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- LUYỆN KỸ NĂNG VIẾT TIẾNG ANH 155 CHỦ ĐỀ VIẾT LUẬN TIẾNG ANH ( CÓ BÀI MẪU CHO MỖI CHỦ ĐỀ) TOPIC 31 It has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer. I oppose having a new high school built in my neighborhood. Although I know there's a real need for a new facility, I have to say that I don't want one built so close to me. I think it would cause a lot of problems. First of all, there are very few teenagers in this neighborhood, or in our suburban subdivision, for that matter. Most of the residents here are either retired or are just starting out with young children. This means that the kids coming to the new high school wouldn't be walking. They would come on buses or would be driving to the school. Either way, this would mean a lot more traffic on our streets. In addition to the traffic on school days, there also would be traffic whenever there was a sporting event, such as a basketball or football game,
- or activities at the school. Would there be enough parking in the school lot for everyone attending those events? Probably not. Consequently, those extra cars would end up our neighborhood. My neighbors and I would also be upset about the loss of the park, which is the site that's been selected for the high school. Mothers with young children gather there every morning for their kids to play together. People my age like to take a walk after dinner. On weekends, that park is a place for picnic and relaxation. We'd be sorry to lose our neighborhood park. I also have some concerns about all those young people being in our neighborhood. Would there be problems with drugs or fights? Could the school district guarantee us that security would be a priority? These are concerns that I don't think can be addressed sufficiently for me to support a new high school in my neighborhood.
- TOPIC 32 Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: saying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion. Even though I have lived in the same house, in the same neighborhood, in the same city my entire life. I know I would be happy living in a variety of place. Moving would expose me to new people, new weather, and new housing. Even if I were to move to another part of my city, I would encounter new people. Each neighborhood has a distinct personality. When I move to that neighborhood, I would meet the shopkeepers and residents that shape that personality. I may even adopt part of there manner as my own so I could be recognized as part of that community. If I want to encounter different weather patterns, I would have to move beyond my city. Where I live now, it is the same temperature all year, I would like to go to a place where there are four seasons so I can experience
- really cold temperatures. I would like to walk in the snow and perhaps go skiing. I could learn winter sports if I lived in the north. Now of course, I live with my parents in their home. It is a one story house built around a courtyard where our family spends a lot of time. If I were to move, I would like to live in an apartment on a very high floor so I could see all around me. I could also meet my neighbors in the elevator and we could get together for coffee in my apartment. The more I move the more I would experience change. I would meet new people in every place I lived; I could move to sample countries with four seasons or even a continent like Antarctica which only has two. Wherever I lived, I would experience living in housing particular to that area. I would then be a citizen of the world, wouldn't I? Could you call me a foreigner if I called everyplace my home?
- TOPIC 33 Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. "Save it for rainy day." That's my motto. When I have a choice between spending my money or putting it in my savings account at the bank, I always put it in the bank.I will have a lot of expenses in the future like my education, travel, and unforeseen emergencies. I need to have money set aside for these expenses. Education is expensive. I can't depend on my parents to pay all my bills. I have tuition, room and board, books, and incidental expenses to pay for. I'll try to get a scholarship to cover some of these costs, but I know I will be responsible for a lot of the expenses. If I spend my money now, I won't be able to pay for my education. I need to save money for my education. Travel is also very expensive. I don't mean vacation travel. I mean travel to get to and from school. Transpacific airfare costs a lot even special reduced fares. I first have to get to school and then, of course, I want to
- return to my family for important festivals and occasions. Going back and forth will be costly, but worth it. I need to save money for these trips. Emergencies could arrive at any moment. I might have an unexpected illness while I am at school. There might be costs that won't covered by the school insurance. One of my family members may need help, I will have to send them money. You can't predict emergencies like this, but you can be prepared. I need to save money for these emergencies. When you are not rich, you cannot spend your money carelessly. You must plan ahead. I know in my life, I will have expenses for my schooling and for travelling to and from my home. I know that I will also have unexpected expenses related to unforeseen emergencies. I must be prepared. I need to save money for these events.
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The Hangover Part 3 has released a new, longer trailer online, and this time, the story doesn't revolve around a wedding… it revolves around Leslie Chow!
The new film sees the Wolfpack back on the road together after Alan takes the death of his father particularly hard, taking the inadvisable move of coming off his meds.
However, things go sideways pretty swiftly when John Goodman's gangster turns up, demanding the boys track down Chow, who owes him a shedload of money.
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We're a mite concerned at whether promoting Chow's amusing sidekick routine into a key plot point is a smart move, but the knockabout shtick between the key players looks as chucklesome as ever, so we remain optimistic.
Directed by Todd Phillips and co-starring Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper, The Hangover Part 3 opens in the UK on 24 May 2013.
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Bathrooms at Hotel Missoni
True to Missoni style, Hotel Missoni interiors are saturated in vivid color and pattern (namely stripes). The hotel bathrooms are especially bold, with jewel-tone tiles and technicolor-painted walls.
We love how the rooms are furnished with Missoni-style bathrobes and towels (no "hotel white" here!). For a full look at Hotel Missoni, check out their website (turn your speakers down - the site has a pretty obnoxious musical accompaniment).
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Hallo, I can only see a kid's room here, not the photos of a fabulous hotel bathroom!?
Pictures are of a baby's room (?).
Ah, thank you for fixing it. :) Looks better now.
Now is ok.
Wow! SO beautiful...I dying over the colors!
I've come to the conclusion that the richer a person is (or in a hotel's case, the richer their clientèle) the more awkward their bathroom faucets are to operate.
I think that this invasion of fashion into interior design brings brilliant results!


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Super Hexagon now out on Steam
Game developer Terry Cavanagh's great Super Hexagon has been tearing it up on iOS -- and your eyes have probably been tearing up if you've played it for any length of time, because it's both crazy and crazy hard. But it's also very fun, and now the game has made its way over to Steam, available...
Daily iPhone App: Super Hexagon is a wild ride
Terry Cavanagh is one of my favorite game developers. He's probably best known for his retro, mind-bending platformer VVVVVV (yes, that's its name, six Vs in a row), but he's made a number of other great titles, including the somber Don't Look Back, and the wild cat-based MMO ChatChat. Now,...
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The entry of nonbanks into the Dutch retail payments system has enhanced competition and cost efficiency. Nicole Jonker and Philip Klopper, of De Nederlandsche Bank, explain the challenges for public authorities in regulating these new market players without removing the efficiencies that they bring to the retail payments sector.
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I first called them to fix a garage door. They showed up promptly. It was Sunday. The second time I used their service was to replace one door and one gate of my back yard. The gate was unusual, because it closed at a 90 degrees angle. They did them with exceptional craftsmanship.
Mr. issue unless he received confirmation from our Realtor that she would pay him more to complete the job. He left the evening and returned the next day. Upon return, he serviced the unit and admitted he forgot to turn a switch on. The AC system sounded normal again. We ran the unit for a few days then turned it off before we left for vacation. We were gone for 10 days. Upon return we noticed a leak through our Kitchen ceiling. The leak was coming from our AC
It has been months of dealing with our insurance company, looking for contractors to remedy our kitchen cabinets and ceiling. To this day, State Farm has not received any insurance information from Mr.
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It has been months of dealing with our insurance company, looking for contractors to remedy our kitchen cabinets and ceiling. To this day, State Farm has not received any insurance information from Mr.
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Terrible. I was replacing appliances in a rental unit and had a tenant with a move in date. The existing appliances were removed. I waited to meet the delivery truck from moving in that afternoon I had to scramble to find another vendor to provide the appliances that day and, since their installers were already fully booked that day, a company to install the replacement appliances. Called customer service. No apology or other of anything to make up for problem. Was told to call the manufacturer of the appliance since they are the ones that caused the delay. I feel that since all my contacts were with
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I will never use them again and I warn everyone to not use there instillation service. We had to go into the store 4 times to get the doors ordered. That should have been a warning to us. However, it seemed convenient to have them handle everything. Not the case they have been to my house 3 times now trying to get the doors correct so that they can pass inspection. The crew was never on time. We pointed out that the doors didn't close right. They told us they fixed it. It didn't pass inspection ( they never even looked at the plans). The person they sent out the 3rd time told me that the doors were installed wrong. He called his boss and when he came the next day to do it right the boss showed up the the guy who installed them wrong and he tried to convince the other employee how what he did was right. Then she tried to convince me it was ok.. her employee would not confirm this and I spent yet another day at home while they redid the doors. I have another inspection on friday. When I spoke to
I can't believe I'm the first person to review they are extremely nice, every one of them.
I had some small jobs related to a big remodel in my duplex. They figured out how to brace a dividing screen, sold me the correct size bolts, and walked me through how to get the job done. They sold me cabinet knobs and pointed me to the more reasonably priced ones, which were really just as high quality as the spendier ones. They found me an unusual size curved curtain rod for a new shower stall, one I couldn't even find on the Internet. I'll never go anywhere else for my hardware needs.
I had some small jobs related to a big remodel in my duplex. They figured out how to brace a dividing screen, sold me the correct size bolts, and walked me through how to get the job done. They sold me cabinet knobs and pointed me to the more reasonably priced ones, which were really just as high quality as the spendier ones. They found me an unusual size curved curtain rod for a new shower stall, one I couldn't even find on the Internet. I'll never go anywhere else for my hardware needs.
We purchased our home 6 months prior and the windows were literally falling apart. Talked with walked us thru the entire process once the windows and door were in... the installation dept called and set up appointments they were very professional and cleaned up after themselves. We have since made
install the windows, they rechecked all measurements of the new and old windows to make certain everything would fit. Everything went well, every window went in smoothly and I've not seen a team of two work as efficiently as these two guys. Just great.
Got the gift card but it took awhile. Angie's list has been bugging me incessantly to write a review, and I simply couldn't take the reminders anymore. This was just a giftcard deal, that's all, nothing special.
I highly recommend this company. Very professional...everything was as promised, from the time of the initial contact to the actual repair. Price quoted was right on and the repairman was courteous and professional. I could not have asked for a better experience.
They had a little trouble remembering to remove the screens but once I asked them they came back and removed them right away for a small fee. They hauled away all of the plant material and screens included in the fee.
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Queen's Ferry Press
8622 Naomi St
Plano, TX 75024
by Bayard Godsave
Like "snow in the tropics," this collection is a revelation. Clustered as shell-shocked survivors, Bayard Godsave's Lesser Apocalypses occupy the edge of ruin. Though bleak, the stories contained here are enlivened, emboldened, by disaster. A man emotionally undone by his time inside a missile silo, by the turn of his key; a gas mask that reflects a marriage's murkiness; a domestic bomber whose conscience ignites every fuse; a post-nuclear war refugee facing concurrent adolescence, motherhood, and middle age; and two former cosmonauts disengaged from everything but each other are all vivid against a tenebrous backdrop. Underpinned by a series of prophetic vignettes, the book's blast zones are aglow—illuminating, through stark humanity, the blazing end of devastation.
"This collection of five stories—and a prophetic sixth narrative woven between them—avoids all the clichés of apocalyptic storytelling. . . . These apocalypses are only 'lesser' in the sense that Godsave is interested in how people incorporate their understanding of the end into their daily lives."
—Brian Gebhart for The Fiddleback
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"Defined by both quality and multiplicity, Godsave's Lesser Apocalypses are endings whose afterglow quietly haunts the rest of the world that continues."
—Wendy Lotterman for Necessary Fiction
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"Lesser Apocalypses impacts and haunts the reader with a presence inherent not only in dystopian fiction, but common in great works of literature as well."
—Sarah Brewer for OKIE Magazine
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"Lesser Apocalypses, Bayard Godsave's trenchant collection of stories, does what the best fiction always does. Like Jesus' Son or The Road, it gets inside our heads and won't leave us alone. You'll visit Paris after a neutron bomb depopulates it without destroying it, meet a kid who wants a gas mask and survival gear for his birthday, cosmonauts suffering from space dementia, and characters disposed to violence who would feel at home in any noir novel. These stories, with their 'hushed voices of ghosts and monsters,' will disturb your sleep with their disquieting visions and you'll find yourself hoping that such insomnia is a regular occurrence."
—ALAN DAVIS, author of So Bravely Vegetative
"Early on in this absorbing collection, Godsave writes that in 'the morning the sun rose like a shock'—but so too does the author, and his book is the bigger jolt: inventive, absorbing, and altogether spellbinding, Lesser Apocalypses is definitely one of the year's greater debuts."
—LIAM CALLANAN, author of The Cloud Atlas and All Saints
"Like the Cold War strategy of deterrence that pervades the stories in Lesser Apocalypses, the strength in Bayard Godsave's tense, sinewy prose lies in what he chooses to conceal—the terror is out there, indescribable, hovering at the periphery of his characters' lives, a specter that haunts them from an impossible distance."
—MATTHEW DERBY, author of Super Flat Times
"Lesser Apocalypses is an ambitious and assured debut story collection by Bayard Godsave. Told from a variety of perspectives, both male and female, first and third person, Godsave's characters confront their own mortality in the face of a looming, often amorphous, threat. Danger—both real and imagined—permeates each of these ominous stories and sets the reader on edge. There's a unity in these pieces that is further strengthened by a fractionalized narrative that runs through the collection, challenging the reader to fill in the gaps. In a post-Cold War world, Godsave's protagonists are left to come to terms with their own immediate, personal apocalypses. Relentless, engrossing storytelling."
—GEORGE MAKANA CLARK, author of The Raw Man
"Haunted by apocalypse, damaged by fear, Bayard Godsave's bright, driven characters struggle to utter their painful secrets, all constructing and living by private codes, all engaged in the art of consolation in a fallen world. The insides of these stories feel old and new at once, sepia-toned and dystopic, recalling Jim Thompson and Aleksandar Hemon. There's world making going on in these gritty, provocative stories, and turns of phrase so gorgeous you want to hold them up and look at them under the light for awhile."
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"Bayard Godsave writes like a man who's staring down the future we hope never comes. The problem is, his characters are far too real to ignore and his language seems to arrive out of the very air we breathe. These stories of Godsave's, I have to say, are going to haunt your dreams."
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This is JVC's UX-VJ5 speaker dock. As you can see it has two docks: one for the iPhone and one for the iPad. What you can't see is a CD player hidden behind the iPad that can RIP cds to an attached external hard drive. Unfortunately, you'll still need a computer to add your music to your favorite iOS device, that is until Apple updates their line of wireless hard drives to some how work with their soon to be released "iTunes match" service.
The JVC UX-VJ5 speaker dock will cost $370 when it releases some mid-July in Japan.


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Book your room at Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall
StudioMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 infants)
Suite, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Suite, 1 BedroomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 infants)
Suite, 2 BedroomsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 infants)
Wilmington hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool
Situated near the airport, in Wilmington, this hotel is close to Mayfaire Town Center, Airlie Gardens, and Wrightsville Beach. Local attractions also include Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park and University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Hotel Features
Recreational amenities at Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature kitchens, complimentary wireless Internet access, and complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
At your hotel
Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall features a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This business-friendly hotel also offers barbecue grills, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall has designated areas for smoking.
- Bar/lounge
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free breakfast
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Computer station
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 3
- Total number of rooms - 90
- Picnic area
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Complimentary grocery shopping service
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Television in lobby
- Free Wi-Fi
- Designated smoking areas
- Complimentary reception
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
In your room
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary newspaper
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dishwasher
- Stovetop
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
The fine print for Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington Landfall
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
Your pets
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee: USD 100 per room, per stay (maximum USD 100 per stay)
- Deposit: USD 150 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night


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Have a hankering for Indian food? The folks at Ekta Indian Cuisine show us how to make a vegetarian treat, saag paneer.
20th annual Phashion Phest
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All babies count campaign
The NSPCC has launched its 'All babies count' campaign to highlight the vulnerability of babies and to call for better and earlier support for new parents.
Babies are eight times more likely to be killed than any other age group in childhood. And factors such as domestic violence, mental health problems, and drink and drug dependency among parents are known to be important risk factors in cases of abuse and neglect. The NSPCC has published new research that shows that nearly 200,000 babies across the UK are in families affected by these problems.
We're asking everyone to help prevent abuse and neglect of babies by pledging their support for the campaign on the All babies count website . The site is aimed at NSPCC supporters, parents, professionals working with children, and anyone else who is passionate about the welfare of children.
You'll find information around the issues facing babies in the UK, research that shows why early intervention is so important and news on how the campaign is developing. You can also support campaign by sharing through Twitter and Facebook. Sudocrem, the nation's favourite nappy rash cream, have agreed to donate 25p for every tweet and 50p for every 'like'on Facebook.*
Reducing the neglect and abuse of children under one is one of the NSPCC's seven priority themes; helping to ensure that the most vulnerable children in society are given the chance to live happy and fulfilling childhoods free from the threat of abuse and neglect.
Download and view the All babies count infographic
Further info
All babies count website
Read full press release
All babies count: prevention and protection for vulnerable babies: a review of the evidence (PDF, 793KB)
All babies count: a summary of information for professionals (PDF, 720KB)
Professional resources: Children under one
Are you worried about a child?
Types of child abuse
*Sudocrem have made a kind donation of £25,000 as part of their involvement with the campaign.
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IonBench MS Mass Spec Bench Features & Benefits
We eliminate "Mass Spec Creep", which we define as that gradual evolutionary
spread of rough pumps, cables, hoses, cords, computers, peripherals, tanks, tools
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We believe you will see an overall 30% reduction in occupied space.
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We guarantee a 15 dbA reduction in noise, better than 75%, the best guarantee in the industry.
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With more and more microcomputer-based systems entering the marketplace, there is a need for people who can link their computer hardware expertise to the general needs of business. This concise program prepares you to step into that role by combining a broad range of computer-related courses with strong interpersonal skills training.
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Every Penny Counts: Saving for Big Goals
Published on - August 6th, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
Get Rich Slowly readers submitted a couple dozen articles while I was on vacation, but one story was mentioned more than any other. Several people sent me a New York Times piece by Christine Haughney called "Every Penny Counts". Haughney writes about six New Yorkers who scaled back their lifestyles to save for a larger goal: homeownership.
Here's how one couple did it:
In a city synonymous with luxury and spending, Ms. Lee, 30, and Mr. Agüero, 35, decided to do without. They gave up smoking to cut costs, they stopped meeting friends after work for beers, they didn't buy new clothes, and they stashed away tax refunds and as much of their earnings as possible. Whenever they wanted to buy drinks, gadgets or cookware, they asked each other: "Do I want an iPod or a house? Do I want a latte or a house?"
This last method is a great tool to use whenever you're pursuing any large goal, financial or otherwise. If you're trying to lose weight, ask yourself, "Do I want a piece of cake, or to be able to wear my old clothes?" If you're working to pay off debt, ask yourself, "Do I want a Wii, or do I want to be debt-free?" If you can learn to couch your decisions in these terms, you can often arrest bad habits before they get out of control.
One of the New Yorkers says, "It was hardest not to spend in the beginning." This is a fundamental truth of frugality (or any other form of self-sacrifice.) When you're used to indulging yourself, making the switch to austerity can be a challenge. You may feel like doing without just isn't worth it. Eventually, though, you'll begin to find joy in things that cost little or nothing. You'll learn to make do without. It's not about masochism, but about changing your point of view.
The article profiles another man who had trouble saving until he found motivation by associating with like-minded people. "A lot of pressure to spend and splurge wasn't around because everybody was saving to buy real estate," he says. By hanging out with people who have goals similar to yours, you can share ideas, and obtain support. (Just as a recovering alcoholic shouldn't spend time with friends who drink, it's probably best not to "go shopping" with friends when you're trying to get out of debt.)
Haughney's article describes the mindset that Dave Ramsey calls "gazelle-like intensity". It's a single-minded focus on pursuing a financial goal. The goal for the people in the article is saving for an apartment. Dave Ramsey's audience is generally saving to pay off debt.
This article is good, but I'm curious about other techniques people use when working toward large financial goals. I'm a huge proponent of the debt snowball, for example, because I've seen its power in my own life, and heard how successful others have been in using it. Other techniques that I've used in my own quest for debt elimination include:
- Keep your goal in mind. My goal is to be debt-free by the time I turn 39 next spring. This is the most important thing in my life right now, and it influences everything I do. Sure I make mistakes along the way, but I don't let them get me down. I remain fixated on my goal.
- Boost your income. This is the most-neglected technique for achieving big financial goals. If you want to save a large sum of cash quickly, you must make sacrifices. You're going to have to find a second job, or work longer hours at your current job. You may have to sell some of your stuff, or learn to make money from your hobbies.
- Be patient. Persevere. Progress can seem slow at first, but will accelerate with time. Things will get easier. You'll learn new techniques. You may receive support from unexpected sources. Together, these things will help to accelerate your success.
How well do these methods work? In just over three years, I will have paid off $30,000 in debt and begun to fund my Roth IRA. Yes, I've made sacrifices — especially my free time — but you know what? I don't care. It feels great to finally be licking my debt, to have taken control of my financial life.
I used to be skeptical that this sort of thing was possible. It seemed to me that success stories like these applied to other people, but not to me. Now that I'm approaching the end of my own personal finance success story, I've changed my mind. I believe that anyone can save for big goals if they're focused enough, if they understand that every penny counts.
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I find that the "every penny counts" mind-set works best when I apply it to more than just budgeting, and build in rewards along the way. I'm working on a dissertation, so I discipline myself to write at least x number of paragraphs a day, and let myself do something else (usually related, but not always) when that goal is met; when I clean up the house, I do it in discrete tasks that I mark off a list, all day long rather than exhausting myself with it all at once, and read or generally goof off in between. There are some days that I dedicate purely to goofing off, but for the regular 6-day workweek, this is how i get through every day without feeling like I'm beaten down by my work.
"Gazelle intensity" is all well and good, but snowballing debts? Ramsey himself knows that the snowball method doesn't make mathematical sense and the only reason he recommends it is because getting out of debt is 20% math and 80% behavior…
… but if you are gazelle-intense, you already have the 80% behavior part! Why can't you pay off the debts in the most mathematically efficient manner? Ramsey uses the snowball method so you get mini feelings of satisfaction as you pay off your smallest debts leading up to the big ones. If you truly are gazelle-intense… why bother? You have the willpower to destroy the debt that is hurting you most. The small victories come when the amount of new interest you owe becomes less and less, that's all you need if you are truly "gazelle-intense".
You guys are reading a personal finance blog, do you really need those small victories in the beginning to understand that "yes, I want to be debt free," and "yes, it is in fact possible"? If I ever got into debt, knowing what I know now, I would not do the snowball. If I ever got to the point where I said, "ENOUGH, I want to be debt free." Then I would GET debt free… the fastest way possible (hint: not the snowball way).
And do you need to scale back your lifestyle so much that you forgo $100, $200, or even $500 per YEAR small luxuries that make life a little bit nicer as you save for those big purchases? Scale back, yes… eliminate? Not worth it. Buy used, make your own (much better) coffee, get a DS instead of a Wii (great resale value as well). This is assuming that these things will bring a small amount of joy to your life.
This is not to pooh-pooh this post, everybody's different so different strokes, etc. Just adding a viewpoint that I'm sure others are itching to share.
(Disclaimer: I listen to Dave Ramsey every day just to listen to the success stories and horror stories.)
I agree with the importance of perserverance and goals. Now that I've paid off my debt it feels great to be reaping the rewards after all the little sacrifices. I'm excited to focus on the next big goal, which is saving for a house. What worked for me was keeping track of every penny I spent for a few months (no budgeting), then creating a realistic budget based on that, and then sticking to it for several years, adjusting as necessary. If I made a mistake and overspent, I didn't beat myself up, I just got back on track as soon as possible. Also, paying myself first and saving for known expenses helped — like creating a Santa Saver fund for Christmas presents, since it was important to me to be generous with my friends and family, without needing to charge anything. Thanks for the great article.
totally agree here; right now we are saving to buy a new car (don't want to take a loan for it), and so are applying this to many things we do/buy.
When you say debt-free, does this include your house?
The "every penny" approach works well, I think, because you can congratulate yourself on every little positive action along the way. Even if the ultimate goal is far away, you can feel good about the little steps, and that is reinforcement to make more of them.
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Goals and perseverance are great. But there was a certain attitude in this piece along the lines of, "To pay off your debt, you have to give up having a life." I think the key is living well without spending a lot of money doing it, not retreating to your house every day to avoid spending money.
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What you may not realize is that, while we are here reading a personal finance blog, and we are motivated to get out of debt, some of us (me) don't like actually doing personal finance.
So yes, for people like me the little victories gained along the way are very helpful in keeping us focused and moving forward. Especially if we've fallen off the responsibility wagon a few times and need to keep climbing back up.
The few seconds spent second-guessing an impulse buy can make all the difference. Great method for avoiding frivolous purchases =)
I wanted to figure out exactly how much of a difference it actually makes when you say "Do I want a latte or a house?"
I'm using my own numbers here, your numbers vary based on salary, housing cost, etc.
I go to work 3 days per week (I work two days per week at home). Every morning when I get to work I buy coffee and a pastry for breakfast from Starbucks. The average cost for this is $3.60. Let's say I do this 49 weeks/year (I get three weeks of paid vacation).
That comes out to $529.20/year ($44.10/month). That's not an insignificant amount to spend on coffee, but how much faster does it help me buy a home?
Let's say I am currently able to put away $1000/month (because that's roughly accurate for me, personally.)
Let's also say that I can buy a single family home for $650,000 (because I live in the San Francisco bay area, and that's how much homes here cost.)
Let's say that inflation doesn't exist, because it makes my calculations easier. For the purposes of this exercise. the cost of my home and my coffee, as well as my salary and the amount I'm saving every month, all follow inflation (I think this works out fine in the math, let me know if I'm wrong).
Let's assume I can make 7% on my investments (remember, everything's being calculated with inflation already factored in, so this is more like 8-9% in the real world).
So, if I want to purchase my home outright, I have to save $650,000. If I want to put down a 20% down payment, I need to save $130,000.
Here's some math (this is probably nowhere close to the standard accounting way of doing this, I'm not an accountant, I'm a computer programmer. The values should still be correct. Let me know if they're not.)
annual interest rate = i (7%, or 0.07)
number of months = n
savings after n months = s(n)
monthly amount saved = x ($1000.00 if I'm buying coffee, $1044.10 if I'm not)
s(1) = x
s(n) = s(n-1) * (1 + i/12) + x, for n > 1.
So, using $1000/month of savings, I've saved $130,000 after 98 months (oh god, over 8 years to save the down payment?).
If I give up my coffee, I've saved $130,000 after 94 months.
So, when saving for a down payment, I either give up 7 years and 9 months of breakfast at starbucks (note that this actually means I just don't eat breakfast at all – I didn't account for buying other, cheaper food in the morning instead), or I give up 4 months of home ownership.
What if I want to pay for the home outright?
270 months (22.5 years) with coffee, or 264 months (22 years exactly) without.
Coffee doesn't really seem to make that big of a difference. If I can find 3 or 4 or 5 coffee priced things to eliminate, then it starts to be appreciable, which I guess is where "every penny counts" comes from, but there are only so many coffee-priced indulgences in any one person's life, and if you enjoy coffee, then going without for almost 8 years might be a more significant loss to you than a couple months of home ownership.
J.D. or others, what do you think? Thanks for reading my thoughts.
@Tyler Karaszewski: Nice point. Your calculations are fine but you did them "the hard way" you can use excel (or any financial calculator) do the math for you (name of the funcion is NPER (in 2007 version).
J.D and Tyler: I wrote an article with my own opinion about every penny saving. It oposes to Tyler's point. In a nutshell I present a "multiplier" tool which will help you justify saving on your daily coffee. Please let me know if you want the link. (I can send it privately to avoid a spam-like comment)
In my experience, it was never just a latte vs. coffee at home. The latte represented a lot of little items I was spending money on without realizing it.
Once I started tracking what I actually spent money on, I could put it all in perspective and set reasonable and attainable goals that fit my lifestyle. My budget always includes miscellaneous and dining out money, but these are choices I've made, not purchases that sneak up on me.
My quality of life has not suffered because, having set financial goals, I always know what I'm working towards. I *decide* if I want to go out to dinner or put extra money in an index fund — but the key is that I'm aware of the consequences. Sure, at first it was hard to cut back cable, but when I realized I was only watching 4 channels it made sense. Also, used books are just as fine as new books – and then there's always the library. Little choices add up.
I appreciate the perspective in this article because it's about people making choices and working towards their goal, however they think is best.
I think the $44 a month is a much bigger factor for those who are trying to pay off credit card debt, and not in a position to be saving ANY money each month, let alone $1000 per month.
Using this Calculator:
Let's say you have $2000 in credit card debt (@16% interest). At the end of the month, you have $50 left to pay off this card. At that rate, it will take you 57 months to pay the card off.
Now take the same card and balance, but cut out the lattes. At $94 / month, you will now pay the card off in 26 months.
If you can find another minor expense to cut out, and gain another $44 a month, then you will cut your payback time down to 17 months.
For those with zero credit card debt and $1000 a month to put towards a savings account, $44 a month isn't going to be a big deal. But I would argue that for most people caught in the credit card debt trap, it can be huge.
@Tyler: Not having enough money for a down payment from lack of savings and lack of discipline means finding another method of personal finance that works. One of those methods is to cut back drastically on all spending. The latte' is an example, not a means. Add to your spreadsheet the cost of dining out, entertainment and other miscellaneous items that can be eliminated or substituted with a less expensive alternative and you'll see a bigger impact.
I think the other half to
"Make every penny count"
"Make it Automatic"
You can start stock piling your spare change, but my husband and I really see dividends when we make automatic repayments into an online (hard to access) savings account.
For instance, you might have a scheduled transfer that already puts $100 each pay into your savings account. If you spend a month kicking the latte habit, you should have an extra $30 a week. So add an extra $30 to that automatic transfer.
By doing this, we're now saving a bit more than half our combined income – and we've saved a 20%house deposit in just under a year.
Tyler, your point about the worthiness of the latte factor is pretty much accurate for those of us trying to create money rather than destroy debt.
However, the basic point still stands: do your best to eliminate costs, or at least justify their needs: No, not lattes.
Storage rooms at $80 a month.
The $50 gym membership you never use.
The landline @ $60.
Scale back Netflix to $15.
And etc…
That's $200 a month. Now you are down to just 85 months.
BTW: everybody factors inflation out of the 10% average, but it's already been factored out. It's 10% post-inflation.
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My wife and I are starting to understand this concept alot lately. I quit my job to finish school in May so we are living solely on her income right now. I have been looking for work, but no leads have came through. Our boys birthdays are in August and we don't want to skimp on them so we have had to scale back our own personal spending quite a bit.
The latte factor has been huge for us in beginning to manage our finances in just getting us to live within our means. My husband and I both worked in retail where lunch break ussually meant going to the food court. By bringing our lunches we started saving a lot of money each month. ($5 per day per person x 24 = $240) We had never spent much at the coffee shops because we are very picky about coffee (my first job was at a coffee shop 15 years ago and it still iritates me to spend $3.50 on a drink that does not meet my critera) so we brew or make our own. It seems hard at first,but we also made other adjustments such as going for walks or bike rides instead of shopping. We would feel better later and so would our bank account. It's not just the coffee that makes the difference, that is just one item that a lot of people spend money on which makes it an easy target when talking about one way to save money. The mindset of change is where the difference happens.
Agree wholeheartedly Kaz – automating the process works beautifully. We 'drip' $10.00 per day from our bank account onto our mortgage, on top of the default fortnightly repayment (together with any extra residue left at the end of a pay cycle, surprise lump sums, tax refunds etc). Like water on stone, the debt is steadily eroding. All up we are on track to be mortgage free by the time our little 9 month old girl starts primary school.
I'd add to that the bog standard concept of actually setting a definite goal – i.e. to save $X by X date, clear a mortgage in five years etc. I used to think this was rot, but have found it works treat, keeps your focus sharp, and more often than not you kick the goal earlier than the target.
Once you are out of high interest debt, I think the latte thing is just a mindset. There are lots of areas where you can spend without it adding a lot of value to your life.
I spend about £9-£12 a month (approx $18-$24) on magazines. Really I should stop doing so, because they don't add that much value to my life. I also buy my lunch every day – I could spend less than half the amount if I made it at home instead.
If you are already saving a lot of money, each one thing doesn't make that much difference. On the other hand, if you do it with everything – including the big things as well as the little things – then it can mount up into a big difference. I could probably save an extra 40% a month if I tried hard.
I dont think the latte idea is not entirely about being frugal. It is about being thoughtful about how you spend your money. If you really enjoy a cup of joe every morning from your local shop then that is fine. It is just that there are so many tiny things that we become oblivious to spending that slowly add up. I personally believe in living simple. Don't become to frugal where you don't enjoy life, but also remain perceptive about what exactly you need to enjoy it.
I agree. Both my husband and I have a 'sanity allowance' (read more from Anita Bell if you're interested). Mine gets spent on the occasional work lunch, or a foodie magazine.
My husband uses his for his morning coffee break at work – and that's worth it for him.
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I'm not saving up for a "big" thing in some ways. However, I had some personal goals. I wanted to have at least 3 months worth of living expenses in a savings account & to open an IRA. I also wanted a $600 item.
My deal with myself was that, once I hit the other two goals AND saved the money for the item on top of that, I could get it for myself.
Which book on behavioral finance were you referring to in this comment?


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HUA HIN, Thailand – Europe's playing captain Colin Montgomerie teamed with Rhys Davies of Wales to win their foursomes match in the Royal Trophy on Friday, leaving Europe and Asia tied 2-2 after the opening day.
Sweden's Peter Hanson and Frederik Andersson Hed got the Europeans off to a good start at the Black Mountain Golf Club in the Thai seaside resort town of Hua Hin, convincingly beating local favorite Thongchai Jaidee and Jeev Milkha Singh of India 7 and 5.
"It was great to win the first point. We started with a bogey but we got five birdies and played solid after that and had a particularly good run around the turn," Hanson said.
"It felt a bit like playing at home. There is a big Swedish community here and the support was great."
China's Liang Wenchong and Asian Tour Order of Merit winner Noh Seung-yul of South Korea evened the scores when they beat Swedish pair Henrik Stenson and Johan Edfors 3 and 2.
Japan's Ryo Ishikawa got the better of the much anticipated clash of teenage stars as he and compatriot Shunsuke Sonoda won 3 and 2 against rising Italian Matteo Manassero and Spain's Pablo Martin, putting Asia up 2-1.
However, Montgomerie – seeking to add another continental match play series after leading Europe to the Ryder Cup in 2010 – and Davies squared the day when they defeated South Korea's Kim Kyung-tae and Japan's Yuta Ikeda 2 and 1.
Europe's partnerships for Saturday's fourball were announced as unchanged, while Asia captain Joe Ozaki had announced two switches: Singh will partner Kim against Edfors and Stenson, while Ikeda will pair with Thongchai against Hanson and Andersson Hed.
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Yes, they could have been more original, if we didn't get running wild.
That was the trade-off; worgen didn't get mounts, but they did get the ability to run like a wolf (something that pretty much came out of alpha and beta testers suggesting it; in other words, directly at the behest of players...)
So, these are plain, just to keep numbers the same. Goblins don't get trikes AND some other cool mount-type thing, they just get the trikes. (In fact, Goblins are at even more of a disadvantage, as most races have 6 mounts, while they only have 2.)
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Good work as always and merry Christmas from Australia :)
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Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy have an elevated risk for thrombosis. Although thrombosis is a common complication in cancer patients, the mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced thrombosis remain unclear. We investigated the procoagulant effects of lung cancer chemotherapy agents (carboplatin, paclitaxel, cisplatin, and gemcitabine) on endothelial cells, A549 cells, and monocytes. We also investigated the in vivo procoagulant effects of the aforementioned chemotherapeutic agents as well as the anti-angiogenic agent bevacizumab. Tissue factor (TF) activity, TF antigen and phosphatidylserine (PS) levels were measured on chemotherapy-treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), A549 cells, and monocytes. Treatment of HUVECs, A549 cells, and monocytes with lung cancer single agent and combination chemotherapy resulted in significant increases in TF activity. However, only cisplatin- and gemcitabine- treated monocytes were found to have increased TF antigen levels. PS exposure was increased only on HUVEC and monocytes treated with cisplatin/gemcitabine combination therapy. Interestingly, addition of paclitaxel to carboplatin resulted in reduced levels of PS exposure on monocytes. This study is the first to explore the procoagulant effects of lung cancer chemotherapy agents on monocyte and A549 cell TF activity levels, as well as to investigate the mechanisms by which lung cancer agents may promote TF decryption on these cell lines. Our in vivo results demonstrated that treatment of healthy mice with bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin moderately increased plasma TAT levels in healthy mice. These studies reveal potential mechanisms by which lung cancer chemotherapy may increase the risk of thrombosis. These studies reveal potential mechanisms by which lung cancer chemotherapy agents induce a hypercoagulable state.
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Smart car-sharing spreads to Seattle
Daimler's car2go service brings a fleet of smart fortwo vehicles to Seattle, expanding its reach to 8 North American cities.
Car-sharing isn't a new concept in Seattle. Car2go joins Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing company, which came to Seattle when it merged with local upstart Flexcar in 2007. Flexcar was founded in 2000.
Car2go's distinction is that it offers more flexibility. Drivers can swipe their membership cards on any available car without first making a reservation, and they can stay behind the wheel for any amount of time.
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Since launching in Germany three years ago, car2go has accrued thousands of customers, including more than 6,000 in San Diego alone. Given that car-sharing is seen as an environmentally friendly answer to car ownership, the company's reliance on the eco-friendly smart fortwo, which averages 34 mpg city, is, well, smart.
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