Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Save water. Now.

How far will you to help the environment? Would you actually recycle water that you used for say, rinsing the laundry to flush your American Standard toilets at home? This is too much work, you'd say. But if there are things that we can do. Let us get down to doing it.

Manila is currently experiencing the El Nino phenomenon for the nth time and it is not surprising anymore if the time would come that water will be needed to be rationed from house to house. Let's do our share. If we can't get ourselves to do radical things, then let's start with the trivial ones. A little goes a long way.

Kitchen Tip: Water to Thaw Meat

Thawing meat with the use of water is a very common practice. It is almost always the default. But the thing about thawing meat with water is that it lessens the meat's flavor. If you should at all thaw meat, do it via the microwave. Better yet, if you are using the meat for lunch, get it off the freezer and have it sit on the common fridge to thaw overnight.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Free Stream Tip: Where to watch UFC 111 live stream free

In a few hours that much awaited fight of St-Pierre vs Hardy will be witnessed via UFC 111 live streaming in several sites across the internet. For those who were not able to buy tickets because it is now sold out and for those who failed to subscribe via PPV, the challenge is to find the right sopcast channel to be able to watch UFC 111 live stream free.

To be able to watch UFC 111 live streaming, you will have to search for a particular keyword and land on a site with a legitimate working link. It might take a while but when you do find out, it is going to be worth it.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Finance Tip: Benefits of Making a Checklist

Making a checklist is important for a household. It keeps everything in order and organized. Why does organization be such big a deal? It teaches not just the head of the family to keep track of things. But also for the kids to be able to pick up valuable characteristics that the parents may or may not be consciously passing along, which will benefit them in the long run. This can then be considered as life skills.

From keeping track of the bills to be paid on a monthly basis to the annual fees and premiums of different obligations, even filing of insurance quotes that can be considered for the following year. All these if given their proper places, neatly filed, will prove to be a beneficial habit that will keep things in order.

Road Tip: Roadside Assistance

Women drivers are not always the most ready in the event that their tires went flat. This is actually one of the things that I dread to experience but might have to figure out what to do someday. Although you can actually learn how to change tires, what’s easier is to sign up for membership for road assistance, like good sam towing for instance. Companies like this are very handy, when you get in trouble on the road. It is wisest to sign up with a company that is personally recommended by people you know.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Travel Tip: Traveling with Kids

It is vacation mode again, at least in this part of the world. Whether you are planning for a local trip for your family or maybe a swing around in another country, staying in one of those rentals, there are a few things you should take note of, especially if you are traveling with your family.

Having children during the travel can add to the dynamics and you should take care to know what they will need and to still pack light. A bag for random things that children need like small toys and books. Throw in some backs of healthful chips too for extra long road trips are just two of the pointers.

Skin Care Tip: ID your skin before buying products

There are different types of skin. Even combination skin can actually have sub types. It is always best to know what the type of your skin is before buying skin products.

For instance, you have an oily type of skin, ideally you should not use foundations that are oil based, et. al. Learning through skin id reviews will allow for you to choose the products that are best suited to your skin.

Health Tip: Tip to keep desired weight

The best way to keep your desired weight is to keep on with your usual diet and exercise. But as we age, the metabolism of the body tends to slow down in breaking down foods, resulting to increase possibility of putting on weight.

Before you get hold of your nearest fat burner, know your body type first then proceed to do regular training of toning up your muscles. This will not just allow you to keep your desired weight but will also keep cellulites at bay.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Finance Tip: The right reasons for shifting to another insurance company

HThe first quarter is usually the time of the year where people would have to renew and pay premiums for insurances. Be it for the home, pre-need or even auto insurances. The most convenient thing to do is stick with your regular insurance, true. But given that you have been offered a better deal by a reputable company and getting feedbacks from infinity auto insurance review, for instance. There is no way you cannot consider shifting to another company. It is okay as long as it gives you more value for your money.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Paquiao vs Clottey live stream search tips

When searching for Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream links, you can go to your preferred search engine, just type in the necessary keywords. With the event so popular,you will have to learn to filter through the search results.

To watch Pacquiao vs Clottey live streaming, we have to find the right links. You can try adding in search terms like YouTube, UStream, Sopcast or any other related term. In the past, it has been very difficult finding the right links.

With search engines giving weight to social networks, it has become easier. Patience and creativity in using the right keywords are the things one will need to succeed in finding the right Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream video.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Vacation Tip: Get your money's worth when traveling

It's summer time once again and families are getting their schedules set for the upcoming summer vacation. After one whole year of having to go to school, children will finally have the time the break that they need and this as well applies to the working bunch.

One thing to do to maximize your vacation time and money is to check out what agencies offer. Booking ahead of time for a beach getaway or Disney vacation packages will give you the best value for your money.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Home office

More and more people are choosing working from home than getting employed the traditional way. While it is more flexible and convenient to work from home, you will have to make some necessary adjustments in your home set up to be able to be efficient at it.

It is necessary that you set up office furniture in a nook in your house that will be identified as your place of work.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Finance Tip: Choosing Your Insurance Company

Pia Magalona, the widow of former Francis Magalona spoke of her personal experience about insurance. Here is her message that I hope will make an impact to readers of Handy Tips and Hints.



I could not agree with her more. It is always better to make sure our loved ones are taken cared of long after you have gone. But a word of caution. It is always wise to make sure that who you are getting insured with is a reputable company. You can get affordable life insurance rates just about anywhere, but it will be of your best interest that you get insured with the one company who has a good name.

Scrapbooking and Milestones

Milestones are treasures. A family looks forward to them and captures them through pictures and videos. Scrapbooking is one way to put them all together. Nowadays scrapbooking has gone digital and is ever more affordable.

A milestone that a family would love to have captured is a child’s graduation day. It will be the neatest to have photo graduation invitations given out to loved ones just in time for your child’s special day. Even the graduation invites and pictures will be nice additions to a family’s growing scrapbook.

Where to Shop Online

There are a handful of online sites that we can do our shopping. This is by far one of the most convenient things the internet has offered mankind. While a lot of merchant websites have come up, it is also wise to choose where you are buying from.

One thing you can actually take note of is the website’s security protection. If they can at all offer payment’s via PayPal, that would be best because there will be no need for you to divulge your credit card details to the web. One of the better sites to check out is Best Buy, you are sure to get your money’s worth when you buy from reputable entities as opposed to sites that have just come up.