Jenny on August 20th, 2009

As my friend J-Money (okay, we’ve never met in person but he cracks me up and I love his blog) would tell you, Budgets Are Sexy. But not all of them. Some are just straight-up Debbie Downers. Before I get into my budgeting secret and awesome template (pretty sexy if I don’t say so myself), [...]

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Jenny on July 27th, 2009

I would love to start this post by telling you that I have mastered personal organization and productivity. Yes, I’ve read books. I’ve read blogs. I’ve attended workshops. But do I have it all figured out? No. Not even close.
I do think there is value in sharing some of the systems that work for me [...]

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Jenny on July 17th, 2009

I may be stating the obvious on this one. The painfully obvious. But it’s so important to me that I feel compelled to make sure you are in the loop too.
It’s called a Keepers file, and everybody needs one. You’ll know a “keeper” when you see it – it’s an email, tweet or otherwise glowing [...]

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I’m excited to share with my regular readers that I was quoted in the Wall Street Journal column, Starting Out, today! And a warm welcome to all the new visitors who have landed here after reading it.
The column provides financial and career advice for people in their twenties just starting out. This week’s subject was [...]

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Jenny on August 20th, 2008

It’s been a while since my last “Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself” list, so I present you with the next round (this is by no means comprehensive, as I can barely keep up with my feeds):

No Idea Left Behind: 25 Tools for Capturing Ideas Anywhere (LifeDev)
5 Tips to Beat Procrastination (Idea-Sandbox.com)
5 Reasons to [...]

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Jenny on June 20th, 2008

Apologies for the delay between posts – I’ve been on vacation in the coastal town of Seaside, Oregon with my family for the last week, trying mightily to avoid my computer and all things associated with it (though tell me to put down my iPhone and that’s another story). In this post I want to [...]

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