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50 Things Every Woman Should Own

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50 items every woman should ownThe world of the 21st century is not a simple one. It makes no difference if you live on a sprawling farm or in a shoe box of a apartment, you need stuff to get you by.

There are essential things that will make your life easier, pleasanter and more luxurious and they don't necessarily have to cost big bucks.

This list was written for a broad range of women so it doesn't matter if you are 18 and ready to set off on your own or a more mature woman who has a husband and family.

Here is my list of 50 Things Every Woman Should Own.

Make Your Boxing Day Shopping Pay Off

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Pulling on a dollar billBoxing day deals can be incredible but you don't want to be caught up in the excitement of the day and end up spending your hard earned cash on a whole lot of stuff just because it is cheap.

There are amazing deals out there and you want to be savvy enough to know when to buy and when to walk on by.

It takes some organizing and clear thinking but if you do it right you could save yourself thousands that you would be spending the rest of the year.

Here is a plan of attack so your boxing day shopping is filled with treasures that help you get through the rest of the year. 

What To Do If You HATE Your Gift

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Blue giftsReceiving gifts is usually a joyous event but there are times the gift falls flat. 

No, lets be honest.  You absolutely hate it and you have no idea why the person would give you such a hideous, horrible, ugly thing.

What do you do?

There are a few factors that you have to consider when dealing with a gift that you just hate. You have to figure them out so you can deal with the situation.
television remote controlIt is hard to believe that the television is only about 60 years old. In the 1950's not every family had a television set and the ones that did often found that they would have unexpected guest dropping by in the evenings just to watch this brand new form of entertainment.

So many of us have grown up with TV, it was there to baby sit us as children, amuse us as teens and relax us as adults. A constant stream of information and entertainment that we take for granted that almost every household has access to.

Many people will be willing to give up almost everything else before they give up their televisions.

While it can be great for showing us what is going on in the world is television actually making us poor with unrealistic expectations on how we should be living? Read on for 8 questions you should be asking yourself.
1960's Liquor bottlesIf you are looking around your home and coming the realization that there are so many things that are still in great shape and are worth something but you no longer need them or want them then it might be time for you to start selling a few of those things off to make money for things that do want and need.

Selling with on line classifieds is a great way to reach a lot of people easily with the items that you have for sale.

But why are some people able to sell their things quickly while with other people the items stay there for ever?

Here are 10 great tips on how to sell you things quickly and easily with online sites like Craigs List and Kijiji.

The Best Time to Buy Anything (The Real List)

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Everyone has heard that supposedly at certain times of the year you can get better bargains on goods than at other times. 

When you read up on it on line and in magazines they give you convenient charts of when everything is going on sale but then when you go off to the stores when these list suggest you're not finding the deals that are suppose to be there.

So when are the sales on the the "good stuff"?  Is there a best time to buy anything? 

Well some of it is common sense, some of it is finding better places to shop and some of it really is trade secrets.
Marking Your Stuff
Even the most frugal of us has things, stuff. We spend a lot of time and sometimes a lot of money getting the stuff we need so to make sure that it doesn't disappear on us we really should mark it.

Most of the time we loose things because some one walks off with your hammer because it looks just like theirs or you ask one of the family members to pack up from the family reunion and they take your cousins beat up cooler instead of yours and you don't notice until it is too late.

Marking our things makes sure that when you lend out a book or a CD you have a greater chance of getting it back instead of it disappearing into someone else's house hold and then ending up in their garage sale next spring.
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There is this image that living the life of luxury means lounging around all day doing nothing as people do your bidding, but real luxury isn't about wasting your life, it's about enjoying all the small details of your life. 

You can own a luxury car but if it is coated with dirt and filled with used tissues and discarded coffee cups you won't feel very luxurious when you are in it. On the other hand you can own a modest car in a favorite color that you keep sparkling clean and in excellent condition that you feel great driving. Add some details like tossing on a pair of driving gloves, some stylish driving sunglasses and a fun location to drive to and you will get that luxury feeling.

You can live a life of luxury on a budget by getting rid of money sucking distractions, some careful spending and some organization.

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