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Types of Skills Everyone Should Know – Video – Top 100 Important Skills. 3.

Types of Skills Everyone Should Know – Video – Top 100 Important Skills

Split Firewood Seasoned splitters use a maul, not an ax, to prep firewood. (With its slim taper, an ax head often gets stuck in the end grain.) Don't use a chopping block—it reduces the arc of the swing, which decreases power. Instead, place the log on the ground, 5 in. closer than the length of the maul handle. Michael Lewis. 100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List.

So You’ve Graduated from College, Now What? An update to this post is here.

So You’ve Graduated from College, Now What?

With graduation season wrapping up, I’m remembering my post-college days in 2000, just after the “dot com” bubble burst and suddenly all those folks who flocked to Seattle and Silicon Valley were unemployed, fresh out of school and totally screwed. Ten years later, are things much different? This spring, I’ve gotten a number of emails essentially asking the same question: “I want to wait out the bad economy, do some traveling, but I’m a broke-ass college student… what should I do?” If you want to spend your year after college traveling – but you have no money saved — here’s what I would do” 1.

Defer your student loans, if you have them. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Don’t think this works? How to Travel the World for Free, Save Money and Make Friends How to Travel the World for Free (Matador Network) How to Travel the World for Free (E-how) Road Junky: Traveling Free. 51 Healthy Living Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Life. No matter your salary, you can always take steps to improve your life and health.

51 Healthy Living Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Life

You don’t have to be a health care professional to learn how to live healthy. If you want to improve your life, creating a better situation for yourself, you can do so. There are plenty of resources available for you. Here are 51 healthy living cheat sheets that can help you improve your life: Fitness One of the best things you can do to enhance your life is to get proper exercise. Training Cheat Sheet: This cheat sheet from Men’s Fitness is designed to help you get back to strength training and get in shape if you are just starting at (or going back to) the gym.Wii Fitness for Dummies: This cheat sheet is a great way to learn how to use Wii Fit to increase your fitness. Nutrition Eating right can help you feel better and fight disease. Mind and Spirit You need rest, relaxation, and refreshment. Relationships Good relationships are part of a happy, full life.

Green Living Disease Are you managing a disease? 60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to make drastic changes in order to notice an improvement in the quality of your life.

60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days

At the same time, you don’t need to wait a long time in order to see the measurable results that come from taking positive action. All you have to do is take small steps, and take them consistently, for a period of 100 days. Below you’ll find 60 small ways to improve all areas of your life in the next 100 days. Home.

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