Posted on August 25, 2010 by LJ
One of the biggest impacts of a job loss is the loss of income. There are few households where the loss of one income isn’t significant, and most families cannot survive the loss of an income source without some adjustments. Cutting back may be uncomfortable, but it is necessary. Don’t [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2010 by LJ
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. If you have ever said “I don’t have enough time to…” head over to Dumb Little Man and ask yourself if any of the 7 scenarios apply to you. For me, it is that I don’t finish things, and I don’t say no. [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2010 by LJ
I’ve been watching the news lately, and hearing the same story over and over. The economy may be recovering, but people are still losing their jobs, or are unable to find work. Even people who thought they were “safe” because of their job function or industry are having to face [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2010 by LJ
Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. I’ve never been able to set myself large goals and make them work. My life just doesn’t work that way. As I explained in Why I Hate “The Big Picture”, one way of looking at life purpose is to remember the end. The [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2010 by GuestPost
This is a guest post by Art Decker, a division manager with Self Storage Company. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. So you’ve rented a self storage unit. You can easily figure out the basics of self storage — how to pack [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Here is one way I eliminated a uni-tasker in my kitchen. We used to juice citrus fruit with a dedicated juicer. It was a pointed top over a glass jar. You cut the fruit in half and smushed it down on the top, [...]
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