Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Jump Start Next Week This Weekend
Did you know that 1/3 of diets started on Monday are given up by Tuesday? Weekdays are busy enough without packing your 1,000,000 item to-do list in there. This weekend, try getting ahead by tackling a few items on your scroll (it must be a scroll if there are a million items on it).
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5 Library Perks
Ever since Barnes and Nobel started putting Starbucks in thier stores, there really hasn’t been much of a reason to hit the public library. Well, draw yourself away from their frothy mochachino’s for one moment and let me remind you the upsides of your local book rental facility; you’re already paying for it with your…
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To Insure Prompt Service – Tips
You may have gotten the cutesy email that explains that the word ‘tips’ is actually an acronym, short for the phrase “to insure prompt service.” Well, stop spreading that rumor, because according to Snopes, it’s not true; and it really doesn’t make any sense if you think about it. Truth be told, I will generally,…
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Around the Interwebs – Week of June 21
I spend a lot of time at my computer. I was bound to find some good stuff. Here are my favorites from this week: Save Money on Groceries Without Couopons @ Frugal Village How Not to Buy Too Much @ Wisebread Money 101 @ CNN The Big Choice @ Simple Dollar Top 10 Worst Paying College Degrees @ Free Money…
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Around the Interwebs – Week of October 18th
Is it October 18th already? Holy cow. Anywho, here are some of the articles that I found worthwhile this week: Do the Rich Work Harder? @ Smart on Money I Don't Understand the Early Retirement Extreme Movement @ My Journey to Millions Do You Save or Spend First? @ My Dollar Plan Also…
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Your Friend the Secondary Market – Part 1
Ahh, shopping. For some it is a relaxing past time. For others, it might as well be Dante’s tenth circle of Hell. For the savvy shopper, shopping can be both fun and stressful. It’s a good time when we exercise our wit and get a great deal on something. At the same time, trying to…
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