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How to Recycle Your Used Motor Oil
The very first thing my dad taught me when I got a new car was how to change my own oil. It’s a great skill to have, but his lesson skipped an important step: how to recycle used motor oil. I’ll admit that, until recently, I had no idea that motor oil could be recycled. I also didn’t realize that motor oil never goes bad—it just gets [...]
10 Hilarious Signs You Should Not Take That Job (Infographic)
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Will Gen Z Fill the Gap in Creative Talent?
Join us in Miami, Chicago or Denver for our Accelerate Your Business event series kicking off in February. Discover solutions to optimize team performance, improve company productivity, and position your business for continued success. See dates and details » If you’ve been finding it difficult to fill your open creative positions this [...]
Is the Video Profile 'Shark Tank's' Kiss of Death?
Remember the red-shirted crewman on the original Star Trek landing parties? You know: the anonymous security man who got zotzed by hostile aliens after only 30 seconds of screen time? As soon as this guy beamed down to the planet surface, viewers knew: “Oh, he’s a goner, for sure.” Related: 5 Surprising Things I Learned From Interviewing [...]
The 6 Musts of a Cover Letter
While perusing the job advertisements of your favorite career site, you’ve just found a position that seems tailor-made for you. That’s a common scenario, but unfortunately, one that often strikes fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned job seekers. After all, there are a lot of steps to go through between locating a job and [...]
What You Can Learn from the Startup that Pulled Piano Lessons into the Internet Age
A lot of parents reading this have suffered through childhood piano lessons. They may have been required to take them when they were younger, and/or they may have made their children go through the ritual. I don’t want to give private piano lessons a bad rap here. I’ve played piano virtually all my life and performed Chopin’s [...]
A Great Wood-Fired Earthen Hot Tub
We just completed an amazing hot tub project that is already drastically improving the quality of our lives. It’s a wonderful combination of fire, earth, water, and metal. There are few pleasures in life, I think, as luxurious as bathing in large quantities of hot water. Like naps, hot water makes me a better person. I relax, I breathe, [...]
Protect Yourself from Financial Fraud
Security Tips for the Self-Employed By Christopher J. Bachler The first rule for home businesses and boxers is the same: “Always keep your guard up.” That’s because fraud in the business world today is more common than ever before. Advanced technology, the “shrinking world,” and the ongoing growth of a “virtual economy” are all partly to [...]
Homemade Garden Shed
I have a new homemade garden shed and I love it! I could have had one years ago if I wanted to buy a pre-fab one or put one up made of plywood. If that’s the way to go for you, know that I’m not criticizing that and you have my blessing. It just wasn’t what I wanted. My garden tools and supplies were stored in three places on our [...]
Eight Things You Need to Know About Money
You’re Earning It; Here’s How to Keep It Money: It’s a part of our lives from the first day Mommy tucks lunch money into our backpacks until we finally shuffle off this mortal coil. How much of the stuff we manage to earn, how much of it we save, what we do with it — these things will help to determine how successful we will be in [...]