The changes we desire to make in life become increasingly possible when we change the influences around us. What we consume always determines what we become—whether for the good or the bad. via What We Consume Determines The Lives We Live.
Chocolate Chicken Mole Chocolate lovers rejoice! Try this delicious protein-packed meal. Head on over to Keeney Fitness’s blog for the full recipe. via Recipe Of The Month | April 2015 | Sarah J. Keeney Fitness.
When you’re having trouble dragging yourself to the gym, think of the admonition of psychology writer Tal Ben-Shahar: “Not exercising is like taking depressants.” If you’ve already got the melancholic deck stacked against you, don’t ingest metaphorical despondency drugs by living a sedentary lifestyle. via A Realistic, Encouraging, Compassionate, No-Nonsense, Research-Backed, Action-Oriented Guidebook to Managing Your Depression | The Art of Manliness.
If you’re familiar with recent research on the subject of clutter and creativity, you may be scoffing at Walsh’s approach, as researchers have shown that clutter can help promote creative thinking by sparking ideas at random. But Walsh’s point remains strong: if what you’re surrounding yourself with is only junk, the ideas you come up with will only be reflective of it all. via Your Definition of “Organized” is Holding You Back – 99U.
All this, at the expense of your freedom. The Once-In-A-Lifetime (OIAL – pronounced as oil) syndrome is YOLO’s twisted cousin. Think about that. I mean, if you think about it, heck, almost everything happens Once-In-A-Lifetime. Your birthday this year is going to happen Once-In-A-Lifetime – you will turn 35 this year and you’ll never be able to turn back the clock. via White Collar Freedom: The ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Trap.
I know of many people who spend much more than this as well, such as someone who recently told me that they spend over $300 a MONTH on their cable bill. While that may seem crazy to you, I have heard of many people who pay this much money and sometimes even more for cable. By learning how to cut cable, you could save thousands of dollars over your lifetime. That money could be better Read more…
“Freedom” money is a beautiful concept, something that I’m sure many people dream about. The question really comes down to whether or not it’s something you really want for yourself. It’s not an easy road to get there, but you can make it there if you make the choice. Will you? via ‘Freedom’ Money – The Simple Dollar.
Every study reports the same finding: We spend more when we pay with plastic than when we pay with cash. And one of the most commonly offered pieces of advice for those trying to stick within a budget is to pay with cash rather than credit. Yet the strategy remains rarely used. While we have only used the strategy off and on over the years, we have found great personal benefit each time. Not only Read more…
From the outside, we only see the positive side of affluence. We see the amazing house. We see the shiny car. We see the nice clothes. We see the amazing travel. When we compare those elements on their own to the elements in our own life, we feel a tinge of jealousy. Those elements are better than the elements in our own life in some respects. The problem is that we’re only seeing the positive Read more…
I didn’t give myself the option to spend the money on anything else. No matter where the extra money came from, it went to debt. Because it was extra, I didn’t want to absorb it into my budget. I also didn’t want to inflate my lifestyle. My expenses didn’t expect the money before I got it, so I pretended like it never happened. Similar to increasing a 401k contributions when you get a raise, you can’t Read more…