Posted May 12th, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Eating Better, Quick Tips | 
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Nutritional Label
Trans fat seems to be everywhere these days - in the news, on product packaging and on the radio. It seems that it’s the new rage to avoid trans fat which I 190% agree with.
What are trans fats? According to the American Heart Association:
Trans fats are unsaturated, but they can raise total and LDL (”bad”) cholesterol and lower HDL (”good”) cholesterol. Trans fats result from adding hydrogen to vegetable oils used in commercial baked goods and for cooking in most restaurants and fast-food chains.
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Posted April 28th, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Quick Tips, Saving Money | No comments
Printer Ink
Are you still going to Staples or Office Depot and spending $20 a cartridge when your printer runs out? I am here to tell you to STOP IT (sorry about the caps, but this is one area where you can save a LOT of money).
Let’s take the Epson R300 for example (It’s a normal photo printer): Continue reading »
Posted April 23rd, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Did You Know?, Quick Tips | No comments
If you park your car outside in a neighborhood that has a lot of outdoor cats, you may want to give a little rap to your hood when you go out to start your car. Cats have been known to climb up into the engine compartment of the car for the warmth and can wind up falling asleep.
So, for the benefit of the feline population - give a quick knock on your hood before starting up your car.
Posted April 21st, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Quick Tips | 1 comment
Truffle Oil
The next time you are at a boutique kitchen store like “Sur La Table,” try to stroll past the latest kitchen gadgets and go to the “Gourmet Food” section. This is the area of the store that has a wide variety of dry goods, powders, spices, and more.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Quick Tips | 1 comment
Form 1040
Today is the last day to file a tax return and there is a good number of Americans that won’t send anything to the IRS today for a number a reasons:
- They don’t have the time
- They owe more money and can’t pay it
- They can’t figure out the forms
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Posted April 9th, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Quick Tips | 1 comment
There will always be things we don’t want to do and places we don’t want to go, so we put them off. These things start piling up and soon it begins causing stress as more and more are past due. What am I talking about? The dentist, the doctor, an oil change, the check engine light - all things that we try to put off.
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Posted March 31st, 2009 by Brett | Filed under: Quick Tips | 2 comments
Google Logo
Search engines are the easiest and fastest way to find information or websites across the Internet. The problems start when you get 6,000,000 results back and it takes too long to find exactly what you want. Here are a couple quick tips to help you narrow down those listings:
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