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Life tip: Always call your mom on your birthday

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If you’re like most people you love getting phone calls from your special friends and family members on your birthday.

After all, it’s a very special day that only comes around once a year.

But guess what? You shouldn’t wait for your mom to call you on your birthday. If you’re lucky enough to still have her around you should call her instead.

Why? Because your birthday is just as special and important to your mom as it is to you.

Think about it for a moment…

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Video: Travis Tritt performs a fantastic acoustic rendition of “Where Corn Don’t Grow”

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Image credit: TravisTritt.com

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If you enjoy listening to music, you probably like a variety of different songs, for a variety of reasons.

Some songs are inspirational and uplifting.

Others tell a story that reaches through the speakers and touches you in some way.

And of course, some are just plain fun to listen to.

The Travis Tritt hit “Where Corn Don’t Grow” is one of those rare songs that connects on all three of those levels.  [Read more…]

How to prevent your car’s headlights from clouding up and turning yellow

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Have you ever seen a car with headlights that were so cloudy and yellow that you literally couldn’t see the bulbs through the plastic?

Well, that’s something that happens to all plastic headlight assemblies over time, and that cloudiness makes driving the vehicle a lot more dangerous at night.

It’s so dangerous in fact that most states won’t allow your car to pass their annual safety inspection if the headlights are clouded over.  [Read more…]

Doing this now can help ensure a more comfortable retirement

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“There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.”
     –Robert Half

Are you familiar with the term passive income?

If not, you really should be.

In a nutshell, passive income is money that you earn even when you aren’t actively “working” to earn it.

While it’s rarely like the old saying “Making money while you sleep“, it can be pretty close to that with the right plan and a willingness to prepare.

Simply put, passive income can literally change your life.

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