Addictions are normally thought of as a bad thing in this world. However, there are plenty of times when an addiction can actually be kind of neat to have. As long as you keep it in moderation and know why you're addicted to your vice of choice, it's often not so bad. This is especially true if you're addicted to something like comic books, video games or movies. Please stop knitting. Since these things won't hurt you physically, they're not like being addicted to bad things such as drugs. The best part about having a generally harmless addiction is that you can often pursue it … [Read more...]
Loyalty Blues: What to Do When Your Addiction Demands ‘Money Where Your Mouth Is’
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Technology Has Pushed People To Work Harder For Same Old Materialistic Pleasures
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia How has technology affected our tendency to focus on materialistic pleasures? Well, spiritualists believe that making life complicated is going to push people towards material pleasures. A truly spiritual and simple life will not require a lot of expenditure or use of fancy gadgets. Of course, this is not absolutely right either. A person who makes use of laptops or iPods to chat and interact with likeminded spiritual persons on the internet can progress faster as compared to one who does not use technology. The important point here is the reason for which the … [Read more...]
Use Your iPod as an External Hard Drive
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia The iPod has revolutionized the world we live in. Not only has it changed the way we purchase music, but it has also changed the way in which we store and listen to it. The iPod has also revolutionized the way in which we buy, store, view and even rent movies. That's right; you can rent movies and download them to your iPod. Although the iPod is more commonly known for its entertainment functions, with its ease of use and memory capabilities, it can also be used in other more simple capacities. It can also perform the more simple function of being used as an … [Read more...]
Relationship Differences Between Generations
February 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When you look at how romantic relationships are perceived and carried on today, it all seems completely normal. However, compared to previous generations, this generation is extremely liberal and progressive. Ironically, romantic relationships today are both more private and more public than the relationships of generations past. They are more private because they only involve the couple; previous generations had chaperoned dates, with both families being very involved in the couple's courtship. However, relationships are more public because of social media. Facebook and Twitter have made … [Read more...]
Surviving The Budget Emergency
February 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In a perfect world a family would never need a budget. The money would be there for whatever they needed when they needed it. Families would never have money emergencies. However, most families live far from a perfect world. In the best case scenario world that most families live in there is just enough money to get from one pay check to the next, and rarely is there money left over. It’s never the ideal but many families have learned to manage with this very fragile balance in their financial life. Sometimes, however, and emergency comes up. These range from the mundane auto repair to … [Read more...]