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My Weekly Real Estate E-letters                                               

The real estate e-letter will contain real estate tips and tips in general for around the home.These are my weekly email e-letters. You may click on the title of the e-letter to be carried directed to that e-letter. I will be archiving old copies of the e-letters on a separate page. Just click on the supplied link. 

Weekly Real Estate E-letter

Weekly Real Estate E-Letter (9-27-2010) Tips for Simplifying Your Life 7-8    Weekly Real Estate E-Letter (9-20-2010) Tips for Simplifying Your Life 5-6
Weekly Real Estate E-Letter (9-13-2010) Tips for Simplifying Your Life 3-4
Weekly Real Estate E-Letter (9-6-2010) Tips for Simplifying Your Life 1-2

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 Tips for Simplifying Your Life 7-8

7. Focus on fewer goals

Having goals is a great thing, don't get me wrong. Everyone should have goals, but working toward too many at one time can be detrimental to your success. Focus on only 2 or 3 goals at a time and you will find it much less stressful and much more enjoyable as you achieve more success.


8. Curb credit cards

Credit card debt is a major problem for many Americans. One way to avoid this problem and stress is to limit credit card use by limiting the number available to you. Scale back to only 1 credit card and 1 backup. If this just won't do for you, try scaling back the number of cards you keep with you in your purse or wallet.

Tips for Simplifying Your Life 5-6 
5. Donate books
Books that aren't useful anymore and ones that you do not intend on reading again are just creating clutter. Go through your books and weed out all of your clutter books, including college textbooks, reference and self-help books you don't use any more, and books you'll never read again. Either sell these items at a garage sale or donate them to a friend or charity.

6. Consolidate email accounts
If you have multiple email accounts, consolidate them. Send out that mass email to let people know you're changing your email address. Keeping track of more than 2 email accounts is a great waste of time. Keep 1 personal account and 1 work account. 
 Tips for Simplifying Your Life 3-4
3. Control wasteful actions
Think about your typical day. How much of that time is spent doing things that don't really have a purpose? Things like watching hours of TV and pointless Internet surfing often draw us in and waste more of our time than expected. Gain back some of this time by making such activities more difficult to do or by avoiding them altogether.

4. Reduce clothing
Many Americans have closets and drawers full of clothes, much of which they haven't worn in months or even years. Look through your clothes. Take out anything that doesn't fit, is out of style, or hasn't been worn in over six months. Donate these items to a local charity, sell them at a garage sale, or give them to a friend who could use them.
 Tips for Simplifying Your Life 1-2

1. Limit commitments

Many of us have a hard time saying no. Even when we're overworked and overbooked, many of us feel guilty telling people no. It's time to learn that it's okay to say no and not feel guilty. When you have too many commitments, you aren't able to fulfill them to the best of your ability and you add unnecessary stress to your life, not to mention all the time that those commitments eat up. Next time you're already committed and asked to take on more, gracefully apologize and say no--remembering that next time the need arises you may not be so busy.

2. Shorten To Do lists

Get rid of all the post-it notes and scraps of paper on which you've jotted down things to get done. Consolidate everything into 2 lists. One list should be your to do list for work and the other one for home. Each list should only contain the most important things in order to keep your lists short.
 

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