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Upcoming Housesitting Interview: Questions to Ask?

After reading the most recent issue of the Caretaker Gazetter and finding the idea rather fascinating, I applied for a nearby historical building (ie. mansion) which is owned by the local municpality looking for a caretaker to keep the place neat and tidy for tours as well as be available to setup and breakdown chairs [...]

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Paralysis by Analysis: How to Avoid It

Now that I’m out on my own, I usually have at least a few hours a day to brainstorm on what I’d like to accomplish in the near future. After putting my hours in at my part time job and wrapping up my writing gigs for the day, I’m often left with one thought: What [...]

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My Experiment in Alternative Housing: Housesitting

I recently subscribed to a year’s worth of issues from the Caretaker Gazette, after reading many positive reviews from some of my favorite bloggers. The cost for an annual subscription is modest (particularly so if you opt for electronic format only as I did) and I was pleasantly surprised after reading my first issue. While [...]

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Living Options

There’s one expense in life that you can’t avoid, only minimize, and it is almost always the one thing that you’ll spend most of your disposable income on, housing. I’ve gone back and forth on the issue myself, talking it over with the fiance. Here’s the options we’ve come up with so far:
Buy
When I say [...]

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Learning From The Success of Others

When it comes to succeeding in anything, an often repeated line that we should learn from the success of others and take the positive aspects that they offer as our own. This isn’t to say that you should mimic someone who is successful, but rather dig down into their success and find out why and [...]

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