Missouri Sales Tax Receipt coin (Photo credit: Kevin Dooley)[/caption]Let’s look at a couple of examples:Purchase: $10.00 in school suppliesSales Tax: $ 0.81 (at 8.125%)Total: $10.81Purchase: $100.00 in school suppliesSales Tax: $ 8.13 (at 8.125%)Total: $108.13Will you save money?[caption id="" align="alignright" width="173"] Junk Tower (Photo credit: sigma.)[/caption]Junk YardNo Man’s LandDisaster ZoneThe Pit of DespairThe Black HoleDumping GroundJunk RoomIt's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whatever you call it is what it will be.So if you’ve given your spare room a name which has a negative connotation,...
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]I have an important rule about multi-tasking: Don’t do it with high brain function activities. I tell my clients this over and over and over. I drive home that point because multi-tasking can end up costing more time in the end or causing you to complete a project in a less than stellar fashion because you were not fully focused on it.So, what do I mean about multi-tasking high brain function activities? You shouldn’t do two things at once which require thought or concentration. Examples:[caption id="attachment_531" align="alignright" width="284"] What do you do with your clirty clothes?[/caption]“Clirty” clothes are those that you’ve worn, but could be worn again. They don’t stink. They didn’t get stained. They were worn for maybe an hour or two. It’s kind of like “gently used”...
Waterloo commuters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]Our goal is to go away on vacation at least once per year. It never fails that while we’re abroad, we develop wild fantasies about how sweet life would be if we lived elsewhere.I realize that we’re not alone in these musings when we talk to other folks who dream big dreams when they’re on vacation.