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I am a 32 year old US citizen who enjoys learning and sharing what I have learned. This includes reading, writing, traveling, photography and leadership.

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Personal Finance > Investing Basics Best ways to invest your money for the long term: 1 of 27
Picture yourself at some point in the future doing whatever you like. Sailing yourself around the Mediterranean, shuttling from summer home to winter home, or even being able to move close to your grandkids in California. I am sure that you can picture every detail. Unfortunately, those scenes all have one thing in common: mo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How to become a better person: 8 of 192
Becoming a better person is about becoming more like the person you see in your own heart. Your heart knows what is good or evil. Choosing the good is what makes you a better person. It is not always easy, but that is why we are not always successful in our attempts. When we mess up mess up, we know it and feel remorse for it... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips How to build a PC from scratch: 1 of 19
The time has finally arrived. Your old computer is just not cutting it anymore. Maybe it is the realization that you should not have to wait for your computer to catch up to you all the time. Perhaps it was the fact that the last kid's toy you bought had a faster microchip in it. Or maybe your old computer finally died on you... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Joint accounts: Pros and cons of sharing a bank account with your spouse: 1 of 19
There are arguments that will both support the assertion that spouses should share bank accounts along with arguments against sharing bank accounts. It is more important to ask the reverse of this question: Should spouses have separate bank accounts?In any partnership, much less marriage, there are shared expenses. Things lik... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Financial planning tips for singles: 1 of 16
Being single provides both the greatest opportunities and biggest pitfalls for financial planning. The good news is that you will have only one set of goals to plan for. The bad news is that there is nobody to back you up if something goes wrong.To emphasize the good, here are several tips to help you reach your goals.1. Elim... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking Wilderness survival: Finding water to drink: 1 of 12
The basic question of 'How to find fresh water to drink during wilderness survival' is better phrased as 'How do you avoid dehydration during a survival situation?' Minimizing the need for water does as much for staying hydrated as securing a source of fresh water.Water to drink is an issue in any environment, not just during... More..
Personal Finance > Mortgages & Home Loans Determining the down payment on a house: 1 of 12
Buying a home is a process of choices and decisions piled on choices and decisions. Some of those choices can be easily changed - the color of the walls or the placement of furniture in a particular room. Other decisions about the house cannot be changed later - what neighborhood it is located in or how much the down payment ... More..
Computers & Technology > GPS Devices The different uses of GPS devices: 1 of 12
GPS, shorthand for Global Positioning System, has recently begun to expand into a huge array of available systems. This has been due to a combination of ingenuity, increasing accuracy and decreasing cost of components.Originally, the two dozen satellites (plus extras) put into a medium earth orbit were intended for military a... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking How to plan a backpacking trip food menu: 1 of 11
The question for backpacking food, like most meals, is how much trouble do you want to go through to prepare the meal? If ease of preparation and minimizing the amount of time to fix the meal is important, the answer is a lot different than if taste is the overriding factor.For backpacking, the biggest factors are generally w... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Young people are less courageous than three decades ago: 3 of 30
Courage is the measure of how much a person can fear and still continue on. It is the young boy getting back on the bicycle after falling and getting hurt that has more courage than a volunteer soldier going into a fire-fight because it is his job. Both are admirable traits, but the first is Courage while the second is Duty a... More..