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Don’t Be In A Hurry To Leave School And Enter The Real World

By Financial Samurai on January 25th 2012 in Career 28 comments

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Super Senior is to Superman like: A) Double Cheeseburger is to Happiness, B) College Is To Orgy, C) Binging Is To Barfing or D) All Of The Above.  Who cares?  It’s college baby, where the alcohol flows free and the ladies just want to say your name! If there are any high school or college [...]

The Benefits of eTextbooks: More Than Just Saving Trees

By Sydney on January 18th 2012 in Untemplate 15 comments

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I can’t count the number of times my parents and grandparents used to say to me as a kid “well when I was growing up we didn’t have xyz.”  That really used to annoy me in my teenage years and I used to love to roll my eyes when they said that.  Now that I’m [...]

How To Get Published: Review of The Unconventional Guide To Publishing

By Sydney on January 11th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 7 comments

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A lot of people, myself included, have dreams of writing a book someday and getting on the best seller list.  There’s something magical about books and I’ve been fascinated with them ever since the days when my parents first read to me as a toddler.  I love spending hours in the library browsing up and [...]

2011 Year In Review

By Sydney on December 28th 2011 in Self Improvement 12 comments

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Another year is quickly coming to a close, and it’s a great time to stop and reflect. I’ve had years in the past when I dreaded the upcoming New Year, usually because I didn’t accomplish enough of my goals or had an approaching life change that I didn’t feel ready for. Luckily I don’t feel [...]

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Tips to Prepare for an Un-Template-d Lifestyle

By Sunil on November 21st 2011 in Entrepreneurship 19 comments

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I have been fortunate enough thus far in life in that I have been able to start, establish and sell several successful businesses. Currently I manage a portfolio of online and offline businesses that allow me to live the mobile lifestyle. However, before any of this was materialized, I too like most people in this [...]

Happy Halloween! Fun Facts And Great Reads

By Sydney on October 30th 2011 in Untemplate 14 comments

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Happy Halloween Untemplaters!  I took the above pic at the farmers market and yes, that’s a real pumpkin!  Halloween is such a fun holiday so I’ve put together a few neat facts.  I’ve also included some great reads on the web below that I think you’ll enjoy. Americans spend close to 2 billion buying Halloween [...]

How A Liter Of Light Is Changing The World

By Sydney on October 12th 2011 in Untemplate 15 comments

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Have you ever experienced a power failure and had to stumble around in the dark to find a flashlight?  It’s not too hard to feel your way from one room to another because you’ve already memorized the layout of your apartment.  But if you’ve forgotten where you last put your flashlight, the simple task to [...]

Untemplate Your Mind

By Sydney on September 19th 2011 in Philosophy 29 comments

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Letting Go of Fear Will Set You Free For the first half of my life, I was the type of girl who was scared of everything.  I hid in the corners at parties, turned bright red when my teachers called on me in class, dreaded walking up and introducing myself to people, was terrified of [...]

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Technical Difficulties, September 11 Remembered, And Plutus Awards

By Sydney on September 10th 2011 in Untemplate 16 comments

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Phew, it’s been a whirlwind start to September!  I don’t know about you, but Labor Day weekend flew by for me, as did the entire summer.  The markets are crashing again and our politicians lack the leadership we so desperately need.  It’s exciting to see the leaves starting to change, students back in school, and [...]