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With the country in a recession, most people are worrying about money. It should come as no surprise that services like Thrive and Mint have popped up in efforts to help people save and spend more wisely, and major banks like Bank of America have a slew of automation features with their online banking services. I find Mint to be the clear leader as far as usefulness when it comes to , and cancelled my own Thrive account. My wife and I had figured out budgets as far as what we needed every mon... more » -
Being organized is the key to regaining your free time and running your life efficiently, and I don't know any lifehacker who turns up their nose at ways to stay remember tasks and stay on top of them. From the Hipster PDA to Remember the Milk, everyone has their favorite, and that isn't even getting into Jott or Google Calendar. I have issue with all of these, because if we have progressed as far as we have with technology, then there is simply no reason for any of them to be lacking. The Hi... more » -
"$500 for a phone? Are you crazy?" "Absolutely not. I didn't spend $500 on a phone, that's ridiculous. I spent $500 on a phone, PDA, internet and e-mail device, MP3 player, fitness tracker, external harddrive, radio, and portable gaming device." This is my answer when someone asks why I spent $500 to get a 32GB iPhone 3GS on pre-order with my pitiful early upgrade discount. Now don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not suggesting in these economic times to go spend hundreds of dollars if you d... more » -
I spent years doing customer service and tech support on the phones before finally getting out of that hell, and I can tell you that most customer service people hate their job. Sure, a lot will argue that they have been doing it for years and enjoy helping people, and for some who love to chat all day it truly is a great fit. The rest see it as a last resort, or a jumping point. You'd be surprised to find out how many customer service reps go to therapy weekly. I myself went through depressi... more » -
In commemoration of July 4th, America's Independence Day, I thought I'd share a few quick tips of mine for smoking meat. Today I'm currently in the process of smoking some country style ribs. I'm using Hickory wood chunks (the basic, starter-level wood) rather than Mesquite (what a few of my cohorts swear by here in Texas) because Mesquite is just a little too much for me. First of all, I use a Brinkmann 40" smoker from Walmart. I am a firm believer in charcoal or smoking over gas even... more » -
I've been mulling over how to introduce this site and have decided to lay it out as I would if I were naturally speaking to someone. My name is Chris Gaskill, I have been on the internet for years and have been blogging only personal thoughts in my life until now. My original blog, falaris.com, combined too much personal rambling about how much I love the New Jersey Devils and too much negativity from being in a worse place in life. Thus I hope to start anew with all the things I am going th... more »
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