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Despite news reports and studies showing the dubious benefits of drinking bottled water, many people continue the habit, along with adding all those empty bottles to landfills nationwide.

How to Quit a Bottled Water Habit
by Erin McKeever

Switching from drinking bottled water to tap is great way to help the environment and save money. Here are 5 tips to make the transition easier and get others to join in.

1. Get Over It
There is nothing about bottled water that makes it better or safer than tap water. In fact, tap water has even more government oversight and often less risk of contamination. Tap water usually has fluoride added to help prevent tooth decay and costs only pennies a gallon. On the other hand, even inexpensive bottled water Read the rest of this entry »

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For me, the word mandarin has always been associated with the word oranges. Taking it further, for me, the word oranges has always been associated with Florida. This is a perfect example of how provincial people can be in their thinking.

The United States has most definitely proven to be provincial in its thinking as well, particularly when it comes to the words, Mandarin Chinese. This is about to change. In fact, small ripples of this imminent change have already been felt in places like Chicago and Philadelphia. Read the rest of this entry »

Term life insurance can be an essential financial safety net for you and your family. There are several options available depending on your age and overall health. Picking the best term life insurance for your specific needs is a very important decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Following are some considerations that should be addressed. Read the rest of this entry »

Going to work each day you probably don’t give a lot of thought to your privacy rights. Most of us naturally assume when we are sitting at our desk, that we aren’t being monitored. That may have been true a decade ago, but more and more companies are putting software in place that allows them to keep an eye on what their employees are doing. Being aware or your privacy rights in the workplace is quite important. Read the rest of this entry »

Our society is becoming faster paced with every passing year. Everybody is looking for ways to help us complete the tasks that we need to do in the shortest time possible so that we can have additional time for ourselves. This gets us into trouble if doing things fast means making mistakes. When this happens we spend additional time correcting mistakes. This creates a vicious cycle. There are times when we simply need to slow things down.

One of the best ways to help ourselves is to become more organized. Organization skills can help us manage our time better. We can be more productive as well as more efficient. When we’re more efficient we save time and money. Other benefits of time management involve helping the company you work for save money. This creates a happy employer and when this reflects back to you, it may mean additional compensation in money or perks. Read the rest of this entry »

No one thinks that they are getting married more than once. They think once they walk down the aisle, they are going to be with that person for the rest of their lives. This is the point of marriage, but for many people, Read the rest of this entry »

There are many reasons why a person might decide to apply for a loan, but unless it is an emergency, you should take your time when doing so. There are a lot of variables of which should be considered, and you have to take your time to see where you can get the best deal. The difference of just one percent in an interest rate can cost you thousands. The larger the loan you are looking for, the longer you should take to search. Read the rest of this entry »