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Sydney is the principal writer for Untemplater and the gal running the show behind the scenes. She's most often found in front of a computer, always trying to learn something new, and doesn't mind being called a nerd. In addition to Untemplater, she has two rewarding jobs, oodles of hobbies, and loves being an optimist. Sydney’s passionate about writing, photography, hiking, yoga, traveling the world, and always stopping to smell the roses.....Follow her tweets @untemplater and @syduntemplater. Find Sydney on FB at facebook.com/untemplater and facebook.com/syduntemplater.

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Making The Most Of What You Have In The Moment

By Sydney on May 14th 2012 in Personal Finance 10 comments

There is a famous quote by Teddy Roosevelt that has really struck home with me over the last few years: Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. I didn’t grow up with much, which was hard to understand sometimes when I was a kid, but I’m actually glad that I wasn’t [...]

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The $100 Startup: Do What You Love For A Benjamin

By Sydney on May 7th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 11 comments

A lot of people are too scared to start a business because they’re too afraid to fail and think they don’t have enough money. I had those same fears myself for a long time, but thankfully I got over myself and stopped being afraid of taking chances. Life is too short to waste it living [...]

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Be On The Lookout For Small Business Scams!

By Sydney on May 1st 2012 in Business 13 comments

There are tons of things to think about and keep track of when you are starting a business. Putting together a business plan, bringing ideas from the drawing board to the table, figuring out all sorts of logistics, researching, planning, raising capital, marketing, legal stuff, you name it. The last thing you want to think [...]

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A Healthy Amount Of Competition Will Do You Good

By Sydney on April 23rd 2012 in Self Improvement 16 comments

The other day I found out that three people in a new circle of friends I joined each have a twin! What are the odds of that?! That got me to start counting how many twins I actually know. One pair of twins from my elementary school days, five pairs from middle and high school, [...]

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Improving Efficiency: Finding The Time To Do It All

By Sydney on April 19th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 9 comments

If you want something done, give it to the BUSIEST person in the room. Now how is that supposed to work?! Improving efficiency and finding the time to do it all is tough. But there’s a lot of truth in that saying about busy people being super efficient and boy do I know some insanely [...]

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It’s OK To Admit You Were Laid Off: Just Get Motivated!

By Sydney on April 16th 2012 in Business 13 comments

There’s no coincidence that the lifestyle design movement took off just as the economic downturn started picking up steam in the sumer of 2008. Those were some of the scariest times I’ve ever experienced, apart from when two planes hit the Twin Towers in NYC. I vividly remember seeing the markets tumble by 5% a [...]

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The Best Ski Resorts In North America To Escape the 9 to 5

By Sydney on April 12th 2012 in Untemplate 5 comments

We’ve talked about the best places for online lifestyle entrepreneurs and traditional entrepreneurs to live and work on Untemplater before. I’ve traveled to many countries and places all over the US, and have no doubt that living in San Francisco Bay Area is one of the best places out there. I feel really lucky to [...]

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Are Trains Better Than Planes: My Train Travel Adventures

By Sydney on April 9th 2012 in Mobile Lifestyle 10 comments

I LOVE to travel and see new places, taste new foods, and explore new things. But even I will admit that sometimes the time spent actually getting from one destination to another, especially flying, is a total drag. There’s a reason why you hear more and more people raising questions about whether airlines should start [...]

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It’s now 2nd Quarter: Have You Already Given Up On Your 2012 Goals?

By Sydney on April 5th 2012 in Self Improvement 16 comments

Man, April snuck up on me fast. So fast that I totally fell for some April Fools pranks on Sunday because I didn’t even realize it was April 1st! Now that we are officially in the second quarter, it’s time to take a few minutes and assess whether or not your goals are on track. [...]

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