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How To Stretch Your Travel Money

aesta — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:02:43 -0500

How To Squeeze the Most Out of That Tank of Gas

aesta — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:43:51 -0500

How To Be a Responsible Tourist

aesta — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:20:43 -0500

How To Start an Investment Portfolio

aesta — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:27:33 -0500

How To Travel Safely With Your Valuables

aesta — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:54:52 -0500

How To Do a Self-Directed Retreat

aesta — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:25:40 -0500

How To Get Your Airline Preferred Seat

aesta — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:01:07 -0500

How To Make Your Kids Good Money Managers

aesta — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:54:43 -0500

Often, we hear parents complain how incapable their kids are of handling money, or we see parents endlessly shelling out and teaching their kids that money is an endless resource! We see first semester college kids blowing the month’s allowance on a new shirt and calling home for more. Understanding finance or even basic money management is not on the curriculum in high school. So… it is up to you. If you don’t teach them how to manage money, they will learn… but it will be a nasty experience and make nasty family relationships. Here are some steps to take:

How To Spin Your Life Story

aesta — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:45:10 -0500

For many, life is a series of quiet adventures and most people have a story to tell. However, most of us have never really thought much about being a storyteller, about organizing our experience and really thinking through what we have learned about ourselves, about our families…about life. We think that unless there are great events with characters like Indiana Jones, no one is interested. Wrong.

Many great stories are about ordinary people doing ordinary things, but written in interesting ways. When we write our own story, we really get a chance to look for meaning in small events and when we learn how to tell the story, it helps others think about their own lives, too. Start with the following:

How To Plan For Retirement

aesta — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:02:05 -0500

We will have to find another word for retirement soon. The image of the long final snooze ramping up to the long sleep just doesn't apply...or, at least, shouldn't apply. Wrapping up full-time scheduled work has a whole new meaning now, with the progress made in wellness, healthcare, travel, and work alternatives. It really is a chance to reinvent life...to have some low risk adventures in both mental and physical exploration. But, all this good stuff will not happen without a bit of planning. Remember, leaving something that you had been a part of for many years is a major change. Change is often a break-away horse: you're either on its back or under its hooves. The long, slow, slide...or the great adventure....the choice is yours. But the chance to make the choice is well before gold watch time!