Pickle Wars
Every year around the end of September or the first week of October it is time to do some canning. People can everything from vegetables, fruit, meat or fish. There are thousands of recipes and hundreds of variations on those.…
Cheryl Zhao
Cheryl Zhao, a financial expert, has been a part of our team for five years. After earning her MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, she worked as a real estate broker before turning to blogging. Cheryl’s extensive knowledge of the housing market and trends, coupled with her passion for financial literacy, makes her blog posts an essential read for anyone considering becoming financially independent.
Frontline: Sick Around America (2009)
Many of my readers (self included) use these days to catch up with watching movies or documentaries, reading books etc. Since laying on the couch and watching something is easier, we’ll do this. The recommended show is a documentary I’ve…
A diploma won’t make you a designer
First of all a small trip down memory lane for me: started web design in 2002. I was working as a radio DJ back then and started a site just for fun. Since I didn’t have money, but had a…
Kurt Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse Five
Do you like war books? Cause I don’t. If I had the curiosity to read about the book and find it’s got to do with the War, I’d have skipped it from my reading list. And still, since I never…
Credit Check: Three times when your credit score really matters!
How well you do on a credit check can have a drastic effect on your quality of life since credit checks include your credit score. However, most people don’t even know what their credit score is and don’t know how…
How to set your freelancing rates
One of the hardest things for a beginner freelancer is to come up with rates that are both good for him and the clients. These rates would allow the client to receive top quality for a good price (don’t fall…
If you still want to use a FREE blog provider …
It’s pretty difficult for me to understand why someone wouldn’t want to blog in a ‘serious’ way. I am currently an active blogger, it’s a great ‘job’ and for me everything needs to be ‘perfect’. This is why I am…
J.D. Salinger – The Catcher in the Rye
I’ve read the book 8 years ago, as a college assignment. It’s been quite a lot since then, so weeks ago it felt good to re-read it and understand it as the over 30 year old person I am. The…
Beauty from within
Healthy inside, beautiful outside. This is my motto when it comes to anti-ageing strategy. My main focus is on keeping myself young on the inside so that it can be reflected on the outside too. It’s well known that aging…
Mervyns Credit Card Payment
Mervyns had to rain on our parade and decided to close down their stores due to bankruptcy back in 2008, but leaving many with a Mervyns credit card payment and no where to shop. Good news is that you can still…