3 Ways to Have More Money Left at the End of Your Month

In today’s economy, everyone is looking for ways to stretch their dollar. There are a lot of minimalism strategies out there such as giving up that morning latte, brown bagging it a couple times a week, and even trading in your car for a bike.  Here are three ways that you might not have even thought about, that could put a lot more in your pocket than skipping your coffee break! Read the Rest of This Article »

4 Things You Must Do To Get Things Done!

Getting things done is a topic of many websites out there these days, and they all say different things.  How is a person supposed to get anything done when there are so many sites to read on how to get things done?!?  I don’t subscribe to any specific guru out there, but here are a few ways that I have stayed productive for the last several years.  These methods might not be ground breaking, but they work for me, and I think they will work for you too.

Create Small Lists

I take an 8 1/2×11 sheet of paper and fold it in half three times, and use one side to make my list.  This accomplishes a few things.  First it keeps my list short, which requires me to only put my high priority items on the list.  Second, I can carry it around with me easily during the day so I can mark things off of the list.  This is very motivating.  Finally it saves paper; I just refold it for the next list!  Keeping a small list makes the to-do list less overwhelming and more manageable. Read the Rest of This Article »