Signs for Survival Out of curiosity for learning survival techniques, I read a book about well-known fur trappers, also known as Mountain Men, from the early 1800’s. They were a rugged lot with a dream to explore the frontier and fund their travels by trapping beaver and other animals for their pelts to sell to […]
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Self-Care Is Important You will be a great help to others if you take care of yourself, especially as a parent. I am, of course, referring to your health. I will include three facets of your health. First, your physical health, which means your strength and endurance for your daily activities and other short-term demands
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Old People Have Talents This post is about personal regrets. It relates to a guy I knew in high school who was a shop teacher. He offered to teach me how to use a router, after he retired. I was in my late twenties. However, I did not make the time to sit with him
Your Present and Future Potential Be cautious about your present potential for earning income. If your current employer loses revenue or funding and staff needs to be cut, including you, what options will you be qualified for to replace that income? That may sound silly to you now. But I have experienced that several times
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Life Affects Us Recently local storms have caused considerable damage to buildings and businesses. Those that have insurance worry less than those who do not but still feel some loss in money and time. Some people lose hope and beg for money. Jobs are great until you lose one. And other events can upset us
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Money On Hand Helps Occasionally, we meet people who either say or demonstrate something that impresses us. One such person, in my youth, was a neighbor that I observed with a different car in his drive. When I asked about it, he noted that he got a deal because he had cash in hand to
Today Is Okay It is hard to think about a long-range plan when today is okay. But my purpose is to help you build a better mindset for money and get you to look beyond today to plan a better financial future for yourself. Planning requires you to think about your present situation and consider
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Music Harmony Whether it is a duet or a full choir, harmony can produce tones that fit together to create a soothing sound. I have attended a contest with barber shop quartets and enjoyed the variety of harmonic music! I bring this up because the family budget will never be successful unless there is cooperation
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But All Must Learn There is an old saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. Of course, there are a lot of interpretations of what that means. Here is mine. We are offered a lot of help in our lifetime. However, it is our choice to learn
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No Automatic in Personal Finance Sure, you can set up automatic payments for your spending commitments. But should you? Automatic payments are easy to forget. Can you control that? Your personal finance includes income, spending, and saving for investing. That requires your attention to maintain control. Recurring subscriptions are the biggest form of income for
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