Create refreshing, light, low-calorie drinks by infusing fruit essence in water. While this concept is old, it’s often taken no further than squeezing a lemon or lime wedge over a glass of water. Impress your friends and treat your palette by expanding this concept to other fruits. Other citrus fruit, such as oranges and grapefruit, can be used. A personal favorite [...]
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Infuse Life Into Your Water
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Calories, Citrus, Diet, Dieting, Drinks, Flavor, Fruit, Health, Lemon, Low Calorie, Oranges, Recipes, Water on 2012/05/11 | Leave a Comment »
Liberally Pursue Expense Reimbursements
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Benefits, Business, Employee Benefits, Employment, Expense, Reimbursement, Work on 2012/04/21 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve incurred a business expense and are unsure what your employer will reimburse, submit it all. Don’t decide for your employer; let your employer make that decision. You might be pleasantly surprised by the amount your employer is willing to reimburse. If your employer doesn’t reimburse something you’re certain should be reimbursed based on your employer’s stated [...]
Southern Remedies: Shrink Pores
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Beauty, Health, Lemon, Natural Remedies, Remedies, Secrets, Tea, Tips, Wellbeing on 2012/04/18 | Leave a Comment »
Following is the second tip provided by the woman referred to in yesterday’s post. Tip: To shrink pores, brush the inside of lemon rinds that had been soaking in sugar-sweetened (the sugar is key!) tea or Arnold Palmers over your skin. I’ve been testing this tip over the last several days, with great results! My pores look smaller. [...]
Southern Remedies: Soothing Pained Feet
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Feet, Health, Natural Remedies, Pedicure, Remedies, Secrets, Tea, Tips, Wellbeing on 2012/04/17 | 1 Comment »
The following tip was provided by a woman whose recommendation was avidly seconded by the gaggle of women surrounding her. No member of the TPLL family has tested the following tip. Another tip provided by this lady (which will be supplied tomorrow) seems to be working well. As such, we have decided to share this [...]
Weight Loss Tip: Build On Motivation
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Joy, Lose Weight, Office, Race Walking, Speed Walking, Walking, Wellness, Work on 2012/04/08 | Leave a Comment »
If you’d like to increase your amount of exercise but are finding it difficult to drum up the will, start small and gradually build on that. For example, create a walking plan that begins with a single lap around your neighborhood, office building, or floor. Add another benchmark every few weeks until you reach your [...]
Weight Loss Tip: Play With Your Pets
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Pets & Animals, tagged Cats, Diet, Dieting, Dogs, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Joy, Lose Weight, Pets, Wellness on 2012/04/07 | Leave a Comment »
Burn calories, have fun, and enrich your pets’ lives by playing with them regularly. For example, if you’re busy, set aside a short block of time – such as 15 minutes – to toss and sprint after a ball with your pet. With a smaller pet, it might be possible to do this inside. If [...]
Weight Loss Tip: Stay In Motion
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Calisthenics, Dance, Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Joy, Lose Weight, Wellness on 2012/04/06 | Leave a Comment »
Burn calories and work out by not standing still when doing things that require standing for an extended period, such as cooking, brushing your teeth, or ogling your image in a mirror. You can dance, hop about, perform stretches, or practice calisthenics (such as calf raises). As we mentioned in a previous post, the same can [...]
A Common Household Product That Also Opens Drains
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Bleach, Chemicals, Chemistry, Chlorine, Clogs, Clorox, Drains, Drano, Science on 2012/03/31 | Leave a Comment »
If you are having trouble clearing a household drain, try chlorine bleach in lieu of standard chemical clog removers. Chlorine bleach and standard chemical clog removers share some of the same chemical compounds. As many adolescents have learned in makeshift attempts to lighten hair, chlorine bleach dissolves organic materials. Start with two tablespoons of chlorine [...]
Where The Patio Goes
Posted in House Matters, tagged Architecture, Building, Contractor, House, Patio, Real Estate, Snow, Winter on 2012/03/09 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re building a house or looking to buy a house, ensure that the patio is not directly below a sloping roof, especially in an area that receives more than a couple of inches of snowfall each year.
A Simple, Inexpensive Way To Make Your Jewelry Sparkle
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Diamonds, Gems, Gemstone, Gold, Jewelry, Jewels, Rings, Wedding on 2012/02/18 | Leave a Comment »
An inexpensive way to clean gold jewelry is soaking it in a cup of water with two activated Polident tablets, pulling the jewelry out eight to 12 hours later, then gently buffing the jewelry with a soft-bristled toothbrush under running water (the polishing tool of an electric toothbrush works best). The jewelry – even those without [...]
Easy, Healthy Home-Made Alternative To Potato Chips
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Calories, CHinese, Diet, Food, Japanese, Korean, Recipes, Seasoning, Seaweed on 2012/02/11 | Leave a Comment »
Substitute potato chips or other unhealthy fried foods with seasoned seaweed. Seasoned seaweed can be as crisp and salty as a good potato chip, but with a more dynamic flavor. A package of small sheets can contain as few as 15 calories, while a package of large sheets – which have multiple uses, including wrapping [...]
A Polite Short-Cut To Customer Service
Posted in Business, Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Business, Communication, Customer Service, Dispute, Management, Success on 2012/02/10 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re struggling to reach customer service, call a department in the home office that employs licensed professionals – generally, they’ll make more effort to connect you to the appropriate, helpful person.
Create Non-Stick Cookware Naturally
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Bakeware, Baking, Baking Tips, Cooking, Cookware, Dining, Home & Garden, Recipes on 2012/02/07 | Leave a Comment »
Create non-stick cookware without using toxic chemicals by “seasoning” your cookware. Nearly any type of cookware can be seasoned: iron, glass, stainless steel; pans, griddles, bakeware. Cookware is seasoned by coating the inside of the cookware with oil and baking the oil into the cookware by heating the cookware until much of the moisture has [...]
Posted in Finances, Penny Recipes, tagged Cook, Food, Home, Leftovers, Pasta, Recipe, Salad on 2012/01/13 | Leave a Comment »
Make more out of your leftovers by adding them to salad or pasta dishes, or use them as a base in creating a new salad or pasta dish.
Alternatives To Bonito In Japanese Dishes
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Condiments, Japanese, Recipes, Soba, Sushi, Tempura, Vegan, Vegetarian on 2012/01/07 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re vegetarian and are looking for an alternative to bonito (a small fish) in soup bases and dipping sauces, try molasses, a white dessert wine, or balsamic vinegar. A friend of TPLL has informed us that he uses port in lieu of bonito in his dishes.
Acting On Unconfirmed Chatter Can Sink A Ship
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Business, Confidence, Finance, Gossip, Investment, Restructuring, Success on 2011/12/08 | Leave a Comment »
Just because you overhear something presumably confidential doesn’t mean it is accurate. Acting on that information without further investigation can be foolish. For example, corporate restructurings are discussed all the time, but don’t always go through. Buying or selling stock based on intercepted chatter of a corporate restructuring can lead to financial loss.
If You Care, Don’t Leave Everything To An Attorney
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Lessons From Divorce, tagged Friends, Law, Lawsuit, Legal Matters, Life, Perspective, Politics on 2011/12/03 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re struggling through a legal matter in which you are emotionally involved, ask a friend to objectively evaluate the situation. An objective third-party that walks through the facts and reads all related materials can keep the situation in perspective, ensuring all critical issues are captured. This will be especially handy if you have an [...]
A Step To Ensure Your Mail Keeps Up With You
Posted in House Matters, tagged Business, Change of Address, Mail, Mail forwarding, Moving, Post Office, USPS on 2011/11/22 | 1 Comment »
People and companies make mistakes. Periodically renewing a change of address after a move might help ensure you receive important mail.
When Other People’s Credit Errors Haunt You
Posted in Finances, Politics, tagged Credit, Credit Card, Credit History, Equifax, Experian, Nightmares, Personal Finance, Transunion on 2011/11/20 | Leave a Comment »
Take care letting someone put you on their credit card (or other form of credit), whether as a cosigner or additional user. Even if your name is removed from the credit card, any delinquency or other deficiency related to that card showing up on the other person’s credit report might show up on yours. At that point, [...]
Worker’s Comp May Cover Workplace Bullying
Posted in Finances, Politics, Resignation Tips, Unemployment, tagged Bullies, Employment, Insurance, Law, Workers Compensation, Workplace Bullies on 2011/11/17 | Leave a Comment »
If bullying or harassing behavior leads to severe emotional or mental distress you might be eligible for worker’s compensation. If you feel compelled to leave an employer, or are compelled to temporarily separate from an employer (such as due to hospitalization) due to the emotional, mental, or physical consequences of bullying or harassing behavior, consider looking into [...]
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Business, Home Insurance, Insurance, Policy on 2011/11/16 | Leave a Comment »
A wise person does not base her decisions on guidance from an insurance company that something will most likely never happen (e.g. flooding), or that something is almost absolutely certain to occur (e.g. insurance will cover a complete loss above estimated replacement value).
Negotiate From The Mountain Top, Not The Base
Posted in Business, Finances, Getting Ahead, Manage Successfully, tagged Law, Negotiation, Parties, Politics on 2011/11/15 | Leave a Comment »
If you are going to negotiate over something, the best approach is to be fully informed. Prior to going in, contemplate what actions might be required by the other party in response to any proposals or ultimatums you might make. Legal or practical obligations can affect the other party’s response.
Lessons From A Natural Disaster: Be Prepared
Posted in House Matters, Travel, tagged Emergency, Employment, Natural Disaster, Nor'easter, Snow Storm, Work on 2011/11/10 | Leave a Comment »
Always keep an extra set of clothes and small toiletries with you. One never knows what might happen. For example, you might get stuck at the office during a natural disaster.
Two Motivational Workout Devices
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Psychology, tagged Appearance, Beauty, Exercise, Happiness, Health, Physical Exercise on 2011/11/09 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re finding it difficult to motivate yourself to workout, think of how great you feel afterwards or the wonderful effects the exercise is having on your appearance.
Lessons From A Natural Disaster: Shop Creatively
Posted in House Matters, Psychology, tagged Camping, Drinking Water, Emergency, Merchandise, Natural Disaster, Power Outage, Shopping, Supplies on 2011/10/30 | Leave a Comment »
In natural disasters, people tend to run to hardware and general merchandisers for survival products. As such, these stores can be wiped out of survival products quickly. If you’re ever in such an emergency and unable to find supplies at these big box stores, try a retailer that sells camping or sports equipment, instead. Often, [...]
Lessons From A Natural Disaster: Investigate The Local Infrastructure
Posted in House Matters, Psychology, tagged Drinking Water, Electricity, Natural Disaster, New England, Nor’easter, Power Outage, Snow Storm, Water Pollution on 2011/10/29 | Leave a Comment »
Before committing to moving somewhere new, look into the community’s infrastructure. For example, how old is the infrastructure? How often do they experience electrical shortages? How quickly are electrical shortages resolved? How often do they have water contamination issues? How are water contamination issues resolved and how quickly?
Flat Taxes Do Not Simplify The Tax Code
Posted in Finances, Politics, tagged 999, Herman Cain, Income, Income Tax, Politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, Tax on 2011/10/26 | 1 Comment »
The problem with flat income taxes is that income must be defined still. For example, will income include interest and dividends? Will income include revenue from foreign sources? Will income include gifts? If yes, how will the value of non-cash gifts be determined? Will income include amounts received from the sale of an item? If yes, will the total amount [...]
A Smile Can Take You Places
Posted in Getting Ahead, Natural Remedies, tagged Getting Ahead, Happiness, Health, Mental Health, Networking, Photographs, Pictures, Success on 2011/10/24 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re having a difficult conversation with someone or are feeling threatened, try smiling. A smile can positively affect your feelings about a situation. For example, a smile might reduce some of the anxiety or fear you feel, thereby slowing down your heart rate and improving your ability to respond to the situation. Likewise, smiles [...]
Create Your Own Natural Short Term Rebreather
Posted in Natural Remedies, Travel, tagged Diving, Free-Diving, Ocean, Rebreather, Scuba, Sea, Swimming on 2011/10/14 | Leave a Comment »
Create your own natural short term rebreather by maintaining a pocket of air in your mouth while swimming and slowly feigning an intake of breath, sucking the pocket of air towards the back of your throat when you feel the need to inhale.
Working Conditions Of A Company’s Consultants Can Be An Indicator Of Reliability
Posted in Finances, tagged Audit, Auditors, Earnings, Finances, Income, Investments on 2011/10/06 | 1 Comment »
Want to get an idea of how reliable is a company’s financials? Get some information on the working conditions of its consultants, such as auditors. If the auditors are locked in a closet over night for a full weekend because the audit’s limited to a few days, there’s a very good chance weaknesses exist in [...]
Check With Your State’s Labor Department If You’re Not Paid After Giving Notice
Posted in Finances, Resignation Tips, Unemployment, tagged Employment, Ethics, Finances, Labor Department, Money, Pay, Resignation, Salary, Unemployment, Wage, Work on 2011/09/30 | Leave a Comment »
If an employer walks you out after giving notice, it might still owe you money for the days you committed to work in your notice yet were not permitted to work. Check with your state’s Labor Department if you’ve not been paid for those days and you believe it might be owed.
If It Saves You Future Money, Your Time Now Is An Investment
Posted in Finances, House Matters, tagged Finances, Investment, Money on 2011/09/24 | Leave a Comment »
If something will cost you considerably more money to replace or fix in the future than it costs to remedy now, take care of the item. Because you’re reducing future costs, the time you take to maintain items, such as sealing a deck or reseeding a lawn, is, in a way, a financial investment.
Sweet, Succulent, Crisp Corn On The Cob
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Baking Tips, Corn, Corn on the Cob, Recipes on 2011/09/17 | Leave a Comment »
To create sweet succulent corn on the cob, that remains crisp while retaining its moisture, bake the corn in its husk in an oven set at 350 degrees. Thoroughly rinse the husk before baking. Baking corn in its husk works best when the silk is intact and the husk remains tight. If you’d like to rinse the corn, pull [...]
Bake Your Pumpkin For Easier Cooking
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Baking Tips, Penny Recipes, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pie, Recipes on 2011/09/16 | Leave a Comment »
Make a meal or a dish from softened pumpkin flesh by baking the pumpkin in an oven set to 350 degrees. Begin by thoroughly rinsing or washing all parts of the pumpkin. Then, set the entire pumpkin in the pre-heated oven. Do not pierce or cut into the pumpkin prior to baking. The pumpkin can be [...]
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Cold, Flu, Healing, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Wellbeing on 2011/09/15 | Leave a Comment »
If you feel a cold coming on, take a shower – washing thoroughly – and put on fresh, clean clothes. The effect may be psychological only, but, you might feel better.
Enrich The Experience, Enrich You
Posted in Finances, tagged Etiquette, Hosting, Money, Service, Tips, Waiting Tables on 2011/09/14 | Leave a Comment »
Punishing a diner will not convince him to give you a good tip. Likewise, being rude does not inspire generosity. Instead, the best way to getting a good tip is being hospitable, inviting, and chummy. Doing this consistently can lead to repeat and more frequent customers with increasing generosity. Plus, being nice to people generally does not require a [...]
There Might Be No Benefit In The Bonus
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Unemployment, tagged Benefits, Bonuses, Employment, Getting Ahead, Job Offer, Job Search, Jobs, Unemployment on 2011/09/10 | Leave a Comment »
Do not make employment decisions based on the benefits and bonus you might receive. In fact, it would be best not to include potential benefits and bonuses in your consideration because benefits can change and an employer might not honor the bonus. Evidence of both was plentiful during 2008 through 2010. After all, what are [...]
Maintain Your Own Fund, Even If Promised A Pension
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Benefits, Employment, Getting Ahead, Investment, Jobs, Money, Pension, Retirement, Savings on 2011/09/09 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re under age 50, do not bank on receiving a pension when you retire unless it is fully funded. Even then, you might receive only a portion of what was paid in. Many government bodies are now acknowledging what businesses learned years earlier: pensions, especially unfunded pensions, can break the bank. As such, to ensure [...]
Additional Information & Resources On Vitamin D Sources, Benefits, & Concerns
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Health, Mayo Clinic, Memory Loss, Natural Remedies, NIH, Sad, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Skin Cancer, Tired, Vitamin D on 2011/09/08 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, we commented on the potential benefits of consuming Vitamin D supplements. A natural resource for Vitamin D is the sun. Generally, the less melanin your skin contains, the less sun you will need in order to produce Vitamin D. For example, you might be able to obtain a substantial portion of the recommended Vitamin [...]
Seeking Relief With Vitamin D
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Health, Mayo Clinic, Memory Loss, Natural Remedies, NIH, Sad, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Tired, Vitamin D on 2011/09/07 | Leave a Comment »
If you suffer from seasonal depression (seasonal affective disorder, SAD), are abnormally tired, or have waning memory, you might be suffering from vitamin D deficiency. Generally, an adult’s daily vitamin D intake should not exceed 4,000 I.U. While we recommend you seek guidance from your doctor, you might find some relief in taking vitamin D supplements. Additional [...]
Dressing For The Season-al Temps
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Beauty, Clothing, Colors, Etiquette, Fashion, Happiness, Labor Day on 2011/09/06 | Leave a Comment »
Every fall a debate over the etiquette of wearing light or bright colors after Labor Day occurs. There’s a functional purpose to the seasonal color schema. Dark colors retain heat, while light colors reflect heat. As such, in colder climes, wearing darker colors will help a person gain heat. Wearing lighter colors will help a [...]
Why Invite Injury?
Posted in Beauty, Business, Finances, Getting Ahead, House Matters, Things Better Off Said, tagged Children & Family, Faith, Friends, Generosity, Trust on 2011/09/05 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t give someone the opportunity to hurt you unless it’s absolutely necessary. When it comes to your and your family’s long term wellbeing, concern for the feelings of others should be set aside. If you don’t trust a person to do a satisfactory job, don’t let him do something for or to you and your family, such as [...]
Posted in Business, Finances, Getting Ahead, Personal Enrichment, tagged Acting, Art, Comedy, Criticism, Critics, Entertainment, Performance, Pleasure, Success, Writing on 2011/08/21 | Leave a Comment »
Who cares what the critics say, as long as the money comes in and your audience is pleased?
Creating A Thriving Legacy
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Things Better Off Said, tagged Business, Celebrity, Finance, Financial Security, Getting Ahead, Industry, Inheritance, Investment, Legacy, Success, Tribute on 2011/08/20 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re going to try to build an industry around you, try to do this in a way that does not depend on you in order to thrive. For example, branch out by creating organizations or investing in projects that don’t require you to act as the central figure or your participation in order to succeed.
Cutting Benefits To Soldiers Is Not Supporting Soldiers – Cut The Dependence On Contractors & Reward Soldiers, Instead
Posted in Finances, Politics, tagged Budget Cuts, Congress, Families, Military, Military Contractors, National Security, Soldiers, Super Committee, Wage on 2011/08/17 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than cutting the wages and benefits earned by members of the military, Congress should cut the amount paid to military contractors and source the dollars and opportunities back to members of the military. A contractor’s annual wage can be 10 times that of a soldier, and a contractor’s signing bonus can be more than a soldier’s annual [...]
Reject Earned Sick Days, And You’re Rejecting Compensation
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Personal Enrichment, tagged Compensation, Earnings, Family Leave, Paid Time Off, Personal Day, PTO, Salary, Sick, Sick Day, Sick Time, Time Off, Vacation, Wage on 2011/08/14 | Leave a Comment »
Sick time and other forms of PTO (paid time off) are part of your compensation. There is nothing wrong with utilizing all of your PTO. Not taking earned time off is akin to handing money back to your employer. Why would you hand back a portion of your pay that had been legally earned? Plus, your colleagues [...]
Dieting Alternative 7: Switch The Dip
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Dip, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Party, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Vegetables, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/30 | Leave a Comment »
Day 7 Alternative: If you’re throwing a party, offer a salt-water solution in addition to caloric vegetable dips, such as ranch dressing. Salt-water solutions can have less sodium than many vegetable dips, are fat-free, easy to make and inexpensive, and still provide a refreshing flavor.
Dieting Alternative 6: Sweeten Things With Fruit Juice
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Fruit Juice, Happiness, Health, Juice, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Percolate, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Sugar, Sweeteners, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/29 | Leave a Comment »
Day 6 Alternative: Rather than reaching for sugar to sweeten food, reach for condensed fruit juice. You can create your own condensed fruit juice by simmering fresh or frozen strawberries, raspberries, or other sweet berries or fruit in a pan until juice from within the fruit percolates and thickens. A commonly recommended alternative to sugar is crystalized honey, but, [...]
Dieting Alternative 5: Dilution As A Healthy Solution
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Juice, Milk, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Non-Dairy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Water, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/28 | Leave a Comment »
Day 5 Alternative: A TPLL contributor picked up a trick in Italy that saved money, extended the amount of time chumming with friends uninebriated, and sweetened cheep wine. The trick was to add water to a glass of wine. To drop calories while continuing to enjoy your favorite beverages, add water to those beverages. This can be done with a variety of beverages, such as fruit juices or [...]
Dieting Alternative 4: Carve Out Carbs & Add More Fillers!
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Bagels, Baguette, Beauty, Bread, Calories, Carbohydrates, Cutting Calories, Demis, Dieting, Diets, Fillers, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Rolls, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/27 | Leave a Comment »
Day 4 Alternative: Reduce the calories and carbohydrates in sandwiches made from bagels, rolls, demi-loaves, baguettes, or other bread products, by carving out the center of the roll and filling the extra space with lettuce, tomatoes, or other vegetables.
Dieting Alternative 3: Substitute Cauliflower for Potatoes
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cauliflower, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Mashed Potatoes, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/26 | 2 Comments »
Day 3 Alternative: Fool your palate and shear calories by creating faux mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Generally, cauliflower can be substituted for potatoes on most mashed potato recipes. Substitution works best when less moisture is retained by the cauliflower. As such, the best ways to heat and soften the cauliflower is by steaming or microwaving the cauliflower.
Dieting Alternative 2: Vinegar or Lemon Juice
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Dressing, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Salads, Skinny, Slender, Steak, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/25 | Leave a Comment »
Day 2 Alternative: Eliminate fat and unnecessary calories by using vinegar or lemon juice in lieu of salad dressing. Vinegar comes in different flavors, types, and level of acidity, and can be enhanced, such as in petal dressings. Also, vinegar can be used for dipping such as malt vinegar for fish and chips, and as sauces such as balsamic vinegar thickened over [...]
Dieting Alternative 1: Spaghetti Squash
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Spaghetti, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/24 | Leave a Comment »
This week, we’ll be sharing simple dieting alternatives that TPLL contributors have tried and enjoyed with success. Day 1 Alternative: To significantly reduce calories, fat, and carbohydrates, use spaghetti squash in lieu of some pasta noodles. Spaghetti squash can be heated in the oven, microwave, or on the grill. Heat the squash until the skin is [...]
Stock Up On Vacation
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Unemployment, tagged Earnings, Employment, Getting Ahead, Hedge Bets, Hedging, Job Search, Jobs, Laid Off, Lay Off, Office Politics, Paid Time Off, PTO, Resign, Resignation, Salary, Strategy, Think Strategically, Time Off, Unemployment, Vacation, Wage on 2011/07/22 | Leave a Comment »
In this economy, it’s good to take every opportunity hedge bets and plan strategically. One way to do so is to conserve as much vacation as possible. If you can carry unused vacation or paid time off (PTO) to the next year, maximize the amount you carry forward. That way, if you must leave the company, [...]
It’s Your Life, Act Like You Own It
Posted in Education, Finances, Getting Ahead, tagged Capital, College, Education, Financial Aid, Funding, Getting Ahead, Happiness, Health, Left Behind, Life, Proactive, Results, Success, University, Youth on 2011/07/18 | Leave a Comment »
Even in high school and college, you have to be proactive about your life or you can be left behind. Actively identify what needs to be done in order to accomplish tasks and take steps immediately to fulfill those needs. For example, don’t wait until summer to begin identifying your financial needs for the upcoming [...]
Posted in Natural Remedies, Personal Enrichment, Psychology, Spirituality, tagged Behavior, Control, Effect, Emotion, Enrichment, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Life, Love, Natural Remedies, Presence, Psychology, Relationship, Religion, Ritual, Spirituality, Success on 2011/07/08 | Leave a Comment »
Rituals create a false sense of control. But, sometimes that’s all that’s necessary to maintain control over one’s corrupting emotions.
Reduce Calories Without Reducing Volume
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Beauty, Calories, Diet, Eating, Food, Penny Recipes, Salad, Weight Loss on 2011/06/29 | Leave a Comment »
Eat the same volume of food while consuming fewer calories by consuming smaller portions on top of a bed of lettuce. The lettuce will take up space within your stomach, helping you feel full, while enabling you to eat things you enjoy. Choose lettuce that complements your meal, such as something spicy, with a kick, [...]
Project Wisdom: Step 1
Posted in Finances, Getting Ahead, Improving Relationships, tagged Ask Questions, Assumptions, Axiom, Conclusions, Getting Ahead, Indigo, Inquire, Intelligence, Investigate, Smart, Success, Successful Management, Wisdom on 2011/06/24 | Leave a Comment »
A common axiom is that “assumptions make an ass out of you and me.” Project wisdom by asking questions and trying to gather all the facts before jumping to conclusions. you might find that your assumptions were wildly incorrect, and if you’ve communicated your assumptions or taken actions based on your assumptions, you might lose [...]
The Snorkeler & The Shark
Posted in Natural Remedies, Psychology, Things Better Off Said, Travel, tagged Behavior, Bravery, Courage, Diving, Fish, Great White Shark, Health, Hero, Heroism, Life, Perspective, Predator, Problem Solving, Psychology, Safety, Security, Shark, Snorkeler, Snorkeling, Swimming on 2011/06/20 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes, you must play it safe in order to be a hero. Recently, a group of snorkelers was trailed by a great white shark in open water. As the large fish circled, one of the snorkelers stayed in the water to help others board the yacht. She put her own safety at risk, trying to [...]
Go Nuts Over Soup
Posted in Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Broth, Cashews, Cooking, Crock Pot, Eating, Food, Health, Healthy Eating, Pecans, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Soup, Stew, Walnuts on 2011/06/12 | Leave a Comment »
Want to try something new with your soups? Add nuts. Cooking the soup with walnuts adds complexity. Pecans can be used in lieu of crackers to top soup; they maintain a crisp quality while absorbing some of the broth’s flavor.
Posted in House Matters, Natural Remedies, Pets & Animals, tagged Annual, Crop, Flower, Garden, Gardening, Grow, Growth, Health, Natural Remedies, Nourish, Nutrients, Perennial, Pets & Animals, Plant, Planting on 2011/06/10 | Leave a Comment »
Nourish your plants while conserving water by pouring water leftover in your pet’s dish onto the plant’s soil, rather than down the drain.
A Workout At Your Desk
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Calisthenics, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Longevity, Muscles, Natural Remedies, Pleasure, Strength, Wellbeing, Wellness, Yoga on 2011/05/31 | 1 Comment »
Not able to work a work out into your daily routine? Increase your metabolism, burn calories, and strengthen your muscles by tightening them regularly while working at your desk and commuting. You can improve your posture by drawing in your stomach muscles, lifting your head, and lengthening your upper body towards the ceiling. You can hold your abs in without [...]
I Bet You A Dollar!
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Gambling, Health, Hiccup, Natural Remedy on 2011/05/21 | Leave a Comment »
When you want to help someone stop hiccupping, offer them a buck if they stop hiccupping. It works fast, but, generally only once.
Finding Exercise & Motivation In The Boonies
Posted in Beauty, Finances, Personal Enrichment, tagged Boondocks, Boonies, Exercise, Get In Shape, Gym, Happiness, Health, Health Club, Neighbor, Physical Exercise, Physical Health, Workout on 2011/05/11 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in an underdeveloped or developing area without health clubs, you can form an informal health club with your neighbors. There are different forms the club could take. For example, you and your neighbors can plan to meet at a certain time regularly to work out. You can agree to rotate locations and [...]
A “Mushy” Pea Alternative To Mashed Potatoes
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Butter Beans, Edamame, Green Peas, Legumes, Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Mushy Peas, Peas, Penny Recipes, Recipes on 2011/05/01 | Leave a Comment »
Mushy peas can be more nutritious and lower calorie than mashed potatoes. Essentially, mushy peas are crushed peas, and can be made in the same way as mashed potatoes. Mashing peas works best when peas are softened by boiling. They can be made from dry peas or powder, as well as fresh peas. Smoother mushy peas can be [...]
Guac-Ole!
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Guacamole, Peas, Penny Recipes, Recipes, Restaurants on 2011/04/30 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve noticed some restaurants are stretching their guacamole by adding mashed green peas. However, some of these restaurants did not have the foresight to remove the pea skins first.
Dare You Drink It?
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, tagged Beauty, Cognition, Fish Oil, Hair, Health, Intelligence, Memory, Nails, Natural Remedies, Remedy on 2011/04/29 | Leave a Comment »
For fuller, glossier hair, healthier looking skin, and stronger nails, try drinking fish oil. We’ve been advised that liquid fish oil works better than tablets for enhancing one’s physical health. TPLL contributors have not tested drinking fish oil for its reported physical regenerative properties – this recommendation comes via the testament of others. However, several TPLL contributors have consumed fish oil tablets [...]
Creating Your Health Records
Posted in Beauty, Family Enrichment, Natural Remedies, Personal Enrichment, Things Better Off Said, tagged Age, Children, Children & Family, Foresight, Happiness, Healing, Health, Health Record, Life, Maintenance, Medical, Medical Records, Medicine, Natural Remedies, Records, Youth on 2011/04/25 | Leave a Comment »
Maintain a record of your illnesses, and a record for each of your children. Concussions, headaches, dizziness, bloody noses, colds, infections, allergic responses, wounds, and other symptoms and sources of illnesses. They can track patterns or pinpoint causes. One never knows when such records will come in handy. If you’re in a medical emergency; if your children might need [...]
Surprise! Your Company Might Have An Ergonomics Team.
Posted in Getting Ahead, Manage Successfully, Natural Remedies, Personal Enrichment, tagged Back Pain, Chair, Chairs, Division of Occupational Health & Safety, DOHS, Ergonomics, Getting Ahead, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Office Chairs, OSHA, Pain, Pain Relief, Posture, Productivity, Solutions, Successful Management, Wellbeing, Work, Work Environment on 2011/04/07 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re having trouble with back pain or other aches after a day in the office or by the end of the week, it could be due to poor ergonomics within your workspace. Many large companies have an ergonomics team on staff or call. As such, if you’re worried about the pain, ask your company [...]
Can Raising Taxes Improve The Economy?
Posted in Business, Finances, Getting Ahead, Hiring Decisions, Manage Successfully, Politics, Unemployment, tagged Business, Business Development, Debate, Depression, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Stimulus, Economist, Economy, Ethics, Government Spending, Growth, Income, Investment, Life, Middle Class, Perspective, Political Arguments, Political Debate, Politics, Poor, President Obama, Propaganda, Raise Taxes, Recession, Rich, Spending, Stagflation, Stagnation, Stimulus, Tax Cut, Tax Cuts, Tax Rate Increases, Tax Rates, Taxes, The WSJ, Unemployment, Wages, Wealthy, WWII on 2011/03/20 | Leave a Comment »
In an earlier post, we considered whether tax rate increases can spur economic development from a historical vantage point. From a conceptual vantage point, it is also evident that tax rate increases can spur economic development. Currently, U.S. effective tax rates (the actual tax liability as a percentage of income)* are nearly the lowest since entering WWII and among [...]
Lessons In A Crisis: Keep Your Cool
Posted in House Matters, Personal Enrichment, Psychology, tagged Behavior, Crisis, Daiichi, Disaster, Do the Right Thing, Earthquake, Fukushima, Health, Japan, Nippon, Nuclear, Nuclear Disaster, Nuclear Power, Psychology, Spike Lee, Tsunami on 2011/03/19 | Leave a Comment »
A lesson from the crisis in Japan is not to lose your cool in a disaster. If a person loses his head, he reduces his ability to help himself for several reasons. First, the person can be viewing the situation through blinders obscuring potential solutions. Second, people are generally less responsive to a person acting [...]
Natural Remedy To Alleviate Headaches
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Headaches, Health, Natural Remedies, Spinal Tap, Symptoms on 2011/03/18 | Leave a Comment »
When undergoing a spinal tap, one TPLL contributor learned that some headaches are caused by lack of fluid. Since then, a few TPLL contributors have found that they were able to alleviate some moderate headaches by drinking additional non-caffeinated fluid. It tends to work more on days in which less fluid has been consumed or an [...]
If Injured, Your Interests Must Come Before Your Employer’s
Posted in Beauty, Getting Ahead, Natural Remedies, Personal Enrichment, tagged Athletes, Behavior, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, Division of Occupational Health & Safety, Exercise, Football, Healing, Health, Hockey, Injury, Interests, Jobs, Martial Arts, Office Politics, OSHA, Physical Health, Priorities, Recovery, Regret, Soccer, Sports, Sports Injuries, Stress, Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Work, Workers Compensation, Workplace, Workplace Injury, Wrestling on 2011/03/16 | 2 Comments »
If you’re recovering from an injury, don’t push yourself to work or stress the injury before it is fully recovered. In general, the best time to recover from an injury – to realize the most complete recovery possible – is immediately after the injury occurs. Trying to work through an injury could aggravate the injury [...]
Preventing A Sneeze
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Natural Remedies, Sneeze on 2011/03/14 | Leave a Comment »
To hold back a sneeze, squeeze the bridge of your nose, right below the bone, with your fingers until the urge to sneeze dissipates. This doesn’t work for everyone.
Posted in Finances, Politics, Psychology, tagged Life, Etiquette, Office Politics, Hiring Decisions, Unemployment, Relationship, Poll, Employment, Jobs, Ethics, Perspective, Politics, Bullies, Workplace Bullies, Theft, Rich, Poor, Health, Wage, Wealth, Poverty, Labor, Salary, Servitude, Vassal, Indenture, Enslavement, Feudalism, Enslave, Humiliation, Broke, Broken, Debase, Crush, Shame, Vanquish, Desperation on 2011/03/05 | Leave a Comment »
When everything is taken away from the poor, what more is there to take?
Cheesy Croutons
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Bread, Cheese, Croutons, Food, Recipes on 2011/01/12 | Leave a Comment »
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take a full or left over pieces of a bread product, such as bagels and loaves of bread, and cut into cubes of desired size. The more stale the bread, the more crisp the croutons. Fresh bread can result in croutons that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. [...]
Contractors: Don’t Dissemble If You Want To Prosper
Posted in Getting Ahead, House Matters, tagged Builders, Communication, Contractors, Ethics, Home Repair, References, Referrals, Renovation, Reputation, Review on 2011/01/09 | Leave a Comment »
Home Contractors: If you want to build a good reputation, don’t try to excuse your inability to fix something by claiming you’ve never seen the item – such as a leaking tub faucet - work properly in other homes. It reflects poorly on your abilities and presumes the person never lived in a home before. Further, by [...]
Create The Appearance Of Larger Breasts In A Business Suit
Posted in Beauty, Dating, Getting Ahead, Natural Remedies, Psychology, tagged Appealing, Appearance, Attire, Attraction, Attractive, Augmentation, Beauty, Bigger Boobs, Bigger Breasts, Boobs, Breasts, Business Suit, Cute, Dating, Desire, Dress, Employment, Etiquette, Jobs, Office Politics, Performance Evaluation, Sex Appeal, Sexual, Sexy, Small Waist, Suit, Wardrobe, Women on 2011/01/06 | Leave a Comment »
Women with small breasts, or large stomachs in comparison to the size of their breasts, can make their breasts look larger and their stomachs smaller in business suits by buttoning their suit jacket up to, but no higher than, just under their breasts. The lapels of the jacket swell out, which, enhanced by a dress shirt buttoned [...]
Is Your Chair Causing Back Pain? Simple Solutions.
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Back Pain, Chairs, Division of Occupational Health & Safety, DOHS, Ergonomics, Fitness Balls, Happiness, Health, Kneeling Chair, Leisure, Mayo Clinic, Natural Remedies, NIH, Office Chairs, Pleasure, Posture, Solutions, Yoga Balls on 2011/01/01 | 1 Comment »
Many who struggle with back pain and poor posture, that spend much of their time seated, and have consulted with doctors in regards to their struggles, might have learned from doctors that many manufacturer designated “ergonomic” chairs are not, in fact, ergonomic. Generally, an ergonomic chair should support your hips at a height parallel to or [...]
There’s Something About Yoga
Posted in Natural Remedies, Psychology, tagged Back Pain, Ballet, Breathing, Dancers, Elegance, Exercise, Grace, Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Natural Remedies, Pain, Pain Relief, Posture, Stress, Stress Relief, Stretching, Workout, Yoga on 2010/12/27 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re having back pain, trouble sitting or standing up straight, feeling out of shape and don’t have time to work out, or don’t feel graceful, try yoga. Yoga stretches muscles, and improves breathing and posture. It can raise metabolism and, unlike other forms of exercise, can be performed during most daily activities, such as bathing, [...]
Natural Remedy For Treating Chapped Lips
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged American Academy of Dermatology, Beauty, Chapped Lips, Chapstick, Dry Skin, Health, Lip Balm, Natural Remedies, Vitamin E, WebMD, Wellbeing, Wellness, Winter on 2010/12/24 | Leave a Comment »
Many lip balms, such as regular Chapstick, have ingredients that might be unhealthy or make your chapped lips worse. (We disagree with WebMD’s advice to use petroleum-based lip products.) Instead, multiple TPLL contributors have been using pure vitamin E oil to sooth and heal their lips for years. Generally, we’ve found that vitamin E feels soothing (we assume due to the moisture), and that lips [...]
Keep A Record
Posted in Finances, House Matters, Personal Enrichment, tagged Behavior, Colleagues, Contributions, Donations, Friends, Gifts, Going Crazy, Habits, Happiness, Loans, Memory, Problem Solving, Relationship, Self Improvement, Tips on 2010/12/20 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re like us, you’ll occasionally forget where you placed an item. The habit two TPLL contributors plan to adopt may reduce the frequency of such occurrences experienced in the future. Recently, the two contributors were unable to locate a valuable collectible they planned to donate. The couple could not remember if they had loaned it to [...]
Simple Acne Solution
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Acne, Antibacterial, Beauty, Dating, Hand Soap, Health, Natural Remedies, Proactive, Tips, Youth on 2010/12/13 | Leave a Comment »
Have problems with acne and tried everything? Try washing your face regularly with antibacterial hand soap. We’ve run three tests on this remedy and it worked within a week on each one. We don’t know why it works, but, it does. And, it’s a lot cheaper than Proactive! Let us know how it works for you.
Vicks On Bruises
Posted in Natural Remedies, tagged Appearance, Beauty, Bruises, Health, Natural Remedies on 2010/12/02 | Leave a Comment »
To alleviate the appearance of bruises, lightly apply Vicks over the bruise. TPLL contributors have tested this with success.
Items Studies Show To Avoid (But Often Are Not) While Pregnant Or Breast Feeding
Posted in Family Enrichment, Natural Remedies, tagged Alcohol, Artificial, Aspartame, Autism, Behavior, Breastfeeding, Caffeine, Consequences, Diet, Enrichment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Food, Health, Infants, Mothers, Nutrition, Postnatal, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Wellbeing, Wellness on 2010/11/04 | Leave a Comment »
Suspicion that mercury and other ingredients in vaccines contribute to autism has caused a furor. The dangers of pre- and postnatal alcohol consumption have been widely disseminated. While receiving less attention, it might be best to avoid regularly consuming caffeinated drinks and products laden with artificial ingredients, such as artificial sweeteners, while pregnant and breastfeeding, as well. Study [...]
