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Planning 2 Months in South America and How I Outsourced it

18 August 2010

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Planning 2 Months in South America and How I Outsourced it

Recently, we decided that we’re ready to get out of the rainy season here in Costa Rica, which is usually fine in the mornings, but very rainy, foggy, and cold in the afternoons – at least up in the mountains where we live. So, we’re going to be spending September and October in South America [...]

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Interviewed by JetSetCitizen

17 May 2010

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Interviewed by JetSetCitizen

Last week, I was contacted by John Bardos from JetSetCitizen.com, the popular blog showcasing those trying to live their lives to the fullest. I’ve been a fan of John’s blog for a long time, and especially enjoy his interviews with perpetual travelers, international volunteers, entrepreneurs, and others. I was honored when he asked me for [...]

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How I Spend My Time

30 April 2009

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I like being productive. And I like being able to look back at how I spend my time and see how closely it aligns with my ideals. That’s why I track my time while I’m working. Because I run my own business from home, I’ve had some people ask me recently how much time I [...]

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The Easy Way to Read Blogs

17 March 2009

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Do you read a lot of blogs? Or are there just a handful that you like to check up on regularly? I know that a lot of my readers aren’t the “techy” type, but even those who are, I’m surprised to learn, aren’t taking advantage of a great time-saving tool related to reading blogs. I’m [...]

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Being Home

15 March 2009

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This vacation was truly like no other I’ve experienced. Usually, we spend our vacations running from one activity to another, and come back to a mess of things to do, making us even more stressed than before we left. We usually need a vacation from our vacation. This time, however, we really felt rejuvenated, and [...]

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I lived a 4-Hour work week

17 February 2009

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As many of you know, I keep track of all my time at the computer. I use a free on-line tool called Slim Timer, that lets me track what I’m doing every second, and run reports to see where I’m spending most of my time. I looked at my reports today, and realized that for [...]

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Balancing Work and Life

24 January 2009

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Automation and Leverage I’ve always loved the idea of automation. I remember when I was about twelve years old, I loved dreaming about how, in the “future”, we’d simply press a button, and we’d have our food. We’d press another button, and we’d be dressed. We’d press another button and we’d be clear across the [...]

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