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Ever wonder why some people end up being miserable after they retire?

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Living (and loving) Life

If you’re still working you’re probably looking forward to the day when you can retire to a well-earned life of leisure.

And if so, you’re certainly not alone.

After all, it’s human nature to want to be able to live life completely on our own terms after decades spent helping someone else get rich.

But unfortunately, there’s a cold, hard truth about retirement: It makes a lot of people miserable.

There are several reasons why:   [Read more…]

Why you should memorize the phone numbers of your emergency contacts

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If you’re like me you probably know few, if any of the actual phone numbers of the people on your phone’s Contacts List.

When all you have to do is tap on someone’s name to place a call it’s very easy to forget their actual phone number over time.

Unfortunately, this could cause major problems at some point in the future.

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Do this when you get a customer service rep you can’t understand

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Living (and loving) Life

Have you ever called a customer service or tech support line and ended up having to talk to a rep you couldn’t understand?

Well, me too, and to say it’s a very frustrating experience would be the understatement of the year.

Many large companies now outsource their call center operations to third-party companies located in foreign countries.

And as you well know, that can create quite a language barrier if you happen to get a rep who doesn’t speak English all that well.

But as luck would have it, there’s often a very simple solution to this problem… [Read more…]