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Promising Technology: Water Power

I’ve always been interested in alternative energy technology. From hydrogen powered cars to tidal power generators, I think there’s a lot of untapped, renewable sources out there that we as individuals as well as nations/societies can take advantage of but thus far haven’t due to the abundance of fossil fuels. As our resources continue to […]

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Travel and Cost of Living “Over there”

I always like to read about mobile workers and what their costs are for living overseas. People always seem to associate traveling with expense, a luxury that not everyone has, but the reality is that in many places your cost of living is significantly less than it is to live here in the U.S. Here […]

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Gallup Examines Credit Card Debt in America

Wow that was a long title.. but anyway it’s true, a recent survey done by Gallup examines the trends of the Average American consumer when it comes to credit card debt. What did they find? Here we go:
Gallup Poll Results:

43% of Americans pay in full
17% usually pay full amount
25% usually leave balance
12% usually pay […]

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Thoughts on Furnishing a Home

While my elimination of debt (car loan will be gone by August, so excited!) is still my top priority, I often have a house buying conversation with my significant other. We trade ideas on how large of a house we want, exteriors that are appealing and where we’d like it. Ideally I think we’d like […]

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Summer Fun: Bird Watching

So I’ve been considering inexpensive hobbies to try out over the summer and my girlfriend suggested bird watching as an inexpensive way to get outdoors and have some fun. Personally I love the idea! We have a national park right down the street from us as well as a number of state parks in our […]

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