April 2009
32 posts
Language is software for the mind.
– Roy Jacobsen
The pleasures of spring are available to everybody, and cost nothing.
– George Orwell
Top 10 Personal Finance Tips
Make your finances a priority.
Stay calm and don’t make any major financial moves like cashing out your 401K.
Reevaluate your spending habits.
Set financial goals and stay on track.
Live a lifestyle that fits your budget.
Pay with cash. Stop using credit cards.
Take on a side job that you enjoy for extra income.
Pay down debt.
Start an emergency fund.
Stay positive.
(Based on The...
Steven Johnson: The Web and The City
Everyone should build an emergency savings account and keep their credit card...
– “Debt Diva” Clarky Davis, a Meredith College alumna
There’s an App for that.
– Apple
Every time I’m in LA, I have to make at least one stop at Pinkberry.
– Sarah Le on Pinkberry
Earth Day is the first completely international and universal holiday that the...
– Anthropologist Margaret Mead, 1977
Every day should be earth day …
– my desk calendar
6 more days ‘til Earth Day. Don’t forget!
– Sarah Le
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or...
– Writer/Environmentalist Rachel Carson
Sir Ken Robinson: School Kills Creativity
The recipe for your best life is deliciously simple: do a lot more of what makes...
– Cheryl Richardson
Seven Blunders of the World
1. Wealth without work 2. Pleasure without conscience 3. Knowledge without character 4. Commerce without morality 5. Science without humanity 6. Worship without sacrifice 7. Politics without principle — Mahatma Gandhi via mrskutcher
Be generous with your time, with your love, with your life.
– Dr. Green
People talk about what you’re doing now. To me, it’s not about what...
– Gary Vaynerchuk
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life and … the unhappiest of all...
– Samuel Johnson