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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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Why looking down can help lower your grocery bill

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Do you often suffer sticker-shock at the grocery store when you find out how much you owe?

Well, there isn’t much you can do about the amount of groceries you buy. After all, you and your family members have to eat.

But that being said, there are some things you can do to lower your grocery bill.

For example, you probably already know about buying off-brands for some items and buying in bulk when your favorite foods go on sale.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do you never write about politics on your blogs?

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Question from Rodney:  I’ve been reading your blogs for a long time now Rick, and I’ve noticed that you write about just about everything.

But one thing I’ve never seen you write about is politics. Why is that?

I love your perspective on so many topics and I’m sure you could make some great arguments about our country’s politicians.

I don’t know, maybe you’re just not a political kind of person. What’s the scoop?  [Read more…]

Video: Check out this fantastic $10K tiny house

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Regular readers of this blog know I’m fascinated by the many types and styles of tiny houses that dot the landscape nowadays.

There are countless factory-built ‘cookie cutter’ style tiny houses out there, but the ones I like best are the self-designed and self-built tiny homes that so many people are building these days.

The video I’m featuring today is a quick virtual tour of a tiny house in Australia that was built for about $10,000 AUD (which currently equates to less than $7,000 US).  [Read more…]