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My Four Favorite Things about YNAB’s Beautiful New Look

September 20, 2020 by Andrew Leave a Comment
YNAB's New Look

As Home Life Hero readers know, I’m a fan of YNAB – You Need a Budget. It’s the budgeting software I’ve been using for over a decade. Back when it was a desktop application, you’d buy it for a reasonable price and it would work on one PC, but there were no real updates to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Post Tagged: budget, design, money

Are self-improvement books just fantasy for non-fiction readers?

September 26, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment
Spider-man reading a self-improvement book

Is reading self-improvement books healthy? It feels like escapism sometimes. How can we measure whether they are valuable or a waste of time and money?

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Posted in: Post Tagged: feedback loops, reading, self-improvement

7 Ways Your iPhone Burns Data to Keep You Chained to Expensive Phone Plans

March 15, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Hello, Dear Reader! You may have read my story of how I saved $15,000 by switching from a large cell phone carrier to a prepaid carrier (Mint Mobile). In this post, I’m going to share with you how I overcame one of my big concerns – leaving an “unlimited” data plan for one that has … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Post Tagged: analysis, cell phone, decision making, mindfulness

How I Saved $15,000 (really) by Switching Cell Phone Carriers, and You Can, Too (maybe)

March 2, 2019 by Andrew Leave a Comment

I’ve been an AT&T wireless customer for over 15 years, back when I joined Cingular Wireless in 2003. Cingular got purchased by AT&T somewhere along the way, and my pricing and service quality seemed to stay the same, so I stayed. I stayed there for so long, I am sure I missed out on all … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Post Tagged: cell phone, decision making, Mint Mobile

If You Have An Old Mac (iMac or MacBook), You May Want to Read This

July 27, 2018 by Andrew Leave a Comment
The New, Old iMac

Recently, I was gifted an old computer.  With how fast technology moves, this may not sound like much of a gift, depending on how far down we go the sliding scale of “old”.  But this one has surprised me for two reasons, and a small upgrade I made tonight has made a huge difference.

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Posted in: Post Tagged: Computer, DIY, Mac, Upgrade

Should You Buy an Extended Warranty?

May 6, 2018 by Andrew 1 Comment
Are Extended Warranties Bad?

You’ve scratched and saved for it.  The object of your desire.  During the checkout process comes the question? “Would you like to protect your purchase with an extended warranty?” It sounds so reasonable.

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Posted in: Post Tagged: budget, decision making, extended warranties, money

Have We Forgotten How to Read?

February 18, 2018 by Andrew Leave a Comment
Have We Forgotten How To Read?

An interesting article found its way into my inbox today: Michael Harris, who wrote a book about the positive qualities of being alone, Solitude – has forgotten how to read. It’s worth a few minutes of your time to read his article, but once you do I want to pose the next question.

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Posted in: Post Tagged: books, distractions, focus, habits, reading, writing

How to Make Decisions

February 4, 2018 by Andrew 1 Comment

If you are going to make decisions, you must include all the relevant information.

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Posted in: Post Tagged: decision making, money, priorities, systems

How To Survive the Holidays

December 26, 2017 by Andrew Leave a Comment
Survive the Holidays

If you are taking time off this holiday, don’t let your time relaxing turn into regrets about how things could have gone. Some tips you need to survive and thrive during the most wonderful time of the year.

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Posted in: Post Tagged: fitness, holidays, priorities

ITTR: The Power of Habit

August 13, 2017 by Andrew Leave a Comment
Home Life Hero tries to remember The Power of Habit

Home Life Hero tries to remember what he read months ago. Come along!

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Posted in: Post Tagged: books, habits, ITTR, review by recall
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