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Stay Positive – Start An Online Business

January 14, 2009 Web Sites

I’m a coach, and one of the most important precepts in coaching is: Wherever you put your attention, that’s what you get more of. When people say, “I refuse to participate in the recession!” they are actually double-reinforcing the negative — first, they reinforce the recession by focusing on it, and then by putting [...]

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Rentoid – Person to Person Renting

April 2, 2009 Making Quick Bucks

Rentoid is a commercial enterprise that we thought fitted nicely into the criteria of We Found A Solution, to quote from their about us page:
“You know that Nintendo Wii that you’re thinking of buying? Expensive, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper if you could just rent it from someone instead [...]

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Donate Your Old Business Clothing

March 26, 2009 Business

If you’re discarding business suits and other appropriate office attire that is still in good condition, consider giving it to organizations that help low-income people obtain clothing for job interviews.

Some national charities: CareerGear helps men; Dress for Success helps women with business clothing. Also, look for local charities (e.g., Wardrobe for Opportunity in [...]

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Use CheapTweet To Get The Best Deals

February 24, 2009 Saving money

CheapTweet scans Twitter for the best deals, coupons and sales that people are tweeting about.

How does it work?
CheapTweet lets users rate deals by saying It’s Cheap (it’s a good deal) or It’s Lame (it’s not a good deal). Deals move to the Cheapest Tweets section if they get enough votes.
CheapTweet also uses the power of [...]

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Help Your Local Teacher

January 14, 2009 Charity

I’d like to offer you a tip on how people can do something nice for their local school during touch economic times. Through Adopt-A-Classroom, the public and businesses can literally “adopt” a teacher of their choice and donate funds where 100% goes directly to the teacher. Donors receive an impact report exposing exactly what was [...]

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Start Kitchen Table Coaching Groups In Your Community

January 14, 2009 At Home

Around a kitchen table in our homes, facing bleak times, my three friends and I brainstormed ways to drag ourselves out of debt, find new jobs, overcome obstacles and turn survive into thrive. As word got out about our kitchen table coaching sessions, we were asked to speak to women’s groups and other women encouraged us [...]

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Do Something Nice For Others

January 14, 2009 At Home

I have a friend who is virtually alone suffering from severe cancer. Every morning I try to send her a brief “cheer leading” email, encouraging her to hang in there. Every year I select a “special friend” for an “extended holiday treat.” This “treat” happens to be a six month fun “yard sale” delivered to [...]

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