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When was the last time you organized your instruction manuals?

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on February 15, 2010

It’s always nice when a long weekend comes along. This gives me the time to organize, clean and fix things. This weekend its all about manuals. How many times have you received a new gadget, toy, device,  or electronics item? You may have used the manual in the beginning, but what happens months or years [...]

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Use online backup if you don’t want history…

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on August 26, 2008

I am a Mozy affiliate. to repeat itself. I should of followed through with my own advice back in November when I first signed up for a 2GB Totally Free Online Backup! Compliments of Mozy account. The computer desktop drama of last week has definitely woke me up to the importance of risk management which [...]

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Labeling electronics helps to be green

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on August 1, 2008

I recently went on a shopping excursion to “temporarily” escape from the deadlines. At one of my favorite stores, I found Kableflags. I have been though almost every type of plug id system. They have a computer pack an entertainment pack and even a DIY pack. We all know everything is going up including electricity [...]

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Album Frame

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on June 22, 2008

Have a bunch of 33′s albums? Have a few favorites that you want to save? Then take a look at the Album Frame Six Pack.

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Moving bank accounts from one bank to another

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on April 2, 2008

I started my taxes a few weeks ago to discover that both my business and checking banking accounts were taking monthly fees from me. That’s when I decided to change banks. Here are some tips I’ve learned along the way so that this can help others when changing banks:

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Gain counter prep space on your kitchen stove

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on March 2, 2008

If you are single in the big city, with your own digs, can you honestly state that you use all of your stove burners when cooking?

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Time for Tax Documents

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on February 8, 2008

If you are in the U.S. and your worked last year, there is no doubt that you have started to receive tax documents. Whether you are a freelancer or a full-time employee, everyone will have more than their share of W-2s, 1099s, etc. Keeping all organized can be a challenge, but what I have found [...]

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Audition a book before you buy it

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on September 1, 2007

It’s yet another Saturday afternoon and I recently decided to put my new library card to use. Instead of buying books outright, I decided to test them first by borrowing it. I have checked out Rule #1. However, I don’t know how up to date the books are, i.e. of they have Harry Potter and [...]

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Take The Yard Sale Online, Part II

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on July 15, 2007

For those of you who were around last September, I did an post about how I cleaned up my place and put my wares online in Take the Yard Sale Online. In this edition, I’m going to amend my position with a site I had found out about through a fellow Webgrrls member, Freecycle. I [...]

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Under the Kitchen Sink: Before and After

by Stephanie M. Cockerl on January 14, 2007

Undersink Before

Ok, the organization bug has hit me hard, so hard that I’m have to have shopping trips and online transactions to the organization store apporved approved before doing anything. Over the month of December, I decided to get started on my resolution early. To get my house in order in more ways than one. However, [...]

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