How to Hold a Successful Garage Sale
June 9, 2006

Holding a garage sale can be a profitable and fun way to make sure items are reused. It’s true that garage sales are a lot of hard work, but the returns are more than worth the effort. You should be pleased at how easy the planning of a garage sale can be.

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Don’t discard those old clothes and items just yet. In fact, don’t throw anything away! You will be surprised at what people will buy. Your trash truly is another person’s treasure. Check with family, friends, and neighbors to see if they would like to hold a joint sale. More sellers mean less work, and more items mean more buyers. Also, advertising will be lower with more people to share the cost.

Build Your Own Basket – A Guide to Creating Your Own Gift Baskets

You don’t have to be a gift basket designer to create a nice gift for someone special. If you have a little extra time to do some shopping and some downtime at home to do the creating, personalized gift baskets are a wonderful way of expressing yourself to someone special for any occasion.

There are many benefits to creating your own, personalized gift. One being, you can select the perfect products for your basket and even include personalized items, such as a framed picture. I’ve even had clients give me hand knit items they made to include in custom gift baskets.

10 Tips for Organising Things
May 23, 2006

1. Look at your work space. Look at your workflow. Make sure the space fits the flow. In should lead through ‘Work’ to Out.

2. Plan your time, literally plan your day in advance

3. Use a system – do things in order and don’t get distracted

4. Be neat and tidy – clutter in front of your face leaves clutter in your brain

5. Set time aside for your post. Most of it will be junk. Read it and then deal with it. Do it now/File it for later/bin it.

The Real Secret To Getting Things Done
May 20, 2006

In a previous article I talked about the value of a “Commitment Ritual” in helping you adopt a new habit, develop a new skill, complete a new project, or achieve any goal.

Basically, I said that an effective way to achieve something new is to go through the same “ritual” that has helped you commit to, and accomplish, similar goals in the past.

Unique Down Payment Strategy
May 12, 2006

Coming up with a down payment for a home can be a lengthy process. Most people do not realize they can use a unique down payment strategy to free up cash.

Unique Down Payment Strategy

Making a down payment on a house purchase can be a breeze or incredibly challenging depending on the type of loan you are pursuing. Depending on your credit and available loan programs, you might be able to get away with a no down payment loan, three percent, ten percent, twenty percent or twenty five percent. The higher the percentage, the more difficult it can be. A twenty percent down payment on a $300,000 loan is $60,000, a figure most people are going to have great trouble nailing down.

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