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Free Timeline Template for Mac iWork Pages or Microsoft Office Word

December 27, 2009

I’ve searched quite a bit and asked around to find a free timeline template for iWork (my Mac) or Word/Excel and can’t find much of anything!

So, I’ve created one of my own, nothing too fancy or perfect by any means, but a great starting point for anyone that wants to use a visual, big picture format for planning out events, projects or milestones in their own family or business. Please feel free to download and use this for yourself.

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Store & Share Family Addresses & Events Online

December 14, 2009

Around the holidays, I always send out emails to family members and friends alike in a frantic attempt to mail holiday cards. Why do I keep repeating this process? Because people move, or I get forgetful and don’t update the many places that I store addresses.

I was thinking about starting a Google Doc to share a long list of family contact information, but before I did, I did a quick search to see if there were any useful online tools that already solve this issue for me.

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Practical Gifting for Friends & Family

December 12, 2009

Not long ago, I admit that I wanted lots of “things” for birthday and holiday gifts. It is really nice to get something that you wouldn’t ordinarily buy yourself for the holidays such as lotions, electronics, books, etc.

Lately I’m a big fan of practical gifts. When you are on a tight budget, things that may once have seemed normal to spend money on such as socks, nice shampoo, getting your hair done, going to the car wash, etc, are all pushed out and minimized. What once seemed like a norm to purchase has become a luxury.

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Tips for Sticking to a Budget

December 4, 2009

Especially with the holidays approaching, its a struggle to stay within your budget. I’ve been more actively monitoring my budget and income/expenses for over a while now. I’m proud to say we did decrease our spending significantly in November. We also shifted some spending to more quality things such as education and investments.sti

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Review of Free Online Money Management Tool: moneyStrands

November 19, 2009

Last in my series of online budgeting evaluations, moneyStrands, provided by Strands Labs, Inc. (developed social recommendation and personalization technologies), combines a modern approach to personal finance with widget style designs, and a personalize virtual spokesperson, Monica. Its a secure and free online tool, and auto-imports your accounts.

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Giving Mint a Run for Its Money? Just Thrive

November 15, 2009

A refreshing design and helpful tips gives Thrive an advantage that Mint does not offer, namely: Advice.

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Review of Wallet for Mac: Desktop Password Storage Tool for Mac & iPhone

November 11, 2009

If you aren’t a PC user, Wallet presents a really nice interface for secure password storage on your Mac or iPhone.

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Review of Online Personal Data Organizer Tool: Orggit.com

November 5, 2009

As part of my journey to get organized, I found an online tool, Orggit. Orggit provides a secure platform for storing your personally sensitive information such as passwords, wallet information, health information and also a ‘filing cabinet’ which can be organized by folders for documents that you keep in your ‘off-line’ filing cabinet such as tax information, legal paperwork, etc.

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Review of Free Online Password Storage Tools: Clipperz.com

November 3, 2009

Clipperz.com can be used to safely store your online password information, generate secure passwords to use, as well as create passwords for one time use. The purpose of one time use passphrases are if you are concerned about using a public computer where there may be spyware or adware that could steal your login information.

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Review of Free Online Password Storage Tools: Mitto.com

November 2, 2009

Save important Website addresses, WiFi Network information, Computer Logins, Network Logins and an Other category. It allows tagging to be able to easily find your information. It also allows access for additional users that you trust. They have a lot of safety measures in place including secure logins and password verification.

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