Archive for ◊ November, 2008 ◊

Author: Crissie
• Sunday, November 30th, 2008

To Donate real estate for worthy causes is getting pretty easy these days. The reasons to make property donations are getting pretty compelling too.  Your company may not be getting enough income from the rental property. Fair market value for your property might be far higher than the actual price you’d realize from the sale of your property. Actual sales price can be much less during those times in which there is a distressed market.  People say we’re in such a time. Maybe you need to make the sale quickly. You won’t be able to do the deal quickly at fair market rates. I know. A buyers market is just a nice way to say they have a license to steal from you. But what can you do?

To donate property–whether that be  your own house or your commercial property — can make sense.

A charitable gift of land, homes, even a fur  can result in a significant   reduction of taxable income. The animal rights group PETA will not complain. If need be, you can donate the whole house–furniture and all – to charitable causes. But don’t donate your cat. Donate real estate. Take your pets with you.

The benefits of  making a donation of  your office space  can be better than selling. Why? Due to the quick liquidation of assets? Sure. You also get the opportunity to benefit charities and folks with  needs. Charity is excellent. Find your favorite non profit and make a noncash contribution. Last — but not least — charitable contributions can be used to give you fair market value deductions of your property on your taxes.

MatchingDonors, a 5013C non profit– is rapidly becoming the premier 5013C organization for donating real estate. They arrange for you to get a tax deduction at fair market value. Then they’ll move the property quickly anywhere in the United States –including Alaska and Hawaii

Organizations like  MatchingDonors give you an assessment on your property at fair market value for tax purposes, sell the the property quickly and give a percent of the proceeds to the institutions of your choice. These can range from institutions devoted to education  like Hillsborough College, or great non profits like Habitat For Humanity or Cancer Research or even PETA. Humanity is served and so are you.

There are several other organizations that do this including Donating Real Estate, Real Estate With Causes, and 1-800-CHARITY CARS.

Some local organizations in the state of California that facilitate this work are include the San Diego Charitable Real Estate Foundation, Real Estate Trust at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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Author: Crissie
• Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Most people who are trying to lose weight want to see fast results.  While there are quick weight loss guides to help you shed a few pounds, it is important you are patient. However, here are a few tips that can have you swimming in your pants in no time.

The first of the quick weight loss tips is to drink an abundance of water. You’ve probably heard that you should be drinking eight glasses of water a day.  Just because you have heard about it, do you actually drink that many glasses a day? Probably not, which is strange given that you know the effect it can have on you and your body.

The next adjustment you have to make is towards your daily diet.  Switching from a diet filled with carbohydrates to one filled with protein is a must.  Cut back on breads, pastas and fruits and focusing on egg whites, skinless chicken, fish and turkey breast.

The last of the quick weight loss guides you should be aware of is the way you eat throughout the day.  Break your food-intake down to several small meals.  You should be eating small meals every three hours a day to maintain a healthy metabolism and diet.

Although you will not see instant results with these three quick weight loss tips, they can have a dramatic impact down the road. There is not much more you can ask for if you’re serious about losing weight.

One good weight loss guide you may want to invest in is the Fat Loss 4 Idiots guide, which has proven to give you results fast. On a side note,while losing all that weight you may also want to prevent stretch marks and other side effect of losing body mass quick. Be sure to know what you’re doing because the effects can be irreversible!

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Author: Crissie
• Saturday, November 29th, 2008

According to an economic Guru today on the TV, the world will be a different place once this recession is over. There will have been nothing like it since the 1930’s and those that will survive will run either Internet businesses or ‘click and mortar’ businesses. This was no surprise to me as I have been hearing this since the Teleworkers organisation started helping people work from 14K modems in the late 90’s

One of the fastest rising industries in the world is becoming a Virtual Assistant. The only thing stopping many is the fact that you cannot do this without a website.

An organisation which has been helping UK VA’s since 2000 on a Pro Bono basis and winning Business Awards for it has decided to step in and make life easier for those who want a Website and business but do not know where to start. The origination of the idea comes from http://www.iceni-it.co.uk

Wannabe a Virtual Assistant – http://www.wannabe-a-va.com have decided to offer free bespoke websites and domain names with their hosting and marketing package. In line with their work with VA’s over 8 years they are taking the price to the bone. They also have a free library of books on marketing and working virtually in the membership area and free classes on marketing will be held for members.

Also realising that you have to ensure that not only your name but your hosting is correct they are hosting on top quality servers in both North America and the top server farm in the UK to cover the European clients. They are not using giant public organisations to ensure that any technical problems are sorted fast.

The parent website which helps new and aspiring VA’s get started is based in the UK with over 4000 members making them the largest UK VA organisation – the whole thing being totally free. This is at http://www.iceni-it.co.uk – Become a Virtual Assistant.

If you are looking for a website and you are a VA or SME who would like your hand held and your business helped to get going, then this website service is amazing.

Joan Felipe, The Spanish VA

 

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Author: Crissie
• Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Clone golf clubs include a variety of clubs for golfers after leaving the fairway. Additionally, irons for the left handed golf clubs provide golfers who leaves the fairway and ends up in a sand trap will find the perfect club for getting out of one of these traps effectively. These types of golf club clones for the average golfer will work just fine. Used clubs will also work fine. Clone golf clubs of your favorite brand name clubs play just like the real thing. In fact, all other things being equal, we would put our clubs up against any pro line club out there.

Clone golf clubs can be constructed from the same quality materials as their more expensive counterparts, use the same design techniques, and perform at the same level as the more popular name brands. The materials that go into these clubs are purchased from the same worldwide manufacturers who produce golf heads for Cobra, Callaway, Wilson, Taylor Made, Titleist, and others. These types of clubs have always been the Rodney Dangerfield of golf clubs .they get no respect. But the question is .do they deserve it? Clone golf clubs are often also called knock offs and come in two varieties. The first is where a smaller club builder will build several lines of clubs to be sold in discount golf stores.

Additionally, Clone golf clubs are available in every type of club that a golfer would take in the bag for a great score. Most of the time they can be obtained with a 30-day play guarantee. If you don’t like the clubs after playing them for 30-days, return them. Clone Golf Clubs are a good investment for those people, who are amateurs in the field of golf. There are numerous golfers, who are still playing with the clone golf clubs which they had purchased many years ago, simply due to their performance.

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Author: Crissie
• Friday, November 28th, 2008

There are lots of reasons today that many people find themselves in a situation in which their credit has suffered.  And this has forced many people to end up renting a home, thinking that they cannot buy a home.

If you find yourself in this situation, let me show you how you can buy your own home, fix your credit and stop wasting your money on rent.  Most buyers have never heard of rent to own homes.  This is often the best way for many to buy a home and build equity.  Here is how it works.

The best way to get started is to contact a company that specializes in the rent to own process.  These companies are usually not realtors.  But they often either have a list of available homes or can even take your wishes and go find a home for you. Look for companies that will work with you to get qualified for a mortgage by helping you improve your credit score. Don’t work with someone who just wants to take your money without assisting you in actually buying the home.

Once you have found a company you feel comfortable with and have found a home that you like, you first pay a nonrefundable option fee that will be applied to the final purchase price of the home. You then rent the home for a year or two, while you work with your rent-to-own company to improve your credit and get approved for a mortgage to buy the home. 

Just note that it is important to work with a rent-to-own company has relationships with a large number of banks and mortgage companie so you have the best programs and more options available to you.

As soon as you get your mortgage approval while working with your rent-own-company you can, you can then buy the home at the previously agreed upon price.  You now own your home, you have improved your credit and have had help getting there.  And you got to move a lot sooner.

As you can see, a rent-to-own arrangement is perfect for people with less than perfect credit who want to stop throwing their money away month after month by renting an apartment or house, and start building equity by purchasing a home of their own.

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Author: Crissie
• Thursday, November 27th, 2008

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Author: Crissie
• Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Introduction
Learning to budget your money is one of those things where some people have no problem, yet others cannot do it for the life of them. Those of us who find budgeting easy and satisfying don’t really understand those people who can never manage their money properly.

1. Mr Macawber in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, states the concept of budgeting. “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound nought and six, result misery.” Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, 1849 English novelist (1812 – 1870)

overspend and you will always be poor, as I found to my cost when first setting up my web development company Advanta business, specialising in cms, But spend a penny less than you get and you will always feel rich which we have now achieved. This may seem very apparent, but how often do we find we are spending more than we can afford? There are tempting offers within our grasp every day and it’s difficult to resist when they try to make us believe we might never get such an opportunity again.

• Hands up if you are someone who has difficulty managing your money?
• Hands up if you do not know how to administer your finances?
• Hands up if you find it difficult to resist tempting offers?
• Hands up if you are short of funds?
• Hands up if you don’t know how you are going to make ends meet for the future?

If you have all your hands in the air (and your feet!) it’s time to do something about it. (In other words take yourself in hand!!) Sorry about the pun.

2. The first thing you need to understand is that people who are trading are in business to make money and they want their businesses to grow. To do this they have to increase sales, so they have to make things irresistible to the customers like you and me.

So remember, the next time you are in debt and struggling to pay the bills, there is some big guy out there raking in the profits. They are taking your hard earned cash and leaving you penniless.

Change of Mindset
People who do not budget and find it difficult to manage their money seem to have a particular mindset. For instance, there may be an idea from childhood that being careful with money indicates to the world that a person is mean. Being reckless then equates with generosity and big heartedness. If you are loaded then spending money freely is not a problem, but if you are on a limited income or just never seem to have enough, then living within your means looks like a good idea.

3. One of the ways to change your thinking is to ask yourself, ‘who is the best person to benefit from your hard earned money’? Is it the big companies who are making loads of profit already(Fat cats) paying their executives million pound bonuses, or you!

Anxiety about your ability to manage your money and fear of figures may cause you to disregard your finances. I had a friend who admitted this to me and when I said I enjoyed the online banking system and being in charge of moving my money around and how easy I found it; she immediately changed her mind set and decided she could handle the online banking system and researched the best way to invest her money to make more of what she had.

Give yourself permission to think that being in control of your money is a practical way to remove the stress you experience around finance. That will give you more energy to enjoy life more and make even more money.

Guidelines to Liquidity
The most difficult thing to do is to face the veracity. When someone is on a spending spree they are out of control and out of touch with reality. The fantasy ignores the cost and the consequences of overspending (ie. How it’s going to get repaid).

So the first thing you need to do is keep a record of everything you spend your money on. At this stage do not try to change what you normally do. Have a cash note book and write down all the things you can think of that you buy. This includes household bills and food, mobile phone, TV. Put a figure in the corresponding column. If you have actual amounts put them in, if not make a stab at it. Leave space for the things you don’t remember or even consider expenses. Beer, cinema, clothes even the coins you toss to street entertainers. Categorise it as fun money or entertainment funds.

Every time you take money out of your pocket/wallet/credit card/bank, write down what you use it for. Do this over one month, and by then you will have a fairly comprehensive list of your expenses. Make a total at the bottom of the page and on the opposite page write down all your income. When I first did this I found that one of my largest expenses was shop bought sandwiches every day!

Compare the totals. Have you spent more or less than you receive? Is your life going towards happy or miserable? It is at this point you really need to make a shift in your thought process.

Start by being penny pinching to people who want to sell you things. Look around for the best deals and always ask for a discount. I went on a negotiating course some years ago and the following week I put into practise what we had learnt. I reduced my spending by $350, just by asking!

Carry only a minimum amount of small change on you so that you are not tempted to fritter away $20 on some impulse purchase you don’t need. Those dollars add up fast and before you know a hundred dollars in your pocket is gone.

Cut up your credit card unless this is the most convenient way to pay regular items and you clear the balance at the end of each month. Use only one credit card, and find one that gives points for purchases. These mount up and you can claim vouchers to spend in your favourite stores. Also find a credit card that will take the full amount by direct debit every month so you don’t miss payments, accrue interest charges and generate a large fine.

Make a list when you go shopping and only buy what is on that list. OK, some things you may have forgotten to put down but make sure you avoid the impulse purchases. Keep a list in the kitchen and only put things on it when you have run out. Use up products in the icebox and freezer to reduce waste and keep spending to a minimum.

Become a prudent shopper and consumer. Try and use up coupons, saving a few saved cents per purchase can really add up. Searching through clearance sections in stores is another way to save money. You may be pleasantly surprised to see how much you can reduce your bill on your usual grocery haul.

Conclusion
Budgeting is not for the fainthearted. It means fighting the urge to buy what is not needed. I run a web design company Advanta and if you are like me the temptation is strong to buy all the latest gadgets. But if you can think yourself into a new mind set you will find it much easier to change the habits of a lifetime. Be sure that all expenses are accounted for when you take stock of your situation. Once you have your finances under control, there will be enough surplus to save and allow to grow for the special events you may want to splash out on in life.

If you still have difficulty restricting your shopping habit, take a friend or relative with you on outings. Someone you can trust to steer you away from temptation. Once you conquer your shopping demons, you will be proud of yourself for doing so and feel a great sense of accomplishment. So don’t be overwhelmed, grab that pen and paper and get on track to prosperity.

Happy Budgeting

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Author: Crissie
• Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The way that we decorate and the various items that we place in our homes show what our tastes are like. There are also accent rugs that can be used for various parts of your house.

Have you ever considered bathroom rugs?

For wood floors you will need to provide a rug pad underneath the accent rug so that you will not find your self slipping across the room when you step on it. Accent rugs will make a wondrous difference to your decor as you can brighten plain neutral colors with an accent rug that blends in the various accessories in your rooms.

There is also one other fact about accent rugs that you really should consider. By the time that you have finished settling in you will see that it is time to buy some more great looking accent rugs.

Like many things in our lives we can use natural products or man made products. Generally alpaca wool is found in white, however since there is a demand for other colors alpaca wool can now be found in colors like brown, black, and tan.

It doesn’t matter if you are working in an office or at home, when you have documents that need to be copied you want a copier that you can rely on. While there are many different types of copiers that can deliver good quality print work the Brother Copier is considered to be one of the best copiers that you can buy. Since the very beginning of the company’s history the Brother Group has offered high quality products for its customers. This information can help you to select the printer toner that will give you the highest value in your work. While there are quite a number of copiers, all of these copiers can be divided into two distinct groups. The store personnel should be able to give you a brief description of the functions of each Brother Copier.

Now you can also find information for these Brother copiers from various links on the internet. Here as you look through the many web sites you will find information regarding the copiers and sometimes performance evaluations. This information will help you if you find any problems or defects in the product that you have just purchased. There are many instances where it is necessary to print out various documents that you have been working on. There are lots of different copiers that can help you in this task but the Canon color copier is probably the best copier to select for your work. Now while there are many commercial places that will perform this task of copying for you, being able to do this task yourself will not only reduce your costs but you can also control the quality of your document.

This child psychologist will have the training and the necessary ability to deal with all of the behavioral and emotional aspects that a child might experience. To slowly unravel this puzzle and help the child deal with the various difficulties a child psychologist will have to gain the trust of the child and use some innovative tactics to have the child explain what is hurting them. By working on having the child tell what is causing the problems a child psychologist can begin to understand how to recommend help and inform the parents of the action or inaction that they will have to take.

This research will help to provide more information about the mental and cognitive abilities of children.

Oftentimes psychology jobs are a great way to find out more.

Additionally a child psychologist can use the various information that has been uncovered to find correlations in behavior patterns. For these reasons a child psychologist should be prepared for long hours of work. This approach in conjunction with the desire to help your patients will allow you to see how they can find a balance in the turmoil that is surrounding them, as they begin the journey into healing.

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Author: Crissie
• Thursday, November 27th, 2008

People who suffer from tinnitus often hear buzzing or ringing when no such sounds are actually present in their immediate environment. Often, though, it is a symptom for a more serious, underlying disease.

Anyone suffering from this condition should make sure to consult with their doctor before beginning to make use of any of the available remedies for tinnitus. This will show you what more than likely has caused the problem and how bad it could get. Because tinnitus can lead to other illnesses, doctors recommend a better remedy for tinnitus.

As said earlier, the suitable medical treatment for tinnitus to be used depends on what caused the problem. Often a medical treatment for tinnitus is not needed especially if the said condition is not caused by other illnesses. Sometimes though, it is really troublesome some people, because it can cause stress and anxiety. Anti anxiety or stress medications are given in these cases. An alternative treatment for tinnitus is to put “maskers” on the patient. These “maskers” are small devices that are worn on the ear to help block the irritable sounds. These are done when something called white noise is produced. At times even physician’s give aggressive tinnitus treatment, but only in few cases.

These remedies for tinnitus are not entirely the answer for a person who has this condition. All it really does is to help the person cope with the irritating sounds in his head. We will probably find a cure for tinnitus in the future, because of the incredible rate of scientific advancement. But until then, a person will just have to learn to adjust to it. In relation to tinnitus, the expression “It’s all in their heads” applies well.

Disclaimer: People should consult a doctor before taking any medical advice.

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Author: Crissie
• Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

That’s the experience with the Inspiron 910 Mini not the mini-experience! Well I am in web design and have been toying with the idea of getting a more modern laptop as my old Dell Inspiron from 2003 is as heavy as a brick. My step dad just bought a top of the range Toshiba Portege at around £1,200, but he’s at that time in life where 1,200 quid is affordable, where as I’m still in financial recovery from my last divorce (yes there was more than one!)! So I happened across the Dell Inspiron 910 Mini on the Dell website whilst looking at specs of normal laptops to use when out and about demonstrating our CMS system to potential clients, wow £299 inc VAT and delivery that is a bargain!

There I was credit card at the ready, wrist twitching, hang on I thought, why am I buying this, do I really need it? No, I don’t NEED it I just WANT ONE . [Puts credit card away]

The next day I happen to have to work on my step Dads’ ultra lightweight new laptop, wow this is lush, so light, I wish I could afford one.

The next day I had to go to a clients with my laptop, and about put my back out trying to put it in the car passenger foot well whilst sitting in the drivers’ seat, hmm decided I do have a NEED for the new dell Inspiron mini after all! It only weights around 1kg. So as I had a management meeting that afternoon I informed my finance manager I would be ordering one and that was that. So Friday October 3rd I placed the order on the Dell website, and on the 8th I got back from a client meeting at Softcat the Microsoft SPLA Reseller to find a Dell cardboard box on my desk, I thought it couldn’t possibly be the new mini as the confirmation email I got said it would arrive on or around the 20th October, but sure enough it really had arrived.

Well I was ecstatic and got it out and started setting it up straight away, you know remove McAfee Security Centre and install Avast Anti Virus, that kind of thing. As it has an integrated web cam I also downloaded Windows Live Messenger and had a quick video chat with my girlfriend whilst she was doing her ironing, fantastic!

So I googled ‘mobile broadband suppliers’ and toyed with ordering the USB dongle from Three, as their 5GB monthly allowance is only 15 quid a month so the best looking deal, providing those coverage stories you hear about Three Mobile are not really the case!

Anyway, it was soon time to go and get my daughter from school so I thought yeah I’ll take it with me and even though I don’t have the mobile broadband USB Modem yet I can continue configuring it in car park if I’m early. I was early, so I turned it on, it said:

Windows could not start because of an error in the software.
Please report this problem as :
load needed DLLs for kernel.
Please contact your support person to report this problem

As we say in England “Computer says no…”

Ah dear, it was great fun whilst it lasted, then followed a 2 and a half hour telethon with Dell support in India :-) Apparently they were so quick to ship it to me that my service tag isn’t on their system yet. They suggested I called back in 24-48 hours, well I explained to them exactly what I thought of their suggestion as I’m sure you can image, but to no avail. I did indeed have to call back today and they have agreed to send me a replacement unit as it is within 7 days of delivery.

I hope the replacement arrives as quickly as the original unit did…

So conclusion? Apart from the fact it doesn’t work (a faulty drive in my opinion) and for the life of me I can’t get it to boot from an external drive or USB key (it doesn’t have a CD or DVD drive you know) it feels really solid, looks lovely, and is nice to handle (sounds a bit like the ideal companion to an i-phone 2.0 doesn’t it!).

Like most reviewers have experienced, the keys are small (but blackberry users manage and they are larger than those keys) and the right shift key is tiny and means you can’t type an @ in the usual fashion. But the screen is nice, 3 USB slots, a monitor connector, Ethernet and earphones and mic connectors although it has both speakers and mic internally so you can video conference without having to plug anything in.

On the whole, I would recommend it, providing you get one that works ! I am also yet to try it with LogMeIn which is my preferred way of dealing with how to access emails, lots of passwords, specialist software and all that kind of thing when you are out and about. Possibly the screen is going to be too small to be able to work with for extended periods of time, but I’ll let you know when the replacement arrives and I have had chance to give it a proper testing, assuming that one doesn’t break on me as soon as I start urm ‘configuring’ it!

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