February 7, 2012

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Shake it Off

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Susan was born in Austin and now operates her own business in the Pacific North West. She is an acupuncturist who runs a mobile business, working with unemployed, homeless, and derelicts of all sorts. Of course many of her patients are well rounded folks who just have injuries they can’t seem to cope with. Susan’s skills are quite good. She does her share of curing what normal M.D.s can’t.

Susan puts up with a lot. Most of her clientele are accident victims sent to her by insurance companies. Large numbers of her patients have no money, are alcoholic, and display a number of behaviors that would make the average person sick. Susan works on them. She is a tough nut and after two years of this kind of punishment, she perseveres, newborn infant and all.

About a decade ago, Susan did a stint in the Navy. Going in, she was one of those kids who always had a smile on her face and would bend over backwards to help another in need. But she was green, gullible and had no outer shell.
If you ask Susan what she thought of the Navy she is quick to respond. It was pure hell. She hated it from beginning to end and her stories are graphic. Interestingly she still has that incredible smile and a gift to cure people with it. Her resilience to do what is right was never lost in her hell on the oceans over her four years of torture. She tends to use the words, “Shake it off” when trouble wants to stop her from success. And she does shake it off well—usually within minutes. She is a rare woman.

Susan spent a good deal of time scraping rust off a barge. Weeks of hell. She worked and slept on the rusted hulk, covered in lice. She woke up every morning and shook it off. Often some of the toughest events in your life are the creation of the better part of you. Bad patient? She shakes it off and goes to work removing the rust on the next patient.

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Trading Tips for Future Retirees

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Millions of Americans will retire within the next 20 years, and many future retirees paid into Social Security and plan to access those funds upon retirement. With doubt about Social Security’s future, it’s a good idea to have a back-up plan, in case the system goes broke. Investing money in the stock market is one way for your earnings to work for you. It can help create a healthy nest egg for retirement. By following some stock trading guidelines, you can be on your way to retiring comfortably.

Don’t trade continually. By trading non-stop, you’re being hasty and not allowing your stocks to thrive and gain value. The most accomplished expert searches for excuses not to trade rather than trading on a whim. Understand how much individual stocks you should trade at one time to minimize your risk. Trading large amounts of any one stock can result in large amounts of lost money.

Use trends to your advantage. You can accomplish a high-value portfolio by riding out financial crises and going the distance with your funds. Stock market trends go up and down but may rebound to a higher point than the original starting point, resulting in profits over extended periods of time. Keep in mind the trends of stock market waves aren’t for the faint of heart but for those willing to stick it out during tough times.

Examine your portfolio often and sell the stocks that consistently perform poorly. This goes against the sell high, buy low mantra, but unless you have the ability to see the future, your best bet is to stick with stocks that continually grow. Selling at a small loss is easier to swallow than losing big after trying to get rich quick with bargain stocks. These simple guidelines can help you achieve success in the stock market, letting you retire at ease.

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Reasons to Buy Certified Silver Investments

Buying silver is one of the oldest and best investments available for you to put your money into. You can get started for a relatively low amount of money and, therefore, it is an investment opportunity that is to just about accessible to everyone.

When you are looking into investing in silver, there are many reasons why you should consider only buying certified silver investments, such as certified silver coins. Of course, some reasons are pretty obvious and some reasons are more important than others, while some might even prove to surprise you.

The biggest reason behind why to buy certified coins is so that you avoid making a bad investment by buying a problem silver coin and end up losing some or all of the initial money you invested. A lot of the uncertified silver coins out there can’t be slabbed because the problems they have aren’t acceptable to PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) or NGC (Newmismatic Guaranty Corporation). Therefore, those coins basically lose their market value because they don’t match up to other certified silver coins. Problems with the silver coins can be anything from being scratched, dented, doctored, cleaned, re-proofed, holed, corroded, whizzed, punctured, porous, re-plated, altered, excessively worn, painted, or gold plated.

When you are making an investment in silver coins you want to make sure that the coins you are buying are real. Many people have bought silver coins thinking they are real; however, when they get them graded, they regretfully find out they are fake. And usually by that time, the person they bought it from is long gone. Unfortunately, it happens all the time. But you can be smart and safe guard yourself and not let it happen to you by deciding from the start to only purchase certified silver coins for your certified silver investment opportunities. So, make sure to do your research and only buy certified!

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Being in the Navy Can Enable Your Career Future

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Finding a good job has always been tough, especially these days. Degrees and titles can only get you so far, but employers want to know if you have the experience. The problem of getting a job is a classic catch-22: Say you want a job in civil engineering. All the firms you look at are hiring, but in their lists of requirements, they say you need one year of experience or something of the sort. But you can’t get experience if you can’t get a job engineering. So, how do you get experience?

Some people choose academics as a route, but as the job-seeking populous becomes increasingly inundated with people having all the education and none of the experience, whether or not you graduated cum laude or magna cum laude makes no difference. Plus, school can be expensive. You’d like to go, but you can’t easily afford it, and you can’t afford it because you don’t have a job. Where do you start?

The US Navy offers one simple solution, with dozens of immediate and future benefits. When you enlist the the US Navy, you choose what skills you would like to learn and what you would like to do. You gain the skills and experience you need, and you get paid for it. Plus, while you’re enlisted, the US Navy will also offer you tuition assistance and in some cases, full scholarships, so you’re gaining experience and an education.

When the time comes for you to return back to life as a civilian, you will be professionally equipped for a professional career in the job you’ve always desired. Plus, your status as a Naval veteran will earn you respect, honor, and a more serious professional consideration, as your choice to have offered your time in support and defense of your family and your country sets you in a world apart.

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