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Female. Not quite middle-aged yet but way past teens. Bored. Love writing. Recently went to explore the world of internet marketing after clicking on a google ad that appeared next to one of my articles.

Interests : health-related topics and money-related

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Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack How to prevent a stroke: 1 of 7

A stroke is the brain's equivalent of a heart attack. It happens when the blood flow to the brain is suddenly disrupted. There are two main ways this happens, either the blood flow is suddenly blocked , eg. by a blood clot, or by a sudden bleed in the brain. Either way, it is a medical emergency. Sometimes, there are warning...
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Doctors' ethics: Patients and money: 2 of 12

This is an incredibly broad topic, and a sensitive one as well. The problem with the medical profession is that people expect doctors to be altrustic. And the issue of money seems to run counter to that. It's like pastors, teachers and medical social workers. There are certain expectations that come with the job. But the rea...
Style & Beauty > Acne & Blemish Acne myths: Separating the facts from fiction: 1 of 6

I've taken a little creative leeway in this article ! ( The information is correct, though my real grandmother may not be too thrilled). I can still remember when I first became an acne sufferer. Ok, maybe not the exact day. It started with one little spot. And then a few more came. Before I knew it, suddenly there was a who...
Personal Finance > Investing Basics The rich get rich faster: The poor get rich slower: 1 of 5

I initially titled this one Why Doctors are Poor and Computer Geeks are Rich - but it is about why the rich get richer, and faster. It applies to everyone, not just doctors and computer geeks ! In the old days, doctors were the rich ones who drove huge cars, had big houses and were well-respected. And the computer geeks, wel...
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Teaching kids about money management: 9 of 39

Start early. Preferably by the time they are old enough to watch TV and start to see all the commercials and begin to learn to be a "consumer". My kid was just past 3 when he learnt there were many different trains from the Thomas the Tank Engine series and they could be his when exchanged for money. That's when I had to tea...
Style & Beauty > Acne & Blemish Side affects and acne treatment products: 1 of 4

Acne medicine has different purposes. There is acne medicine to prevent acne. There is medicine to prevent infection of the acne. And there is medicine to prevent scarring from the acne. Finally, there is medicine to minimise the effects of acne scarring, should scars form. Acne medicine can be divided into those that are ap...
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Today: A world based on sensory overload: 1 of 3

It has been said that we have left behind the Industrial Age and are now in the Information Age. How true that is. Thanks to the internet, we now have huge amounts of information, all available at the click of a mouse. A hundred years ago, people mainly had to contend with their neighbors popping around for a chat, bringing ...
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Financial success: Learn the secrets to true wealth: 1 of 3

It's not difficult. I'm sure everyone can achieve it. It just needs discipline, some knowledge and maybe a little luck too. What is financial success ? It's not the amount of money one has. It's having enough money to buy you the things that are important to you in life - time to spend with your loved ones, to do the things ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Confessions of a personal finance blogger: 2 of 5

This is such a fun topic ! I do miss helium. I have been away trying to find out more about making money on the internet as a result of a little google ad that popped up next to one of my articles. Since then, I have been sucked into the world of internet marketing and while I've learnt a lot, I can't say I've really enjoyed...
Style & Beauty > Acne & Blemish How to prevent acne scars: 1 of 1

" Thou are all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee." Song of Solomon 4:7. The above passage was taken from the old testament in the Bible. Even then, people equated beauty with good clear skin. The unfortunate who have acne, or worse, acne scars, while no longer publicly ostracised today, are still not regarded as beauti...