least all the most common places where people meet online. I have no idea if this is going to be useful, but it sure looks fun! I’ve created an account for myself to check this out. Continue reading

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The Eisenhower Matrix

The X-Files? The Matrix? Is there a new movie coming up?

Sorry, no. The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple tool to figure out where to focus your attention. It’s based on the quote: “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.” This is commonly attributed to Eisenhower, but his actual words were different.
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Do the batteries last long enough?

Here’s a simple tip that could save you just a little bit of money and stress. When you replace the batteries in home electronics (like this smoke alarm), write the date on the battery:

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Next time you replace that battery, this date helps you determine whether the batteries lasted as long as you expected.

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Celebration: 100 blog posts!

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I just noticed that my last post was actually my post #100! That’s my second celebration this summer, which calls for a little happy dance –

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