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ASSESSING QUALITY, TIME & COST.
Good, Fast, Cheap - Pick Two. It can be good and fast but it won't be cheap. It can be fast and cheap but it won't be good. It can be good and cheap but it won't be fast.
Byron Scullin, Sound Artist, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 8.3 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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TIPPING 20%
To figure a 20% tip (a nice amount for good service), take the total bill, move the decimal point one place to the left (which is 10%), round up to the nearest dollar, then double it for ~20%. E.g., total bill: $28.65, move the decimal one place: $2.865 (10%), round up: $3, double: $6.
C. E. Harold, Jack of all Trades, Hampstead, Maryland, US
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-24)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE
You should consider refinancing your mortgage whenever you can lower your interest rate by two points or more.
Mike White, Independent IT Consultant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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KILOMETERS TO MILES AND VICE VERSA
To convert miles to kilometers, double the number of miles four times, then divide by ten. To convert kilometers to miles, halve the number of km four times, then multiply by ten. Depending on how much rounding you need to do in your replique montre Breitling Avenger, this should give an answer within 1% of the actual figure. Also works to convert between MPH and KMPH
Tony, Civil servant, London, UK
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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NAME TATTOOS
Never get a significant other's name tattooed on you anywhere. Ever.
jesse blackbourne, medical equipment tech, shreveport, louisiana, usa
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Current Rating: 8.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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NEW EMPLOYEES AND BAD EMPLOYEES
New employees are most susceptible to and will be sought out by co-workers who are cynical and pessimistic.
Wankel, Computer analyst
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BUYING A USED CAR
Check Consumer Reports and decide what car you want. Then go to a dealer of that brand and pick a used car that is 2-3 years old. A happy owner will trade in for a new car of the same brand; an unhappy owner will trade for another brand.
Jon Wilson, Engineering Consultant, Chandler, AZ, USA
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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CHOOSING A SAILBOARD
Beginning windsurfers should use a sailboard that is from 20 to 40 liters of volume greater than their body weight. A 150-pound person should sail a board that has 170 to 190 liters of volume.
Jeremy Bishop, windsurfing expert, Hood River, Oregon
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RUNNING A HOTEL
Here's a formula for breaking even in the hotel business. Build a hotel by borrowing 80 percent of the construction cost at a 10 percent interest rate. Make sure the hotel averages a 60 percent occupancy rate. And charge $1 per room for every $1,000 per room in construction costs.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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MAINTAINING A USED AIRPLANE
During the first five years of ownership, the cost of maintenance will nearly equal the purchase price of a used airplane.
Sarah Padula, teacher and pilot, Freeville, New York
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REGAINING YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT
If you lose your train of thought while on the phone, hang up on yourself. As soon as you hang up, your thoughts will return and you can redial. The other person will assume it's a disconnect.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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