posted by Success on Oct 25

money Saving Tips: The Magic Of Vinegar

If you would like to cut down on your grocery budget and are a bit on the
creative side then you need to pay close attention to the information in
this article. In it we are going to show you how to save money on Hair
conditioner, skin care products, and cleaners buy using one of the most
well known foods in existence, Vinegar.
Vinegar can act as all of these items amounting to a huge amount of
savings in groceries.

If you use hair conditioner then this is a great money saving tip.
Instead of paying between 5-10 dollars for a bottle why not spend 1.50 on
a bottle of Vinegar. Vinegar is actually really good for your hair and
scalp. It has the ability to balance the ph level in your skin. It is
also very effective in removing and excess shampoo from your hair.
Vinegar will not dry your scalp or smell after use, it rinses cleanly and
leaves your hair soft and shiny. If you?re tired of paying salon prices
then use vinegar, it is effective and good for you.

Vinegar?s ability to balance the PH level in skin makes it the perfect
ointment for both dry and oily skin. Expensive creams and detergents
quite often make the problem worse. If you have oily skin, using harsh
cleaners deplete the oil supply, your glands then compensate by producing
more thus making your skin oilier than ever. They same holds true for dry
skin. By using creams, your glands then stop producing oil bringing the
opposite result. Vinegar balances the skin and is perfect for both skin
types. Many skin care products can cost between 10-20 dollars per
container. Vinegar can be purchased for less than 2.

If you enjoy a clean house, then a great money saving tip is to clean
with vinegar. By mixing ? cup of vinegar, two tablespoons of lemon juice
with about 10-16 oz. of water, you have the perfect cleaner for windows ,
kitchen and bathroom surfaces. These 2 substances combined cut through
grease and leave a pleasant smell. They also act as a mild disinfectant.
Breathing it in or ingesting it will not be harmful and it is good for
the environment. The most important point of course, for about 45 cents,
you can make a cleaner that works better than expensive store brands.

Vinegar has a multitude of great uses that are safe and money saving. If
you have some time and like to try new things, give vinegar a go. You?ll
save money and do it by using an environmentally safe product.

posted by Success on Oct 20

money Saving Tips: Shopping Trips

Today, we should all be making efforts to save more money. Having 2-3
months salary in the bank is always useful should your home need major
repair or you suddenly become unemployed. Many people want to save money
but have no idea how. In this article we will look at some tricks to help
you save money while you?re out shopping.

When you head out shopping, the first rule of thumb is to leave the
credit and debit cards at home. Debit cards are very convenient however;
we have gotten so dependent on them that spending large amounts of money
has become very easy. You need to take and only use cash. Spending
actually money sends a completely different message to your brain. You
actually conceptualize how much you are spending. With Credit and Debit
cards, this message is completely lost. Whether you spend 10 or 1000
dollars, the effect will feel the same.

When you go shopping, especially in a supermarket, a good money saving
tip is to be sure to compare prices. Many large supermarket chains sell
their own brands of items. Try to buy these over the name brands. The
quality is exactly the same and the savings can add up between 50-70 %.
You should look high and low on the shelves for bargains. The
supermarkets will put the most expensive items at eye level to entice you
into selecting them.

Another money saving tip is to do some of your grocery shopping later in
the evening. This is a great way to get reduced prices on perishable
items. Stores will start to mark down their items that are set to expire
that day. Again, this can add up to substantial savings. The quality of
the food is usually fine. Just keep it refrigerated and make sure it gets
used relatively fast.

Finally, when you go shopping at your supermarket, another simple money
saving tip is to check for any in store offers. Many times they are
located at the front of the store by the check out counters. Quite often
you will find coupons and two for the price of one offers.

The amount of money that you save from a single trip to the supermarket
may not seem like a substantial amount. However, if you manage to save 10
dollars on your average weekly shop, that amounts to 520 dollars over the
course of the year. By using cash and comparing prices you will quickly
see your grocery bills drop and more change in your pocket.

posted by Success on Oct 16

THE ENTRANCE INTO SOCIETY.

The desire of pleasing is, of course, the basis of social connexion. Persons who enter society with the intention of producing an effect, and of being distinguished, however clever they may be, are never agreeable. They are always tiresome, and often ridiculous. Persons, who enter life with such pretensions, have no opportunity for improving themselves and profiting by experience. They are not in a proper state to observe: indeed, they look only for the effect which they produce, and with that they are not often gratified. They thrust themselves into all conversations, indulge in continual anecdotes, which are varied only by dull disquisitions, listen to others with impatience and heedlessness, and are angry that they seem to be attending to themselves. Such men go through scenes of pleasure, enjoying nothing. They are equally disagreeable to themselves and others. Young men should, therefore, content themselves with being natural. Let them present themselves with a modest assurance: let them observe, hear, and examine, and before long they will rival their models.

The quality which a young man should most affect in intercourse with gentlemen, is a decent modesty: but he must avoid all bashfulness or timidity. His flights must not go too far; but, so far as they go, let them be marked by perfect assurance.

Among persons who are much your seniors behave with the utmost respectful deference. As they find themselves sliding out of importance they may be easily conciliated by a little respect.

By far the most important thing to be attended to, is ease of manner. Grace may be added afterwards, or be omitted altogether: it is of much less moment than is commonly believed. Perfect propriety and entire ease are sufficient qualifications for standing in society, and abundant prerequisites for distinction.

There is the most delicate shade of difference between civility and intrusiveness, familiarity and common-place, pleasantry and sharpness, the natural and the rude, gaiety and carelessness; hence the inconveniences of society, and the errors of its members. To define well in conduct these distinctions, is the great art of a man of the world. It is easy to know what to do; the difficulty is to know what to avoid.

Long usage a sort of moral magnetism, a tact acquired by frequent and long associating with others alone give those qualities which keep one always from error, and entitle him to the name of a thorough gentleman.

A young man upon first entering into society should select those persons who are most celebrated for the propriety and elegance of their manners. He should frequent their company and imitate their conduct. There is a disposition inherent, in all, which has been noticed by Horace and by Dr. Johnson, to imitate faults, because they are more readily observed and more easily followed. There are, also, many foibles of manner and many refinements of affectation, which sit agreeably upon one man, which if adopted by another would become unpleasant. There are even some excellences of deportment which would not suit another whose character is different. For successful imitation in anything, good sense is indispensable. It is requisite correctly to appreciate the natural differences between your model and yourself, and to introduce such modifications in the copy as may be consistent with it.

Let not any man imagine, that he shall easily acquire these qualities which will constitute him a gentleman. It is necessary not only to exert the highest degree of art, but to attain also that higher accomplishment of concealing art. The serene and elevated dignity which mark that character, are the result of untiring and arduous effort.

posted by Success on Oct 15

money Saving Tips: Saving Without Sacrificing Your Social Life

Today, we all want to have an active social life. Meeting up with friends
for dinner and drinks can be one of life?s greatest pleasures. The
downside is the costs involved. Dinners out and drinks at local bars can
quickly mount up to serious cash. You don?t have to eat at a five start
restaurant to suddenly find you?re out of pocket, over 100 dollars.
Unfortunately, with many young people, this habit tends to happen more
than once a week. It isn?t uncommon today for a young professional to
spend over 1000 dollars a month on dinners out and entertainment. This
can put a serious dent into ones budget and start to make life difficult
in the long run. In this article, we will look at some practical ways for
you to cut costs while still maintaining and active social life.

Young professionals today dine out on average 2-3 times per week. The
amounts to lots of money wasted on restaurant food and bar refreshments.
You may want to try having your friends over for dinner and drinks rather
than going out. Suggest your friends come over to your place for dinner
and drinks and offer to cook. You will be amazed how many will take you
up on the offer and, how the social atmosphere isn?t compromised at all
by being
At home. Chances are you will also find preparing a dinner party for
friends very rewarding and fulfilling.

One thing you will also find a shock is the money you will save. When you
compare the cost of eating out with that of eating at home the savings is
exponential. Take for example a small dinner in an Italian restaurant.
The average price for a main dish is about 12 dollars. Appetizers can
range anywhere from 4 to 10 dollars. Generally, a good Italian dinner is
accompanied by wine with Restaurants charging according to wine name and
quality. However for a bottle of wine, that serves between 3-4 glasses
you?re looking at 15-20 dollars. Quite easily you?re spending 42 dollars
on a relatively small dinner. This does not include desserts or tips.

For roughly half of this amount you could prepare a nice Italian meal for
4-6 people. When shopping for what you need be sure to compare prices.
Look up high and down low on the supermarket shelves for the cheaper
items. For the same 12 dollars you spent on one serving of Italian food,
you could easily purchase enough ingredients to feed your friends with
leftovers. The same bottle of wine that the restaurant charged you 20
dollars for can be bought at most grocery stores for about 7-8. An
appetizer of deep fried mushrooms, costing over 6 dollars in a
restaurant, can be prepared for less than half that amount and feed 4-6
people.

Next time your friends suggest a night out, suggest meeting at your
place. They will be amazed at your generosity and cooking skills.
Everyone will have a great time and you?ll have the satisfaction of
knowing you?re saving a fortune.

posted by Success on Oct 12

THE ART OF CONVERSATION.

The grand object for which a gentleman exists, is to excel in company. Conversation is the mean of his distinction, the drawing-room the scene of his glory.

In company, though none are “free,” yet all are “equal.” All therefore whom you meet, should be treated with equal respect, although interest may dictate toward each different degrees of attention. It is disrespectful to the inviter to shun any of her guests. Those whom she has honoured by asking to her house, you should sanction by admitting to your acquaintance.

If you meet any one whom you have never heard of before, you may converse with him with entire propriety. The form of “introduction” is nothing more than a statement by a mutual friend that two gentlemen are by rank and manners fit acquaintances for one another. All this may be presumed from the fact, that both meet at a respectable house. This is the theory of the matter. Custom, however, requires that you should take the earliest opportunity afterwards to be regularly presented to such an one.

The great business in company is conversation. It should be studied as art. Style in conversation is as important, and as capable of cultivation as style in writing. The manner of saying things is what gives them their value.

The most important requisite for succeeding here, is constant and unfaltering attention. That which Churchill has noted as the greatest virtue on the stage, is also the most necessary in company, to be “always attentive to the business of the scene.” Your understanding should, like your person, be armed at all points. Never go into society with your mind en deshabille. It is fatal to success to be all absent or distrait. The secret of conversation has been said to consist in building upon the remark of your companion. Men of the strongest minds, who have solitary habits and bookish dispositions, rarely excel in sprightly colloquy, because they seize upon the thing itself, the subject abstractly, instead of attending to the language of other speakers, and do not cultivate verbal pleasantries and refinements. He who does otherwise gains a reputation for quickness, and pleases by showing that he has regarded the observation of others.

It is an error to suppose that conversation consists in talking. A more important thing is to listen discreetly. Mirabeau said, that to succeed in the world, it is necessary to submit to be taught many things which you understand, by persons who know nothing about them. Flattery is the smoothest path to success; and the most refined and gratifying compliment you can pay, is to listen. “The wit of conversation consists more in finding it in others,” says La Bruy,re, “than in showing a great deal yourself: he who goes from your conversation pleased with himself and his own wit, is perfectly well pleased with you. Most men had rather please than admire you, and seek less to be instructed, nay, delighted, than to be approved and applauded. The most delicate pleasure is to please another.”

It is certainly proper enough to convince others of your merits. But the highest idea which you can give a man of your own penetration, is to be thoroughly impressed with his.

Patience is a social engine. To listen, to wait, and to he wearied are the certain elements of good fortune.

If there be any foreigner present at a dinner party, or small evening party, who does not understand the language which is spoken, good breeding requires that the conversation should be carried on entirely in his language. Even among your most intimate friends, never address any one in a language not understood by all the others. It is as bad as whispering.

Never speak to any one in company about a private affair which is not understood by others, as asking how that matter is coming on, &c. In so doing you indicate your opinion that the rest are de trop. If you wish to make any such inquiries, always explain to others the business about which you inquire, if the subject admit of it.

If upon the entrance of a visitor you continue a conversation begun before, you should always explain the subject to the new-comer.

If there is any one in the company whom you do not know, be careful how you let off any epigrams or pleasant little sarcasms. You might be very witty upon halters to a man whose father had been hanged. The first requisite for successful conversation is to know your company well.

There is another precept of a kindred nature to be observed, namely, not to talk too well when you do talk. You do not raise yourself much in the opinion of another, if at the same time that you amuse him, you wound him in the nicest point, his self-love. Besides irritating vanity, a constant flow of wit is excessively fatiguing to the listeners. A witty man is an agreeable acquaintance, but a tiresome friend. “The wit of the company, next to the butt of the company,” says Mrs. Montagu, “is the meanest person in it. The great duty of conversation is to follow suit, as you do at whist: if the eldest hand plays the deuce of diamonds, let not his next neighbour dash down the king of hearts, because his hand is full of honours. I do not love to see a man of wit win all the tricks in conversation.”

In addressing any one, always look at him; and if there are several present, you will please more by directing some portion of your conversation, as an anecdote or statement, to each one individually in turn. This was the great secret of Sheridan’s charming manner. His bon-mots were not numerous.

It is indispensable for conversation to be well acquainted with the current news and the historical events of the last few years. It is not convenient to be quite so far behind the rest of the world in such matters.

posted by Success on Oct 10

money Saving Tips: Knowing Where To Begin

Today, with the country continually mounting up large amounts of debt. We
are encouraged more and more to start putting money aside. Despite the
economic prosperity of the recent decades, there could still come a time
when you and your partner could find yourself out of work. To help offset
this situation one should try to have 2-3 months reserve salary saved
should this unfortunate event occur. However, do you ever wonder why,
even though you and your partner seem to make good salaries, it is
impossible to save any money? It seems to leave your account as quickly
as it arrived. You want desperately to save money but you are finding it
impossible.

Saving money isn?t as impossible as you might think. The first major
hurdle that people face when trying to save money is to organize their
finances. Chances are, your spending much more money than your realize
and chances are you are completely oblivious to it.

One excellent money saving tip is to start tracking all of your spending.
You will need a small notebook and something to write with. This must
accompany you everywhere and everything that you by must be recorded down
to the last penny. It doesn?t matter how small of a purchase it is, it
must be listed.

You should aim to do this exercise for at least a 2 week period. This
task can be quite painstaking but it is one of the most useful tools to
help those wanting to break bad spending habits. Once your 2 week period
has ended, you need to review all of your expenditures. You will quickly
start to see where all of your money is going.

Many who complete this task are shocked to see how much money is spent on
small items. 1 dollar on a newspaper, for example may seem quite
insignificant but over the course of a year amounts to 365 dollars.

Once you see how much money is wasted on insignificant items such as
these two things will likely happen. The first being, you?ll be quite
angry at yourself. It isn?t uncommon for people to spend thousands of
dollars in a year on objects such as newspapers, coffees and small
treats. When confronted with this they tend to feel quite angry for
allowing this to happen. The second being, you will implement a plan for
change. You will quickly start to prioritize your spending and cut out
many of those expenditures that you don?t really need.

If you want to start putting money aside, a great money saving tip is to
first start tracking your finances. This will show you where your money
is going and help you implement a plan for change.

posted by Success on Oct 8

SYMPATHY, KNOWLEDGE AND POISE.

Sympathy, Knowledge and Poise seem to be the three ingredients that are most needed in forming the Gentle Man. I place these elements according to their value. No man is great who does not have Sympathy plus, and the greatness of men can be safely gauged by their sympathies. Sympathy and imagination are twin sisters. Your heart must go out to all men, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the learned, the unlearned, the good, the bad, the wise and the foolish it is necessary to be one with them all, else you can never comprehend them. Sympathy! it is the touchstone to every secret, the key to all knowledge, the open sesame of all hearts. Put yourself in the other man’s place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds. Put yourself in his place and your blame will dissolve itself into pity, and your tears will wipe out the record of his misdeeds. The saviors of the world have simply been men with wondrous sympathy.

But Knowledge must go with Sympathy, else the emotions will become maudlin and pity may be wasted on a poodle instead of a child; on a field-mouse instead of a human soul. Knowledge in use is wisdom, and wisdom implies a sense of values you know a big thing from a little one, a valuable fact from a trivial one. Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value: a little misfit in life makes us laugh, a great one is tragedy and cause for expression of grief.

Poise is the strength of body and strength of mind to control your Sympathy and your Knowledge. Unless you control your emotions they run over and you stand in the mire. Sympathy must not run riot, or it is valueless and tokens weakness instead of strength. In every hospital for nervous disorders are to be found many instances of this loss of control. The individual has Sympathy but not Poise, and therefore his life is worthless to himself and to the world.

He symbols inefficiency and not helpfulness. Poise reveals itself more in voice than it does in words; more in thought than in action; more in atmosphere than in conscious life. It is a spiritual quality, and is felt more than it is seen. It is not a matter of bodily size, nor of bodily attitude, nor attire, nor of personal comeliness: it is a state of inward being, and of knowing your cause is just. And so you see it is a great and profound subject after all, great in its ramifications, limitless in extent, implying the entire science of right living. I once met a man who was deformed in body and little more than a dwarf, but who had such Spiritual Gravity such Poise that to enter a room where he was, was to feel his presence and acknowledge his superiority. To allow Sympathy to waste itself on unworthy objects is to deplete one’s life forces. To conserve is the part of wisdom, and reserve is a necessary element in all good literature, as well as in everything else.

Poise being the control of our Sympathy and Knowledge, it implies a possession of these attributes, for without having Sympathy and Knowledge you have nothing to control but your physical body. To practise Poise as a mere gymnastic exercise, or study in etiquette, is to be self-conscious, stiff, preposterous and ridiculous. Those who cut such fantastic tricks before high heaven as make angels weep, are men void of Sympathy and Knowledge trying to cultivate Poise. Their science is a mere matter of what to do with arms and legs. Poise is a question of spirit controlling flesh, heart controlling attitude.

Get Knowledge by coming close to Nature. That man is the greatest who best serves his kind. Sympathy and Knowledge are for use you acquire that you may give out; you accumulate that you may bestow. And as God has given unto you the sublime blessings of Sympathy and Knowledge, there will come to you the wish to reveal your gratitude by giving them out again; for the wise man is aware that we retain spiritual qualities only as we give them away. Let your light shine. To him that hath shall be given. The exercise of wisdom brings wisdom; and at the last the infinitesimal quantity of man’s knowledge, compared with the Infinite, and the smallness of man’s Sympathy when compared with the source from which ours is absorbed, will evolve an abnegation and a humility that will lend a perfect Poise. The Gentleman is a man with perfect Sympathy, Knowledge, and Poise.

posted by Success on Oct 5

money Saving Tips: How To Use Leftover Shampoo

Many of us likely have a stock pile of old shampoos and conditioners
lurking in the corner of our bathtub that we will likely never use. Many
times the brand you buy doesn?t quite do what you like. In this article
we will show you how to turn those old shampoos into practical uses
around the home. This not only results in zero waste it can actually turn
out to be a great money saving tip.

Many times shampoos come with conditioner already in them. This
combination makes ideal hand soap. The scent of the shampoo leaves your
skin smelling great and the conditioner will protect your hands from
drying and chapping.

Shampoos make great cleaners for carpets. It is best used on wool rugs,
being that it is a hair product. However, it will work quite well on
other carpet fibers. This can result in quite a substantial savings in
that hair shampoos are much less expensive than specialized carpet
shampoos.

Shampoo is actually much stronger than we realize. If you ever get grease
stains in your clothing, shampoo makes a great spot cleaner. This is a
great money saving tip for 2 reasons. 1, Hair shampoo is less expensive
than degreasers and 2, you won?t have to replace the stained item of
clothing.

Shampoo has been known to break down enzymes. This makes is a great
cleaner for removing blood. Blood can stain badly ruining clothes and
furniture. Shampoo can completely remove blood stains saving articles of
clothing and other cloth items.

Shampoo is perfect for cleaning nearly any hard surface. It is perfect
for floors, counter tops and does an especially good job on wood. Shampoo
is also able to clean your bathtub until it shines.

Finally, by taking shampoo and mixing it with baking soda, you have the
perfect chrome cleaner. It is perfect for taking away watermarks and
other types of stains. This mixture also removes soap scum and is a great
tile cleaner.

Old shampoos should not be thrown away. By mixing old shampoos and
conditioners, you have the perfect cleaner for nearly every room in your
house. Using old shampoos not only cuts down on waste but is great money
saving tip.

posted by Success on Oct 4

SALUTATIONS-WHY IMPORTANT.

The salutation, says a French writer, is the touchstone of good breeding. According to circumstances, it should be respectful, cordial, civil, affectionate or familiar: an inclination of the head, a gesture with the hand, the touching or doffing of the hat.

If you remove your hat you need not at the same time bend the dorsal vertebr’ of your body, unless you wish to be very reverential, as in saluting a bishop.

If an individual of the lowest rank, or without any rank at all, takes off his hat to you, you should do the same in return. A bow, says La Fontaine, is a note drawn at sight. If you acknowledge it, you must pay the full amount. The two best-bred men in England, Charles the Second and George the Fourth, never failed to take off their hats to the meanest of their subjects.

If you have anything to say to any one in the street however intimate you may be, do not stop the person, but turn round and walk in company; you can take leave at the end of the street.

If there is any one of your acquaintance, with whom you have a difference, do not avoid looking at him, unless from the nature of things the quarrel is necessarily for life. It is almost always better to bow with cold civility, though without speaking.

Good sense and convenience are the foundations of good breeding; and it is assuredly vastly more reasonable and more agreeable to enjoy a passing gratification, when no sequent evil is to be apprehended, than to be rendered uncomfortable by an ill-founded pride. It is therefore better to carry on an easy and civil conversation. A snuff-box, or some polite accommodation rendered, may serve for an opening. Talk only about generalities, the play, the roads, the weather. Avoid speaking of persons or politics, for, if the individual is of the opposite party to yourself, you will be engaged in a controversy: if he holds the same opinions, you will be overwhelmed with a flood of vulgar intelligence, which may soil your mind. Be reservedly civil while the colloquy lasts, and let the acquaintance cease with the occasion.