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Sridhar
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Work-Life Balance Part III
July 4, 2008 - 1:55 pm
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Part 1 and Part 2 looked at how you can balance life and work. In this post, I will focus on some more things you can do. Schedule vacations At first glance, this does seem a bit strange. This may also not work for some of us. But it has worked for others in [...]
Saving for the rainy day – Emergency Funds
June 30, 2008 - 6:06 am
Posted in financial planning | 1 comment
Life is unpredictable. Your life is smoothly going on – everyday you go to work, come home and get a nice salary in the bank every month. One fine day, you lose your job, meet with an accident or someone in the family falls sick suddenly. You need a couple of months or maybe [...]
Work-life Balance Part II
June 24, 2008 - 7:02 am
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Part 1 listed the variables of work-life balance in my years of work and reading and took a closer look at the first two. Set Boundaries Learn to say No and feel comfortable Earn credits Establish a support system Schedule vacations Identify and manage Peak times Become single This post continues discussion on the things [...]
Colored Glasses – How perception alters behavior
June 23, 2008 - 5:47 am
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You are right. This is a blog on self-improvement, not psychology. I’ll give you a little background so you will be able to understand the context for this post. I was working in a small group that was part of a larger one. Even before I entered this smaller group, I was constantly told [...]
Create a Master Information document for Emergencies
June 6, 2008 - 3:30 am
Posted in Downloads, Electronic | 1 comment
A few months ago, I saw a very large transaction on my credit card, which I had not made. I had to file a fraud report with the credit card issuer immediately to avoid charges. Unfortunately, all the information regarding that card were littered in different files and sometimes were not available at all. It [...]
Doing what you want in life: Financial Planning
June 4, 2008 - 8:26 am
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As we continue to slog away days and nights in an increasingly futile attempt to have a “lifestyle” and “peace of mind” (contradictory?), there are times when we pause and think, “Is this something I really enjoy doing or I would rather be doing something else?”. Our home loans, children’s education and the next [...]
Lifesays.com welcomes you
May 26, 2008 - 4:51 am
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Welcome. This is yet another blog on self-improvement. More accurately, a journal of my attempts towards improving the quality of my life. This blog will touch upon many aspects of our living – from the financial to the behavioural. In this journey, I invite you to be my fellow travellers – tell me what is [...]