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The version of you right now is deserving of love. Not you two years ago when you had more of your shit together, or the five years later version where youâll surely be thriving. The version of you right now. The one that might just be okay, or is really struggling, or is bored and unproductive. That version deserves love. Having trouble accepting this is fine, but actively denying it is not. Your value is intrinsic, and finding confidence in that is mandatory.
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Your desire for clarity and answers is really your desire for confidence.
Confidence... and Discipline!
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my aim is to open a luxe bar with nibbles by the end of next year
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Whoâs gonna buy me a Balmain x BeyoncĂŠ hoodie
Who was it on here that said we should be having a BeyoncĂŠ budget? Because girl you were right and I shouldâve heeded your advice!
Honestly the only reason why I'm buying this merch is because coachella was do iconic, other than that I would've saved money for her next tour, but seeing as how we got a joint album (which I love) the coachella merch is a wonderful replacement.
I'm going to OT R2, but I'm not going to buy any merch at the concert or for the tour. The only reason I'm going is because it falls on my bday weekend. But seeing as how we got a joint album I'm glad I got my ticket.
Whoâs gonna buy me a Balmain x BeyoncĂŠ hoodie
Who was it on here that said we should be having a BeyoncĂŠ budget? Because girl you were right and I shouldâve heeded your advice!
@prettyindeath,that was I. Iâm tryna tell you put $20 minimum a week if you can and see what you get. I didnât buy anything when she had the special store right after Coachella. I didnât see anything I liked. There was a basic Sorority jacket but I didnât think it was worth $50. Then 2 days before the store ended they put out a very detailed letterman jacket for $400. I was about to buy it, but something told me not. Now Iâm glad I didnât
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The hoeâs beginner guide to investing
I am NOT an expert by any means, but in the two years or so since I started investing Iâve made a pretty decent amount on the stock market. Also I think itâs super important for everyone (but especially sex workers) to get comfortable with the stock market. Whether you want some passive income or youâre planning for retirement, youâre going to get a lot more out of putting your money in the stock market as opposed to that money sitting in your bank account or safe where itâs actually depreciating in value due to inflation. Be a smart ho and have your money make money for you!Â
Where to begin
Itâs kind of daunting to start investing if youâve never done it before, but everyone starts somewhere. Personally, I use Fidelity but you can google any brokerage firm and lots of different places will come up like Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and TDAmeritrade. It should be noted, however, that each of these firms charge fees to make trades. Meaning every time you buy or sell a share of stock or other secuirty, the brokerage firm will charge you a commission fee, usually $5+. A really great app for beginners is Robin Hood. They donât charge any fees at all which is awesome for newbies. However, when you start an account with a big firm there are lots of benefits that Robin Hood doesnât have, such as no fee mutual funds/ETFs and investing/retirement advice. Consider your options and pick the right firm or app for yourself. More info: Robinhood
What kind of account should you open
This depends on what your goal is. If you just want to play around with investments a bit and want to be able to take your money out when you want you can open a standard brokerage account. However, it should be noted that any profit you make from this account will be taxed, as standard brokerage accounts have no tax benefits and are taxed as regular income. Personally Iâm a big proponent of Roth IRAs. This is a type of retirement account that is basically tax free money when you withdraw it (after age 59 ½, before that you get penalized because this type of account is designed to be taken out when youâre of retirement age). You wont get a tax deduction when you contribute to it but when you take it out in 30-40 years all that money will not be taxed. I encourage everyone to open one up. Tax free money is good money! Thereâs also another type of IRA thatâs called a Traditional IRA it is similar to a Roth IRA however it is tax deferred. That means that when you contribute to it, you get a deduction on your taxes but when you take it out you will be taxed on it. The limit for BOTH IRA accounts is $5500. So that means between your Traditional and Roth you cannot contribute more than $5500 per year. More info: 7 Advantages of Investing in Taxable Accounts, Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA, Tax Benefits of a Brokerage Account vs. Roth IRA
So you picked a firm and an account type, what now
Thereâs lots of different securities you can invest in but Iâm going to cover the four most common and ones I personally understand the best: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs.
Stocks: Investing in stocks is a great way to start your portfolio. Theyâre probably the most common security, even people who have no idea about investing know the term âstock market.â Buying a share of stock is like buying a little piece of the company. So when theyâre doing well and making a profit you get a little piece of the profit as well. Before buying a stock itâs important to do your research. I suggest starting out buying stock of companies you already know and trust. Do you use your Visa card a lot? Look into their stock price! Go to Walmart a lot? Same idea. If youâre a new investor you want to buy stocks that are already well established companies and you know you can trust (so far as their financials go, ethically is a different story). Google the company and see if thereâs been any scandals recently. Look at their financial statements (google the company + âincome statementâ) and see how they are doing financially. Are they turning a profit? Do they have a lot of debt? Look at the past stock price (google the company stock ticker and Google will come up with a graph of their stock price). Has it been steadily going up? Or is there wild swings up and down? You want to stay away from volatile stocks until you understand the stock market a little better. More info: Understanding the Income Statement, How to Invest in Stocks, Stock Basics Tutorial, The Complete Beginnerâs Guide to Investing in Stock
Bonds: A bond is basically a loan you give to a company (or government) with the promise that they will pay you back your original amount plus interest earned. Like when you take out a car loan from a bank except youâre the one loaning the money. The good thing about bonds (especially from the US government or another big, successful institution) is that it is very low risk. But with low risk comes low rewards. Bond interest rates are typically much lower than the rate of return on other securities. For this reason, I donât own any bonds. My approach to investing is aggressive growth, but that doesnât mean bonds are a bad investment. Quite the opposite actually. Especially for investors who want to be a little more conservative with their money. More info: How to Invest in Bonds, How to invest in bonds: a beginnerâs guide
Mutual funds: Mutual funds are a great way for new investors to make money but not put in a whole lot of effort. Theyâre basically just a huge fund that multiple people and groups put money into so the managers can buy and sell securities within them. Basically, you buy into a fund and professional fund manager manages the securities (bonds, stocks, etc) within it so you donât have to manually buy and sell share yourself like you would with regular stocks. A few things about mutual funds: a lot of them have a minimum investment amount, usually around $2500 (although some firms have mutual funds with starting investments at $500 but theyâre not as common). Which seems like a lot but a mutual fund is one of the most secure and stress free ways to make money on the stock market. After you invest the initial $2500 you can continue to invest any amount you want. Letâs say you bought $2500 and now you just want to invest another $100 into the fund, you can do that. Itâs important to research the fund as well. This is where having an account with a brokerage firm will come in handy, many of them have their own mutual funds that you can buy into for no extra fees. When youâre researching mutual funds look at the past history, how much risk is involved (most brokerage firms will rate the risk on a scale), how many times the fund manager has changed (you want a fund with a steady manager). You also want to look into the top holdings. Most funds will be grouped based on category. So one might be a tech centered mutual fund, one might be emerging markets, one might be medical devices, etc. Iâll go into diversification in a bit. Another type of mutual fund is called an index fund. These funds basically track the overall growth of the market. So theyâre not super profitable but theyâre normally pretty stable (assuming the market is stable, but Iâll go more into that later). More info: Trading Mutual Funds for Beginners, 5 Mutual Funds to Get You Started, How to Get Started Investing With Mutual Funds
ETFâs: An ETF is like a mutual fund that trades like a stock. ETFs are similar to mutual funds in a lot of ways. Most of them are index funds that track a certain market or sectorâs index. There are some key differences however. Number one, since theyâre based on an index theyâre not actively managed like a mutual fund, meaning thereâs lower fees. Number two, thereâs no minimum investment like there are with mutual funds, making them a great investment alternative for someone who doesnât want to put up $2500 right away. Thereâs also various other differences like options trading and short selling but thatâs beyond the scope of this guide. If anyone wants to learn more about those Iâll include some links below. As always, just like with stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, research ETFs before you buy into them. Know what youâre getting yourself into! More info: Why Invest in ETFs?, 3 Top ETFs for Beginners, 7 Best ETF Strategies for Beginners, Options Trading, How to Sell Stock Short
How much to invest
This really depends on your income, bills, savings goals, etc. DO NOT invest anything you canât afford to lose. Take care of your rent, utilities, emergency savings, etc first. Letâs say you have $5000 saved up (aside from your emergency fund) and itâs just sitting in your savings account earning 0.5% interest. You could take half of it and play around on the stock market a bit. Even if you donât make 7% in the first year youâre bound to get a better rate of return than that savings account is giving you. Even if you only have $500 to start with thatâs fine too! Whatever you feel comfortable with potentially losing, especially while youâre first learning about investing. More info: I Make $50K a Year: How Much Should I Invest?, Saving vs. Investing Money
Diversification
Diversification is basically like insurance for when certain sectors of the market take a dip. You donât want your whole portfolio to consist of one type of stock or even securities from just one country. Iâll give you an example. Letâs say your portfolio consists of a share of Apple, a share of Samsung, and a share of Google. These are all well known, profitable companies so you may think youâre doing great. But then thereâs a scandal in the tech world or one of the materials they need to make processors spikes in price. Now the whole tech sector is experiencing a slump. Because thatâs all your portfolio consists of, youâre basically putting all your faith in one sector of the economy which is bound to have dips (every sector will). Now if you invest equally in the tech, energy, and industrial sectors, when one isnât doing so well your portfolio wonât take a huge hit. Itâs the same with only holding securities from the US. When the Cheeto in chief does something stupid, US stocks may slump. You can counteract this by investing in different countries and emerging markets. Recently Iâve invested in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and European markets to offset whatever damaging effects our president is doling out. This is where mutual funds and ETFs come in handy. A lot of them are already diversified. If you know what sector you want to buy into you can google âemerging markets mutual fundâ and a bunch of results will come up that you can research from there. Donât be afraid to branch out into up and coming markets. More info: The Importance Of Diversification, Hereâs Why Diversification Matters, 5 Big Mistakes Investors Make When They Diversify
Holy shit the stock market is tanking what do I do
First of all, donât panic. The market âebbs and flows.â There are great times in the market when itâs peaking and then not so great times when itâs dipping. The good news is, if youâre a long term investor, the ebbs and flows wonât matter much. Even in the event of a recession. For example, yes in 2008 people lost a LOT of money in the stock market. However, 10 years later many long term investors have made up those loses and have made even more money since then. Itâs also important to note that not every dip in the market means thereâs a recession coming. Warren Buffet (whoâs probably the most prolific investor of our time) always advises to hold instead of just sell sell sell immediately when things go south. Letâs say you buy a share of stock for $100. Two months later itâs down to $50 so you freak out and sell it for a loss of $50. Then three years down the line itâs price is $300. Had you held it you wouldâve profited $200. Now, not every stock is like this. And if you see youâre losing money and the stock is not rebounding with the market as a whole, you should consider selling. But I prefer to hold and wait things out to see how they go. A good idea is to set up a stop loss order for your securities. Basically you pick a price and when that security drops below that price, your brokerage will automatically sell it for you. So you donât have to constantly be monitoring it. Another good thing about downturns in the market is itâs basically when everything is on âsaleâ so to speak. Stocks drop in price so itâs a good idea to get in while theyâre cheap so when the economy is doing better youâll make money. Be wary of stocks that are tumbling downward very fast though. Again, look at their financials and google google google them. See what the experts are saying about this company. More info: How to Deal With a Stock Market Drop, Why The Stock Market Sold Off, And What You Should Do Now, The stock market is droppingâhereâs what you should do
Good luck!
I know this is a long guide, itâs a lot to read through. Donât get discouraged. Itâs good to be well prepared and knowledgable about the stock market before you jump in or else you may lose a large sum of money (well, you may lose a large sum of money anyway but thatâs beside the point). If youâre not 100% comfortable investing real money there are several investing âgamesâ where you are given something like $100k in fake money and trade stocks at their actual values. I started doing this when I was 15 (before I had any real money to trade with). Itâs a great way to get your feet wet with no real risk and get comfortable with the trading aspect. I recommend MarketWatch. Also realize that investing advice is not one size fits all. Some experts will disagree on certain strategies, stocks, outlooks, etc. Itâs important to take everything you read about investing with a grain of salt (including this guide!) A smart investor is an informed investor who knows what theyâre doing. Remember: research, take your time, and donât invest anything youâre not comfortable losing. Happy investing hoes!
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Overpricing Yourself In A Saturated Market
One of the things that I get a lot of is emails from women who have never escorted who are blown away by my pricing structure (even though I charge an average rate) and want that immediately.
These girls lack two things:
1. Experience & Reputation
2. Business Understanding
How to price yourself appropriately if youâre new to the business is a tricky endeavor. Many girls want to charge $500/$600/$800/$1000 out the gate because they equate themselves with the prices they charge.
For example, if Bridgette charges $250 an hour she is only worth $250 an hour. This could not be further from the truth. This is a faulty way of thinking getting into sex work. You cannot think like this.Â
If you are a model with a flawless body, sparkling personality, and are a savvy businesswoman you can try and set your rates higher than average and the best of luck to you.
For the rest of us normal looking girls with badass attitudes who are intelligent and know how to throw down, it pays to build your sex work business the same way you would any other type of business.Â
1. Determine what your product is.Â
For most women this will be a girlfriend experience. For the majority of ladies, their services are the same, though the experience is different of course, just as different as the courtesan youâre looking for.Â
2. Research your competitors.
While there is never any real competition in the escort market, it pays to do your homework on the other women in your area whose ethnicity, body type, and age range is similar to yours. Why is this important?
Because like it or not, some products are valued more than others by the consumer base. This is not meant to discourage anyone or anything but of all the market research I have done the #1 escort look + donation = white women between the ages of 24-32 who are a minimum of 5â˛5âł - 5â˛8âł with 34C breasts whose average donation is $600.
This is not my opinion. This is based on extensive market research I have been doing for years.Â
If you want to know how to price your product look at women who fall within the same general category as you. Go to the supermarket and look at the diapers. Seriously. Youâve got the premium diapers, the average diapers, and the low end diapers. Why do I say diapers? Because as sex workers we handle a lot of shit, and I figured it was appropriate. (Where is the lie?)
3. Do an in depth analysis of what your realistic goals are, your monthly expenses, and base your price point to financially meet those goals with realistic expectations. I recommend going with an average of 10 working hours a week.Â
If your base donation is $300 per hour and you work 10 hours a week youâre making $3,000 a week and $12,000 a month. That is a very good income and is average for sex work. The key to success is knowing how to start with a good foundation.Â
4. Only raise your rates when your current demand exceeds your willingness to provide.Â
One of the things I see women do is take âbreaksâ because they are âburned outâ etc. This is when you, as a sex worker, get in trouble. You need to be doing regular self care, and breaks while you are working not working yourself so hard and long that you become mentally and emotionally fatigued to the point you must take a mental break.Â
We have all been to that point, but with time comes knowledge and here is mine.
When you reach that point where youâre like, I cannot do this something needs to change. This is when you take two days off, meditate, and raise your rates. Even if it is not a significant raise, $25/$50/$100 you will feel immensely better for it.Â
Whether you choose to grandfather your current clients in at your old rate is up to you. I have done both, but at this moment I do not grandfather clients in unless I honestly feel itâs necessary.Â
And itâs never necessary as the value for my time isnât based on an emotional need, but a logical assessment of my business and what my clients spend on me on average.Â
5. Create benchmarks for your financial goals and stick to them.Â
When you reach a certain point when you truly feel satisfied with your rate, look, performance, and overall branding this is when you need to do a value based assessment of your business.Â
Track your clientele and $$ for a minimum of 4-6 months and once you have that data go through and average it. I did this and found that on average my clients spend $764 on me in an appointment. This means that my most popular dates are 90 minute VIP engagements or 2 hour GFE engagements. I raised my one hour rate significantly from $400 to $500(GFE) & $600(VIP) to discourage those who were not in my target market.Â
My average client is white, age 34-47, and spends on average $764 on me per engagement.Â
This was discovered because I truly want to work smarter, not harder.Â
When I first started as an escort I started at $300 for one hour, and $500 for two hours. After 6 months I raised my 2 hour rate to $600 and this was my rate for almost two years. This is what gave me peace of mind, paid bills, food on the table, and the confidence to continue to build my brand.Â
I raised my rate to $350/$700 after 2 years, and that was my rate for the next 5 years in the business. Then I upped my rate to $400hr/$800 2hrs and that was my rate until May of 2015 when I set my rate at $500/$600 hr & $800/$900 for 2 hours.Â
The evolution of your rate structure should be the same as if you were pricing out a product that got better, and more desirable over time. The more you work on your business, the harder you hustle, the more you define who you are as a companion and businesswoman the easier it will be for you to reach the level to which you aspire to be.Â
Remember, ALL of us started somewhere, never look down on yourself because you are charging $250/$300 hr when you feel youâre as good as if not better than some other escorts.Â
You as a person are priceless.Â
Remember, this is a business of numbers, not a business of feelings and emotions. When youâre with your clients, be as emotional and passionate as you can be, but when it comes to your business, keep your attitude, entitlement, and ego out of it. There is no room for it in a spreadsheet.Â
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Hi, how did you learn Russian?
I started learning in grade school but only knew the basics because I wasnât taking it seriously. I then took it up again in university where I improved immensely.
I tried so many different methods and the ones that worked best were:
⢠Reading Russian childrenâs literature (great for beginners)⢠Watching Russian childrenâs TV shows/movies ⢠Listening to Russian music (pop, hip-hop, rap, etc.) ⢠Regularly speaking with people who natively spoke Russian (easy to find on campus or by joining a Russian language/culture club) ⢠Using a tutor ⢠Getting a pen-pal from a Russian speaking country or fluently speaks Russian ⢠Using language learning apps (great for beginners) ⢠Watching Russian late night talk shows, competition shows (Evening Urgant, Russiaâs Got Talent, X-Factor Russia) - all available on YouTube⢠Watching English language movies/shows in Russian - at first with subtitles and overtime without any subtitles⢠Russian soap operas⢠Reading Classic Russian literature (when youâre comfortable and have a better understanding) - Crime and Punishment was my fave
Engaging in a conversation out loud everyday or very often is definitely going to be the fastest and easiest way to learn. If you can, I would suggest finding and befriending someone who speaks Russian that you can interact with at least 2-3x a week. Donât be afraid to make mistakes, correcting ourselves is how we learn.
Hereâs a post that is a great foundation for language learning: https://brownsugarheaux.tumblr.com/post/170972073824/tips-to-learn-a-new-language
24 Invaluable Skills To Learn For Free Online This Year
Hereâs an easy resolution: This stuff is all free as long as you have access to a computer, and the skills you learn will be invaluable in your career, and/or life in general.Â
1. Become awesome at Excel.
Chandoo is one of many gracious Excel experts who wants to share their knowledge with the world. Excel excellence is one of those skills that will improve your chances of getting a good job instantly, and it will continue to prove invaluable over the course of your career. What are you waiting for?
2. Learn how to code.
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Perhaps no other skill you can learn for free online has as much potential to lead to a lucrative career. Want to build a site for your startup? Want to build the next big app? Want to get hired at a place like BuzzFeed? You should learn to code. There are a lot of places that offer free or cheap online coding tutorials, but I recommend Code Academy for their breadth and innovative program. If you want to try a more traditional route, Harvard offers its excellent Introduction to Computer Science course online for free.
3. Make a dynamic website.
You could use a pre-existing template or blogging service, or you could learn Ruby on Rails and probably change your life forever. Hereâs an extremely helpful long list of free Ruby learning tools that includes everything from Rails for Zombies to Learn Ruby The Hard Way. Go! Ruby! Some basic programming experience, like one of the courses above, might be helpful (but not necessarily required if youâre patient with yourself).
4. Learn to make a mobile game.
If youâre not interested in coding anything other than fun game apps, you could trythis course from the University of Reading. It promises to teach you how to build a game in Java, even if you donât have programming experience! If you want to make a truly great game, you might want to read/listen up on Game Theory first.
5. Start reading faster.
Spreeder is a free online program that will improve your reading skill and comprehension no matter how old you are. With enough practice, you could learn to double, triple, or even quadruple the speed at which you read passages currently, which is basically like adding years to your life.
6. Learn a language!
With Duolingo, you can learn Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or English (from any of the above or more). Thereâs a mobile app and a website, and the extensive courses are completely free.
Full disclosure: BuzzFeed and other websites are in a partnership with DuoLingo, but they did not pay or ask for this placement.
7. Pickle your own vegetables.
Tired of your farmerâs market haul going bad before you use it all? Or do you just love tangy pickled veggies? You too can pickle like a pro thanks to SkillShare and Travis Grillo.
8. Improve your public speaking skills.
You can take the University of Washingtonâs Intro to Public Speaking for free online. Once you learn a few tricks of the trade, youâll be able to go into situations like being asked to present at a company meeting or giving a presentation in class without nearly as much fear and loathing.
9. Get a basic handle of statistics.
UC Berkeley put a stats intro class on iTunes. Once you know how to understand the numbers yourself, youâll never read a biased ânewsâ article the same way again â 100% of authors of this post agree!
10. Understand basic psychology.
Knowing the basics of psych will bring context to your understanding of yourself, the dynamics of your family and friendships, whatâs really going on with your coworkers, and the woes and wonders of society in general. Yale University has its Intro to Psychology lectures online for free.
11. Make your own music.
Step one: Learn how to play guitar: Justin Guitar is a fine and free place to start learning chords and the basic skills youâll need to be able to play guitar â from there, itâs up to you, but once you know the basics, just looking up tabs for your favorite songs and learning them on your own is how many young guitar players get their start (plus itâs an excellent party trick).
Step two: A delightful free voice lesson from Berklee College Of Music.
Step three: Have you always thought you had an inner TSwift? Berklee College of Music offers an Introduction to Songwriting course completely for free online. The course is six weeks long, and by the end of the lesson youâll have at least one completed song.
Step four: Lifehackerâs basics of music production will help you put it all together once you have the skills down! Youâll be recording your own music, ready to share with your valentine or the entire world, in no time!
12. Learn to negotiate.
Let Stanfordâs Stan Christensen explain how to negotiate in business and your personal life, managing relationships for your personal gain and not letting yourself be steamrolled. There are a lot of football metaphors and itâs great.
13. Stop hating math.
If you struggled with math throughout school and now have trouble applying it in real-world situations when it crops up, try Saylor.orgâs Real World Math course. It will reteach you basic math skills as they apply IRL. Very helpful!
14. Start drawing!
All kids draw â so why do we become so afraid of it as adults? Everyone should feel comfortable with a sketchbook and pencil, and sketching is a wonderful way to express your creativity. DrawSpace is a great place to start. (I also highly recommend the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain if you can drop a few dollars for a used copy.)
15. Make your own animated GIF.
BuzzFeedâs own Katie Notopoulos has a great, simple guide to making an animated GIF without Photoshop. This is all you need to be the king or queen of Tumblr or your favorite email chains.
16. Appreciate jazz.
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Have you never really âgottenâ jazz? If you want to be able to participate in conversations at fancy parties and/or just add some context to your appreciation of all music, try this free online course from UT Austin.
17. Write well.
Macalester Collegeâs lecture series is excellent. If youâre more interested in journalism, try Wikiversityâs course selection.
18. Get better at using Photoshop.
Another invaluable skill that will get you places in your career, learning Photoshop can be as fun as watching the hilarious videos on You Suck At Photoshop or as serious as this extensive Udemy training course (focused on photo retouching).
19. Take decent pictures.
Lifehackerâs basics of photography might be a good place to start. Learn how your camera works, the basic of composition, and editing images in post-production. If you finish that and youâre not sure what to do next, hereâs a short course on displaying and sharing your digital photographs.
20. Learn to knit.
Instructables has a great course by a woman who is herself an online-taught knitter. Youâll be making baby hats and cute scarves before this winterâs over!
21. Get started with investing in stocks.
If you are lucky enough to have a regular income, you should start learning about savings and investment now. Investopedia has a ton of online resources, including this free stocks basics course. Invest away!
22. Clean your house in a short amount of time.
Unf$#k Your Habitat has a great emergency cleaning guide for when your mother-in-law springs a surprise visit on you. While youâre over there, the entire blog is good for getting organized and clean in the long term, not just in âemergencies.â Youâll be happier for it.
23. Start practicing yoga.
Most cities have free community classes (try just searching Google or inquiring at your local yoga studio), or if youâre more comfortable trying yoga at home, YogaGlohas a great 15-day trial and Yome is a compendium of 100% free yoga videos. If youâre already familiar with basic yoga positions but you need an easy way to practice at home, I recommend YogaTailorâs free trial as well.
24. Tie your shoelaces more efficiently.
Itâs simple and just imagine the minutes of your life youâll save!
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