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Make It From Scratch: Address Labels

Make It From Scratch Address Labels

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How much money are you spending on return address labels?

Do you spend cash again and again to order customized labels online or from a mailer?  Do you use free address labels sent to you by your alma mater or charities — even though you hate the design and your name is misspelled?  Do you you spend hours hand-printing your return address on Christmas cards in lieu of spending for labels?

There’s a better way.

You can print your own address labels right at home.

For about 1¢ per label, you can create a peel-and-stick label with any font, color scheme, and image of your choosing.  It’s cheap.  It’s easy . . . and it’s fun! [Read more…]

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Getting Started with Time Management: Create a Time Map

This post is part 3 in the series Getting Started with Time Management.

Getting Started with Time Management - Create a Time Map

You now have a comprehensive list of what you need to do, what you want to do, and estimates for each activity.  You’ve also got documentation on your where your time currently goes.  It’s time to put it all together!

Enter the time map.

Some people refer to this same tool as a time budget, drawing a nice analogy between planning your time and planning your spending.  Either way, the concept is the same — you plan out your day or week by creating a personalized schedule for yourself.  Here’s the process: [Read more…]

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4 Ways to Pack for a Trip at Lightning Speed

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Pack Lightning Fast

How familiar is this scenario?  It’s 10:00 at night, you’re leaving early to travel, and you haven’t packed a thing.

Back when I was single, my less-than-ideal approach to packing would involve miming my way through each day of my vacation to figure out what I needed to take and packing each item as I went along.  Mentally walking through a long weekend though was incredibly time-consuming, and I’d still head out in the morning muttering, “I hope I remembered everything.”  It was often the daily essentials I didn’t think about — comb, razor, toothpaste — that would be most likely to be forgotten.

Now with a husband — who seems to require more accessories than I do! — and a kid,  I definitely can’t stick with the old approach.  To keep my sanity and save a massive amount of time, I’ve whole-heartedly embraced the following tips for getting our family’s packing done in a snap: [Read more…]

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Hi, I’m Megan!

Megan Nye I'm a personal finance writer, wife, and mom. And I know we’re all looking for the secrets, the systems, and the hacks that will make our lives easier & better.

We want to stretch our resources to get more for less . . . so we can spend our time, money, and energy on what really matters to us and our families.

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