“Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.” – Orison Swett Marden
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I’m lucky enough to have been featured in quite a few carnivals this week! It was incredibly good of the hosts to put in all the time and effort that they must have, so please visit them to read all the submissions! Festival of Frugality : My Best Purchases Edition! I loved going through his list [...] “Eat right and exercise” – the formula to weight loss is so simple, yet so difficult to follow. Our natural tendencies (or mine, at least!) steer us towards weight gain rather than loss. It’s much more fun to gorge on fast food and chocolates and avoid the gym. I’d rather have a cocktail than sparkling water. However, [...] There once was a rich and powerful king who commissioned his noblemen to bring him a symbol. Something that would make him happy when he was sad, and sad when he was happy. They brought him back a ring with the inscription: “This too, shall pass.” For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on [...] Every time you travel down one path, you miss out on the path you didn’t take. It’s something we rarely think out, because missing something causes regret. We want it all. But it’s a fact: we can’t have it all. We have limited resources, and it’s good to accept that. At any given time, there’s only [...] There have been a couple of recent posts over at Wisebread.com about following your dreams, in response to which quite a few people claimed it was impossible. Considering that I’m currently taking quite a big risk to follow my dreams, I find this topic really interesting. These are the steps that I took to follow my [...] November 18th, 2009 | Category: Personal, aspirations, career, happiness, productivity | Leave a comment
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| There’s an interesting post in the Simple Dollar archives about the peak end rule, which lead me to do a bit of research on my own about this hypothesis. Initially put forward by a Nobel prize-winner, the peak end rule basically says that experiences we enjoy tend to have a pleasant middle and a strong [...] There are so many ways that the internet can help you save money when shopping. There are online shops that are cheaper than brick-and-mortar ones, there are comparison sites, and there are coupon sites. Here are three less ordinary ways I use the internet to save money when I go shopping: 1. Online catalogues Groceries are often an area where we spend more than we need to – sometimes, without even realizing it. Trimming down this bill can often result in major savings, without impacting your lifestyle too much. Some of the major ways to spend less on groceries are: 1. Buy Less Processed Foods |
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