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Should You Borrow From Your 401(k) Account?If you have a 401(k) account, it can be very tempting to borrow from your account especially when your balance is very high and a loan could easily pay off existing debt, fund a home purchase, or pay for college tuition. Before you make the decision to borrow money, there are several things you must keep in mind to avoid risking your funds. Borrowing from a 401(k) can seem like a risk free loan, especially since you repay yourself with interest. However, there are costs involved that... Read more »
Beauty
What are Hair Extensions?Hair extensions, as their name suggests, are sections of hair added to your own natural hair, giving it added volume and length, even changing its style. Extensions can be real or synthetic. The most expensive and most natural looking extensions are made from human hair. Other alternatives are animal hair, treated human hair, and synthetic fibers. Hair extensions are available in many different colors, textures, styles, and lengths. A skilled stylist...
Cooking Tips
How to Peel Almost AnythingThe great English cook Prue Leith once famously remarked "life’s too short to stuff a mushroom". I feel pretty much the same way about peeling a grape. However there may come a time when you want to do such a thing and it’s handy to have a simple method standing by. Not that peeling a grape is all that difficult, just tedious. You simply do it. The same cannot be said of such things as peaches, apricots and even small pickling...
Crafts & Hobbies
Civil War Uniforms: Create Your Slouch Hat for 90% Off Retail!Civil War Uniforms: Create Your Slouch Hat for 90% Off Retail! by: Paula McCoach You are probably thinking that making your own Civil War Uniforms Slouch hat for almost nothing is impossible. But, you are wrong. It is very possible. And easy. 1. Frequent flea markets, thrift stores, antique shops, yard sales and look for a felt hat. They are great places to find a hat that someone wants to get rid of - and for a cheap price! I found an unbelievable...
Exercise & Fitness
Tai Chi, NOT Chai Tea!Those of you that have either completed a one-on-one program, purchased an on-line program or have read anything else that I have written in the past have most likely determined by now and realize it is quite evident… I am a huge supporter and advocate of integrated and phase-based training as optimized methods of health and fitness technologies/systemologies. And it wasn’t until I started researching Tai Chi as an alternative form of...
Fashion & Style
What Your Handbags Say About YouYou can tell a lot about a person from the clothes they wear, but you can also tell a lot about a person simply from the handbags they carry. It’s hard to believe, but you can find out a number of things about a women’s personality just by looking at the type of handbag she sports. Below you will find a number of handbag styles and colors as well as what each specific type of handbag says about the owner. Styles: Under-the Shoulder ? Handbags...
Goal Setting
Goal Setting and Goal Getting: Go Use This Stuff!Q. I have always had such trouble with doing this goals thing. I don’t know where to start or what to do. I can’t seem to get going. I end up floundering, getting discouraged and giving up. Can you help me figure this thing out? A. There are lots of things wrong with goals. One is growing up believing we set them only once a year - the dreaded New Year’s resolutions. Another is believing goals are something you achieve and then walk...
Holidays
Animatronic Halloween Props - Cardboard CarpentryOne of the most inexpensive ways to create stonewalls in your home/haunt is by using good-’ol cardboard boxes. Boxes laid flat and painted to the desired effect are relatively easy and cheap methods of creating stonewall effects. The availability of the material is stunning. In fact, most people and businesses are more than willing to give up large, bulky cardboard boxes taking up precious space. It’s incredibly lightweight and the amount...
Home Improvement
Power ToolsPower Tools by: Dakota Caudilla Ever heard the saying ‘women want babies, men want power tools!’ - it’s true. Most men would trade their remote controls just to have the coolest and most technologically advanced power tools there are in the market. in fact, I know of one man who would instantly trade his car in just to have the Bosch 1” SDS-plus BullDog Xtreme Rotary Hammer. BullDog Xtreme seems to have stolen the limelight from...
Inspirational
To Raise Your Frequency, Just Turn on the Joy!The feeling response to being filled up with Love from your Spirit is joy. Higher frequency energy-Love-activates a joy response in your emotional body. I like to say that joy is a frequency-but it is more accurate to say that joy is your emotional response to higher frequency. When you are at a certain frequency, feeling the Love from Spirit moving through you to Spirit, the natural feeling you have is joy. And here is something truly empowering...
Landscaping & Gardening
Planting RosesThe art of planting roses doesn’t have to be a complicated thing to do. When you have the right knowledge there is no limit to how beautiful a garden or rosebush that you can create. In this guide, you will not only have all of the right skills at your fingertips, but you will get 101 tips that you can use to grow your very own bed of roses. With this extensive manual at hand, you will never have to buy another bouquet again. Now you will have...
Nutrition
The History of the Acai BerryThe acai (ah-sigh-ee) berry has been around for thousands of years and not until the 1990’s was it introduced to the western world. The acai berry was found to possess tremendous health properties. The acai berry was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a cure for various ailments. It is estimated that the indigenous tribes people routinely use up to 2,000 of the 3,000 known rainforest fruits for medicinal purposes. The Amazon borders...
Parenting
Traditional, Classic, And Old World Baby Clothing Dressing Your Baby The Old-School WayTraditional, Classic, And Old World Baby Clothing Dressing Your Baby The Old-School Way by: Kirsten Hawkins In today’s world there are nearly as many styles in baby clothing as there are babies crawling about. Parents who want modern clothing can find it at the nearest Wal-Mart, those who desire alternative forms of clothing for their babies can usually find it online, some people make their baby clothing by hand, cutting cloth and sewing...
Personal Finance
Should You Borrow From Your 401(k) Account?If you have a 401(k) account, it can be very tempting to borrow from your account especially when your balance is very high and a loan could easily pay off existing debt, fund a home purchase, or pay for college tuition. Before you make the decision to borrow money, there are several things you must keep in mind to avoid risking your funds. Borrowing from a 401(k) can seem like a risk free loan, especially since you repay yourself with interest. However,...
Pregnancy
How To Avoid Post Partum DepressionNew mothers sometimes experience "postpartum blues." This is understandable. Pregnancy and birth are very dramatic events for your body ? both physically and emotionally. So, it’s common to feel a little weepy, irritable or moody in the first few days after birth. If you eat well, supplement your diet with high quality whole food supplements (especially omega-3 oils and B vitamins) and get enough rest, mild cases should pass quickly. But,...
