My Two Dollars » organization http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lost Wallet? What to Do and How to Prevent Identity Thefthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/05/24/lost-wallet-prevent-identity-theft/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/05/24/lost-wallet-prevent-identity-theft/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:30:24 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2478 Although I’ve never lost my wallet nor had my identity stolen (knock on wood), it has happened to a very good friend of mine. And when it did, her identity was hijacked and was being used within 3 hours of her purse being stolen! Time is of the essence if your wallet or purse goes [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/02/what-do-you-use-as-a-wallet/feed/ 13 Using Evernote To Declutter My Life.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/06/18/using-evernote-to-declutter-my-life/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/06/18/using-evernote-to-declutter-my-life/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:30:35 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2096 This is a post that originally appeared on one of my other sites, Simple. Organized. Life. . I cannot believe I have not used this product before last week. Wow, just wow. If you have never heard of Evernote, you are going to want to investigate it very soon. Basically, it’s a free (there is [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/06/18/using-evernote-to-declutter-my-life/feed/ 5 5 Ways To Start Decluttering Your Life & Home.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/18/5-ways-to-start-decluttering-your-life-home/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/18/5-ways-to-start-decluttering-your-life-home/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 13:30:37 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2061 Although I wrote part of this post over 2 years ago, the techniques still stand for how to get started in cleaning up and eliminating clutter in your home. I am a big believer that decluttering can make you feel better and ease a lot of stress in your life, but that might be because [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/18/5-ways-to-start-decluttering-your-life-home/feed/ 6 Getting Rid Of Your Stuff Even Though You Already Spent The Money.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:04 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042 Since it seems as though I am the “guru” of organization in my family (not just my immediate family, but the whole thing!), a lot of times when I offer advice to people about clearing out their junk I hear “But I paid so much for it, how could I get rid of it!“. Unfortunately, [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/23/one-of-the-best-ways-to-spend-7995/feed/ 12 What To Do With All Those Important Documents.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/06/what-to-do-with-all-those-important-documents/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/06/what-to-do-with-all-those-important-documents/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:00:46 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2000 You know you have piles of them – tax returns, insurance documents, old bills, receipts, and bank statements. But what can you do with them other than throw them in a box to deal with later? Do you even need to save any of them any longer? Lucky for you, I just read an article [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/06/what-to-do-with-all-those-important-documents/feed/ 4 Settlement Gives Everyone Free Copies Of Their Credit Report & Score.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/08/26/transunion-settlement-free-copies-of-their-credit-report-score/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/08/26/transunion-settlement-free-copies-of-their-credit-report-score/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:06 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1626 If you have already used up your free credit reports for 2008 (I have one more to use in the last quarter of the year), a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that was filed against Transunion lets you get your report and your score, as often as you want, for 6 months. Transunion had allegedly [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/08/26/transunion-settlement-free-copies-of-their-credit-report-score/feed/ 5 Giving Away Our Stuff – Freecycle Is The Greatest Website Ever.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/06/09/giving-away-our-stuff-freecycle-is-the-greatest-website-ever/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/06/09/giving-away-our-stuff-freecycle-is-the-greatest-website-ever/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:38:07 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1535 In preparing for our move, we are doing our normal “how in the world do 2 people acquire this much stuff?” dance, and we are clearing out our neglected closets and cabinets in order to pare down our belongings. For someone with OCD like myself (not diagnosed, mind you, just claimed), I don’t know how [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/06/09/giving-away-our-stuff-freecycle-is-the-greatest-website-ever/feed/ 8 Tips For Helping With Household Budgeting.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/16/household-budget-tips-and-advice/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/04/16/household-budget-tips-and-advice/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:51:16 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1443 Seeing as how my mom is here and it always costs a good chunk of change when people come visit, I figured some tips from this article at Life Organizers was very timely! 1. Keep your financial records organized and your filing up to date. Have a set of file folders for items such as [...]

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