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Wealth
Wealth relates to health, time and money. Though mostly money (or maybe goods in lieu). It’s about being able to pay the mortgage and put food on the table. And not just for the now, I need to ensure there is money for the future too.
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The Surprising Benefits of Home Ergonomics
In case you don’t know, Ergonomics, sometimes called Human Factors, is the science of arranging spaces, products and systems to fit people. Not just workplaces, but things like car dashboards and wheeled suitcases too.
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The Happy Benefits of Old Fashioned Budgeting
I’m researching a book on Holistic Personal Finance, and finding the difference between modern and old fashioned budgeting amusing, confusing and a disquieting indicator of the change in our values.
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A Short History of Attitudes Towards Household Expenditure
I am intrigued in particular about how the attitudes towards household expenditure I’ve been reading about have changed.
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2015 Summer Wardrobe Plan part 3
In part one, I talked about the basics, part two a wardrobe review, and now in the 2015 Summer Wardrobe Plan part 3, it’s time to refine the plan.
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2015 Summer Wardrobe Plan part 2
In part 1, I formulated the basic plan. Now, in the 2015 Summer Wardrobe Plan part 2, it’s time to get a bit more specific about the details.
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2015 Summer Wardrobe Plan part 1
After four years of unemployment, I must buy clothes for the life I’m currently living. It’s time to develop a 2015 Summer Wardrobe plan.
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A Critique of Glamour’s “24 Fashion Essentials You’ll Need in 2015”
In a large nutshell, this is my problem with “fashion essentials”. An essential is something that you just can’t do without; the air that you breathe for example. Fashion is a customary or conventional way of doing something; in this instance, a way of dressing.
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Wardrobe Planning 1935 style
Today’s advice about wardrobe planning 1935 style comes from a college textbook I discovered during my book research.
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How to Protect Yourself from buying counterfeit goods
Recently I had the misfortune to purchase counterfeit goods online. Owning counterfeit goods in Australia is illegal, let alone selling them. I found it very shocking – I thought I had been really careful, but once you click the buy button it’s too late!
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The Benefit of Clothing Budgets
It’s been a couple of weeks since I talked about the value of wardrobe planning, so I thought I’d follow up with some thoughts on clothing budgets and buying clothes.
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My version of string theory
In previous posts I have referred to my life as being like a tangled ball of string – I wasn’t specific at the time, but I imagine it as the kind you get when you give a cat a ball of wool to play with. When you try to unravel it, you pull one strand and all the…
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Young Spirit v Older Body
I received a not-for-profit solicitation in the mail the other day. It’s an organisation that I believe does worthwhile work in the local and international communities. I have supported it for many years with donations of money, and more recently with my time and services. But, the solicitation really disturbed me – it made me very uncomfortable on a number…
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How to Manage Employment Misery
After hearing about some of Toseland’s workplace issues this morning I wondered whether I might in fact, be the lucky one. No employment misery.
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How to Manage Unemployment Misery
I’ve talked before about the perils of long-term unemployment, and full-time unemployment (and unemployment misery) continues to rise…
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The Dread of Domestic Duties
You might recall that when I first brought home into the virtue of beauty framework, the goal was a comfortable, happy, cheerful, welcoming and calm home that reflects who we are right now. Odd now that I think of it, that I didn’t include healthy given my circumstances. Not to worry, I don’t live in a hospital thank…
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Could You Do Fashion On a Budget?
I spent too much on clothes – most of them mistakes, and I still had nothing to wear! I needed a system to procure fashion on a budget.
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Virtue of Wealth
Cut and dried, the virtue of wealth is all about money (or maybe goods in lieu). It’s about being able to pay the mortgage and put food on the table. And not just for the now, I need to ensure there is money for the future too.