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If You Overcome Setbacks, You Can Accomplish Anything

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:30 Comments

One thing I’ve noticed about goals is that after you decide on them, you feel a wave of enthusiasm.  The sky is the limit, even if expectations are low.
Then reality kicks in.  You experience a few failures, and if you’re lucky, a few successes.  But regardless of how much progress you’ve made, you start feeling down.  The [...]

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How 5 Everyday Businesses Trick You

Monday, January 19, 2009 11:16 Comments

I recently found some good money tips from a surprising source – Cracked.com.  For those not familiar with Cracked, it’s an off-color humor site, normally full of scathing sarcasm, funny lists, and borderline inappropriateness.
One of their recent lists – “D**k-onomics – How 5 Everyday Businesses Trick You” had some great insights.  Since the site isn’t [...]

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