Life List Stories and Inspiration

This morning one of the first “tactical” goals of the year I wrote down was to only drink 1 cup of coffee a day. This past year I’d gotten in the habit of having a little coffee for energy, walking 2 miles toward work, then having my “real” cup of coffee.
At the prospect of eliminating [...]

Trendwatching has taken its crystal ball, thanks to its trendspotters, and identified several consumer trends for 2009 including “LuxYOUry.”
My overall impression is it’s about authentic living and thoughtful consumption. Peruse the list to see how the trends could fit with your goals to make money or start a business. Or even start a new trend!
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Rarely do I laugh out loud from an email. But today someone wrote:
“I visited your site and came away inspired. What a great idea to tap into the community - my favorites are “learn to weld” and “clean out my freakin closet and filing cabinet“
Welcome to Spring!
And thanks to the poetically named ThatPoetChick for [...]

The Motley Fool article What to Do With $5,000 has some great ideas, ranging from travel to investing to giving it away.
An addition to the “giving it away” option would be taking advantage of the gift tax law, to give a gift of cash to a deserving person—who won’t have to pay tax on the [...]

The next time you need to speak in public, have one thing in mind: This won’t kill you.
It’s not like you are renting a car late at night in Maine and have been warned by multiple people to turn on your high beams to beware of moose standing in the road.
You certainly will not have [...]