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My Favorite Online Productivity Tools

I guess you could say I’m sort of a nerd when it comes to productivity tools.  I’m always looking out for the latest tools to help me become more productive in blogging, my career or personal life.  So, I thought I would share a few of my favorite free productivity tools that I’ve been using [...]

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How to Be More Productive at Work

How to Be More Productive at Work

Do you ever question how to be more productive at work?  I’m an organized and self motivated person who genuinely wants to make a strong contribution at work but sometimes I want to be more productive.  Part of this is my type A personality and just being hard on myself.  However, I don’t always own [...]

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Scan to Evernote

I’m Scanning My Documents to Evernote!

Last week I decided to purchase a multipurpose HP Officejet 4500 for our home copying, scanning and faxing needs.  Turns out my new tool now serves an unintended purpose.  I’m using it to scan and upload documents to the cloud! This past weekend I started scanning and uploading to Evernote business cards, statements, receipts and [...]

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SavvyMoney Review

Pay Off Debt: SavvyMoney Review

At the recommendation of a friend, I checked out SavvyMoney (previously called DebtGoal) which is a website and online program designed to help you pay off of your debt!  I like anything to do with paying off your debt.  I began by reading about the company, and I have to admit the first thing I [...]

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Mvelopes Personal Free

Mvelopes: Free Version Now Available

I’m a little bit late in writing this post as the announcement came a while ago, but I do feel an obligation to let you know that  Mvelopes Personal, popular envelope budgeting software, now has a free version.  I decided to take a few moments to sign up for a free Mvelopes Personal account to see exactly [...]

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PearBudget Review

PearBudget Review | Envelope Budgeting Software

Reviewing various financial products is something that I enjoy, so this week I checked out the PearBudget.  It seems to be quite a popular item on the internet and those that use it love it, but I wanted to offer you an impartial review.  So I began my own analysis of PearBudget to see how [...]

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6 Great Financial Apps for Your Smartphone

Everyone can use money help these days. Why not let your smartphone lift some of the burden of financial planning off your shoulders? There are a wide variety of apps out there that can help you with all kinds of finance issues, from simple tasks like calculating a tip to more cumbersome projects like helping [...]

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Evernote

Evernote Tips for Organizing Your Finances

For the longest time I was disorganized because of all my sticky notes, notepads, text files saved to my desktop, and other ways of organizing all my notes and to – do’s.  I’ve tried several different tools including Outlook tasks and Google’s task feature of Gmail, but none of them have helped me be as [...]

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Dropbox

How YNAB and Dropbox Work Great Together!

This week I became a Dropbox user and am excited I decided to sign up for my free service which includes 2 GB of data storage.  Dropbox allows you to get access to important files from any computer.  It’s what everyone refers to as storing data in the cloud.  Basically, you sign up for an [...]

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It is Good Stewardship to be Well Organized

We learn in reading 1 Kings 3:15 that Solomon, King of Israel, was well organized.  He had 11 chief officials with specific responsibilities, 12 district governors, and a manager in charge of district officers. Each person had a specific responsibility or territorial responsibility. This type of organization was required to maintain the government’s effectiveness. In [...]

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Tips to Organize the Family Calendar and Schedule

Every week, we all have many items on our to do list as well as appointments and promises to keep.  So how do we keep this all in order and not feel overwhelmed?  By having a family calendar or schedule! Begin by getting the type of calendar that you would most use.  Some people like [...]

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Adaptu: Online Money Management & Community Review

Adaptu is a free online money management and community site that has gotten some buzz in the financial blogger community lately.  I thought I would check it out considering my interest in personal money management software as well as social networking about finance.  Adaptu provides the ability to add and track your accounts, see all your finances [...]

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