Author Archives: Patrick Rhone

Here is a fantastic post over on Folded Space about getting rich slowly. Actually, it is not about getting rich as much as becoming financially comfortable. To have enough and then some. J.D. read through a whole bunch of financial advice books and took the time to break down the common themes and general practices into a single cohesive plan. If you want to get even a little more on top of your finances than this is a great place to start.

I think I have found a new favorite blog. It is called Deeper Motive and it is full of suggestions on saving money, fighting waste and clutter and living simply. As someone who strongly believes in these ideals I have made this an everyday read. And what a read it is! Today’s post urging the use of the library as opposed to the bookstore makes me want to drop everything and run out to the nearest one (which just happens right now to be right next door as I am on a college campus).

After some culling of my del.icio.us bookmarks, here are some items of interest that I thought would be good to post up here. Enjoy…

The Noguchi Filing System – A very interesting filing system that uses large envelopes instead of folders. Also, it is sorted based upon frequency and time of use rather than alphabetically.

Textpander – Allows you to create short abbreviations that expand into text snippets when you type them. For instance, type “ily” and get “I love you”. Formated, unformatted, images too. If you type certain things over and over it is a godsend.

Lifehacker: Professional E-mail Tips – Great e-mail tips that should be followed by all. Good companion piece to Merlin Mann’s Sensible E-mail post.

Hello Dollar – A really good blog about saving, investing, eliminating debt and all of those other things we should all be doing more of.

The “Not Insane” To-Do List – Have to much to do? Having a hard time getting it all done? How about just getting just three things done and letting the rest wait.

GMail Tips – If you use Google’s GMail, here is the largest collection of tips and tricks I have seen to date.