2009 January | My Super-Charged Life

Don’t Wait, Negotiate: A Simple Winning Strategy for Non-Negotiators

This is a guest post from Scott and Marie at Rainy Day Finances

Scott says…

Wow, what a time to get a good deal! Prices are dropping and bargains are everywhere. However, I’m finding that many of us are still not using basic negotiating skills to drive prices down even more.

So if you aren’t a negotiator here is a quick and easy training lesson that will get you started. All you need to know are the five basic steps:

Preparing
Planning
Pretending
Patience
Purchasing

Preparing to negotiate

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Super-Charged Living: Having A Giving Spirit

This is a guest post by Mary from Simply Forties.

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The best part of my super-charged life is what I can share with others.

7 Steps for Achieving a Super Simple Life

This is a guest post by Joy from Just Plain Joy.

65f131b9 3e2d 42b1 83e3 24c659e517a2 7 Steps for Achieving a Super Simple Life When I started Just Plain Joy, I wanted to create an outlet for exploring and defining a simple life. I decided I wanted to pursue a simpler life for several reasons – I wanted to save more money to invest in my child’s future, I wanted more time to spend on the things that matter most to me, and I wanted to reduce my impact on the environment.

Polishing The Stone Of Personal Finance

This is a guest post by Free From Broke.

“This is too difficult! How will I ever be any good?!?”

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When a student starts learning an art they are far from smooth and flowing and struggle to do basic moves. Usually they are a bumbling, clumsy mess.

Living in Fear – Too Much Baggage?

This is a guest post by The Happy Rock.

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Teach a young child to be afraid to touch the stove because he will get burned and he doesn’t go near the stove. He is safe.

As he grows older he realizes that the stove isn’t something that needs to be feared, but respected.

How One Man Learned to Love Yoga

1600601f fd6c 4e2e 94e7 48388f1ec113 How One Man Learned to Love Yoga This is a guest post by Andrew Blanco from babled.

When she first asked me to come to a yoga class with her, I couldn’t help but tell my girl she was nuts. After all, I’m a guy, and guys don’t do yoga. Girls do yoga.

Upon hearing this lame excuse, my girl promptly put me in my place with a simple bet: “If yoga is only meant for girls then I dare you to attend a full two hour class without breaking a sweat.”

Let the Games Begin

My first mistake was to assume that yoga was nothing more than glorified stretching.

Why SMART Goals Don’t Work and How to Fix Them

This is a guest post by Maria Gajewski from Never the Same River Twice

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