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Looking to Cut Costs? These Are 5 of the Best Items to Buy Used

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While there’s nothing wrong with finding a good deal, you may have felt some shame or embarrassment about not being able to buy things new or digging through the 50¢ bin for school supplies, clothes or toys. Books can be some of the best things to buy used. Kids’ clothes and baby equipment.

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Experts Say You Probably Don’t Really Know How to Brainstorm

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Much has changed since New York advertising executive Alex Osborn advocated for group brainstorming in books he wrote in the 1940s and 1950s. There has to be a… library or depository of ideas” that everybody can view. Some say letting the boss take part in a face-to-face brainstorming session can stymie the flow of ideas.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). I walked in with two bags of clothes and an open mind, ready for new ideas. A home where the sunshine wasn’t shy. India’s famous economist lived two lanes away.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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It’s a warm September day in New York, but he’s sitting under a mountain of ragged bits of clothing, towels and blankets. In fact, my first few acts were buying something for someone—lunch for an old friend, a copy of my favorite book for a stranger—but they didn’t make me feel much of anything. Call up an old friend and reconnect.

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

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Impact : She serves over 31,000 moms on her virtual platform, sees thousands of moms each year in her clinical practice and has sold over 17,000 copies of her last two books. Interesting fact : Though her new book is about doing it all, she herself has done quite a bit. Photo courtesy of Davielle Jackson.

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A Conversation about Clutter with Nicolette Toussaint

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Perhaps this was because I had recently divorced someone who filled every nook and cranny of the house with magazines, books, collections, clothes, you name it!). Every available surface was piled high with books and papers. They have a portable library ladder to reach them.

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12 Essential Tips Every Solo Traveler Needs to Know

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A familiar pillowcase can bring comfort if you’re homesick, or it can be filled with clothes to make an extra pillow or backrest. If you love books, checking out a local library or bookstore can be a thrilling adventure. Embrace your interests When you travel solo, you can truly invest in yourself and your interests.

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