21habit: Make or Break a Habit in 21 Days
Happy New Year!
If you’re like me (and most of the country), you’re probably making promises to yourself that this year you’ll eat less, move more and work more effectively.
Yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard it (and done it) all before. But I just discovered a tool that may help! Experts say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, and 21habit is a simple tool to help you through it.
You set up a goal to do (or not do) something every day, and every day for 3 weeks you’ll get an email or check in at the website to report on your progress.
A free plan has no real ramifications, but sign up in Committed Mode, and you invest $21 toward your challenge. Every day you succeed, you get a buck back. If you fail (or don’t check in for three days), you lose a buck. Your money will be donated to a list of 21habit charities.
I’m committing to start getting in shape for my marathon (read the very important reason I’m doing it here), so I’ll report back to you in 21 days on my progress!
Fiverr.com: Cheap labor, clever ideas
by Beth on September 8, 2011
in Beth Favorite, Low-Cost, Upgrade to Free Book, Web-Based, Worth Paying For
San Diego real estate broker Kimberly Dotseth turned me on to one of the coolest bargain sites I’ve seen in a long time. Fiverr lets people put up offers to do a kabillion creative, fun jobs for a fiver — five bucks. Here’s a sample of products and services you can buy for five bucks:
- Create a simple banner ad
- Write a customized limerick
- Make a tough decision for you
- Tweet your message to thousands of followers
- Record a voice over in a native British accent
- Add music to your video
- Send your child a personalized letter from Santa Claus
- Create a QR Code
- And on, and on and on… Hilarious and fun!
Square: Credit card reader for your smartphone
by Beth on June 24, 2011
in Beth Favorite, Free, Low-Cost, Smartphone, Worth Paying For
Credit card machines for small businesses can be expensive and a hassle, and often you have to enter into a contract with a company for the equipment and the service. But if you’re a small business like me, a super-easy credit card reader like Square may be just the ticket.
Square is a tiny little card reader that slips into the audio port of your Android phone, iPhone or iPad. You set up a free account, get a free reader and can start swiping cards immediately. The system is linked to your bank account, and the money transfers in the next day. They charge no setup or maintenance fees, and take just 2.75% out of every transaction. They’ll even help you calculate and keep track of sales tax.
I’ve been practicing with the reader by charging the price of my book on my husband’s credit card. He doesn’t know it yet, but he is going to have plenty of copies to give away for Christmas.
See the full review here:
