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Self Improvement from SelfGrowth.com - SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement on the Internet.

Efficient Home Today - Calculators, spreadsheets and information to help you save money on your electric bill.

Paramount Constrution - Get 40 FREE Home Plans Designed For Your DC Metro Neighborhood You'll Love!

Just Declutter It - Resources to Organize the Home, Mind and Life

Your Trusted Tradesman: directory for all Trades and Services in the UK.

Thrifty Moms: a social network dedicated to thrifty moms who are interested in getting the most out of life.

Dollar Times: We provide useful online tools for you to make the most of your hard earned cash. Now with Mortgage loan information.

www.Less.com: Get the best daily deals and earn reward points for great stuff to eat, drink, and do in your hometown! Sign up for free and get these amazing deals emailed to you every day.

The Halloween Costume Exchange allows parents to find free Halloween costumes for their children -- any age! It also allows parents to post their children's Halloween costumes from previous years to help other parents find free Halloween costumes for their children.

DealMine.com: Search for deals from your clubs, associations, miles and points programs, unions and more. We'll help you make better use of all of these deals by bringing them into one easy to search site and matching them up with price comparison technology to help you find the best deal for you.

Marigold Lane is for people interested in healthy living, simplifying their lives, getting "back to basics", and saving money (also known as frugal living). We go beyond making small changes like bringing your own shopping bag or understanding the recycle, reduce, and reuse concept.

Alex's Coupons offers the latest deals and coupons to consumers, while also educating them about Childhood Cancer. Each day 7000-10,000 people visit Alex's Coupons to save thousands of dollars at over 1000 stores.

At MindMyHouse.com they�ve provided all the tools for home owners and house sitters to find each from around the globe (or around the corner). And it works!

Frugal Family recognizes how expensive it is to raise a family, and gives readers creative cost-cutters to make the expense more manageable. It features weekly article updates, a database of frugal living web links and an active discussion board where readers can share their tips and discuss articles.

Mosquito Control: A one stop resource for all your mosquito control needs.

Flower Power Network connects you directly to the florist who will design your flowers. NO HIDDEN FEES.

Sage Tips HELOC Loans - Tips for Savvy Users

CheapAzz.net The goal of CheapAzz.net is to network legitimate resources of frugal and smart living into one reliable and easy to use site complete with tips, articles, resources, and forum.

SavingAdvice.com - A personal financial site that teaches you how to save. Exclusive money saving articles, discussion boards, tips, fun facts, quizzes and much more. We teach you how to save!

Enviro-Friendly Products - Australia. Helping customers to "Save water, save energy, save money, and save the environment."

ThrowPlace.com promotes reuse of today's excesses such as computers, clothes, office furniture and nick knacks by having individuals and businesses donate their unwanted items. Business, individuals and charities can then search for things they would like for free!

Household Budget and Money Saving Tips - articles for frugal shoppers from Always Frugal. Topics include how to create a household budget, saving money on groceries and discount entertainment ideas.

Faces and Fortunes' PartyTips.com brings you tips and interviews from people in various sectors of the special event industry to give you useful information about their specialties. Get your creative juices flowing, get help to cope with the mind boggling array of options, and gain a basic idea of party planning.

BeTidy.com - FREE garage sale checklists, tips, and signs. Offers garage sale kits, pre-priced labels, and other organizing and time saving products.

ThriftyFun.com is an information-packed site and directory of thrifty tips, newsletters, and a community of consumers interested in saving money.

Family friendly fun offers family fun and family health resources to enhance the quality of family life.

Budget Tools and Tips - Modern budget tools and tips for Financial Success!

NoblesMarketing.com - All the resources you need to learn how to make, save and invest your money like a pro. From budgeting software to investment theory, it's all here. Even includes great work at home ideas!

Handy Man Web brings you a meeting place where individuals can offer each other their (domestic) services. Find a babysitter, electrician, gardener, and more.

Cellphonecarriers.com provides you with top cell phone deals, rates and plans from a wide range of name brand products and services.

FrugalVillage.com is a community focused on simple living, homesteading, frugality, traditional skills, and mindfulness.

Print FREE garage sale signs, get tips on how to have a successful garage sale, and search for garage sales near you online at Garage Sale Source.

Tough Traveler USA-made luggage, backpacks, baby carriers and other gear are known for being durable, long-lasting, and well-designed, giving customers great value.

https://www.LittleCountryVillage.com Homesteading, Frugal Living, & Cottage Gardening With The Old-fashioned Charm of Yesteryear!

Harbinger Publications presents The Couple's Guide to Love & Money—find self-tests, forums, excerpts from the book and more at the website.

Enrich your life by writing your personal and family history. Free and rewarding, lifestory writing provides connection & insight with family and self. How-to books and workshops: https://www.turningmemories.com

Eva's Kitchen offers free cookbooks!

CraftSocial.com: FREE Projects & Patterns. National craft directory of retailers, instructors, and shows in your area. Beads, Kids, Scrapbooks, Stamps, Needlework, Sewing, Painting, and MORE! Post your own project ideas too!

Eco-artware.com: Innovative gifts from eco-friendly materials. Environmentally friendly home furnishings, accessories, crafts, clothing and wearable art made from natural and recycled materials.

Hypnoticworld.com is a resource site for hypnotherapists and those interested in hypnosis.

Matthew Lesko for free government money - GovernmentGrant.com for business grants and cash grants directory.

Joan Bramsch's Empowered Parenting site offers helpful advice, parenting resources, games, stories, health, nutrition, handy-man tips, e-books and more.

The Frugal Shopper...bargains, freebies, coupons, frugal living tips and hints, and much more! Hold on to your hard-earned money! Shop smart and save. We find the best deals and bring them to you everyday!

Off The Employment Grid is dedicated to helping the underemployed, the unemployed, and the self-employed make and save money. Free articles on frugality as well as links to other frugal sites!

Dr. Rita Louise - Body, Mind & SoulHealer, https://www.soulhealer.com/ - Author and SoulHealer Dr. Rita Louise, represents the leading edge of health and healing. Her expertise and inspiration energizes people to take action.

Art by Yoshi, Michihiro Yoshida, the Mythic Modernist

GarageSaleBonanza offers a free list of tips to help you make more money with yard sales, as well as other resources.

https://www.usave2day.com -- A women's community with emphasis on frugality. Offers recipes, forums, classified ads, greeting cards, calculators and more.

The Stay-At-Home Parents Page (www.thestayathomeparentspage.com) - articles, some budgeting tips, reading suggestions and more.

Family Friendly Fun and Life Resources offers access to mind, body and spirit-enriching information that enhances the quality and enjoyment of family life with special needs.

Fly Free, Stay Cheap! Guide - Find the cheapest travel that doesn't sacrifice quality or enjoyment. Secrets of savvy travelers revealed!

The Money Tree your thrift, economy and savings resource! Jam-packed with helpful and interesting articles, tips and links, this is the ultimate skinflint's website.

Money 4 Surveys is a website that offers huge listings of companies that will pay you to fill out their surveys, pay you to surf the web, read email, and more! Also lists freebies and other related resources.

At Home Mothers, Providing complete support for the at-home motherhood lifestyle, including free Info Guides, articles, tips, and newsletters online; plus At-Home Mother magazine and the National Association of At-Home Mothers.

Advice on reducing the cost of involving your children in sports

An eclectic site from ManyTracks. From books to gardening, art to alternative energy. Browse, shop, learn, and have fun doing it.

Frugal Investment Site - DISCOUNT COMMISSIONS -PERSONAL SERVICE, STOCKS, BONDS, FUNDS
Bob Hockenhull, CUTTER & CO. BROKERAGE, INC. (NASD, SIPC, MSRB)
314-965-6337, 800-218-4625, hock@mo.net

If you're planning a garage sale, this site offers a manual to do it right

One of the questions I often get asked is how to save money on cosmetics. Since neither my wife nor I use the stuff, here's your chance to consult an expert.

www.organizetips.com -- Organizing tips, tools & books including a free printable goal planner.

Frugal Living Mining Company https://frugalliving.miningco.com -- a great guide to Frugal Living including resources from cooking to gifts, housing to coupons, the list goes on and on!

The Simplicity Resource Guide provides articles, book reviews, information on newsletters and organizations, plus links to related sites on the topics of voluntary simplicity and simple living.

BestFreeDatingSites.net provides unbiased, objective information to curious singles who are looking to give online dating a try. Articles, statistics, and advice about the best dating sites to use as well as how to minimize the risks and dangers associated with online dating. According to founder Sabrina Jackson, they don't sell any products or services on our site, nor do they accept any advertising.

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Hindu Festival Cards: Hindu celebrate thousands of festivals every year at every part of the world. Celebrate the hindu festivals with hinduism cards,hindu ecards and hindu greetings. Reach out to your near and dear ones with these hindu greeting cards.

https://www.escapeartist.com - Jammed with resources for present and future expats living abroad, and lots of tips for ordinary travelers as well.

Peoples Music Network/Songs of Freedom and Struggle is a network of Musicians, Performers, Songwriters, Sound & recording engineers, Music Lovers, Record & concert producers, Promoters, Archivists and more using music and culture to promote progressive ideas and values.

Oil painting reproduction, jewelry, gemstone jewelry, diamonds & oil portrait painting -- Isabel Art Gallery offers prestigious fine art oil painting reproductions of Masterpieces, fine gold jewelry, gemstone jewelry, rings, diamonds & oil portrait paintings entirely hand painted by professional artists, graduated from Art Schools.

Travel Directory and Business resources -- Your guide for travel and business. Travel resources: accommodation, vacation rentals, flights and hotels booking, travel articles. Business resources and opportunities: make money, real estate, mortgage, education and many more travel and business resources

OuterQuest.com is the leading resource for adventure travel planning and outdoor recreation. We are a direct marketing company that uses our products, services, & events to promote your adventure travel programs. Our partners are dedicated to enhancing our communities by bringing together individuals and groups in adventure recreation.

Home Exchange: Home Exchange House Exchange Home Swap worldwide vacation - I stay in your home while you stay in mine - Holiday home exchange international - And Vacation Rental service

Official Author Website of Ellen M. DuBois includes resources and writings. Free inspirational poetry. Support for women who've miscarried or are childless. Also features "Dream to Published" to give those who may be discouraged by rejection letters or writer's block a little nudge.

Las Vegas attractions and free things to do! Las Vegas—The World Under One Sky and other writings by Rick J. Fico.

You'll find hundreds of Free fun things to do from Hollywood to Malibu to Pasadena in Free L.A. The Ultimate Free Fun Guide to the City of Angels Discover FREE museums, FREE botanical gardens, FREE concerts, FREE films and more!

Great travel resources from Gina Greenlee, who left her job to travel around the world by herself.

Extended Stays Etc is a comprehensive hotel guide for extended stay hotels in the US and Canada, offering hotel reservation services for over 1000 extended stay hotels and inns, as well as car hire and many other services.

The Unofficial Guide to Disney World offers more than 3,000 pages of information to help you plan your vacation and save money with off-site hotels, vacation homes, discount priced park and attraction tickets and more.

Backpack the oldcontinent.com - Backpacking and Budget Travel information for travelers to Europe. Information on hostels, interrail, europass, lodging, airplane fares, train schedules, tips, articles, FAQ and a complete directory of web sites related to Budget Travel and Backpacking in Europe, the Old Continent.

ModernThailand.com offers discounts for hotels in Bangkok and other travel resources.

The Art on Gold Gallery offers art created by melding original works of art to goldtone metal to create gallery worthy exhibitions.

www.markgreen.tk: Shel Horowitz was a featured guest on Mark Green's radio show, syndicated throughout the UK.

Guide for Europe - Thinking about backpacking through Europe? Need info on hostels or hotels, guidebooks, packing lists, Cinque Terre, a currency converter? Visit www.guideforeurope.com.

Barcelona Hotels Spain - Hotel reservations service in Barcelona, Spain

Paris Hotels, France - Hotel reservations service in Paris, France

Hotels in London UK - Hotel reservations service in London, England

Alfalira, An Adventure of Thought

Eat Sleep Music

An international environmental awareness magazine

Ixion Magazine -- a quarterly on-line magazine devoted to visual art and literature.

Alternative Routes - the travel and touring site with a difference. Find info on unusual and exotic destinations. We all know interesting places often not far from home... share YOUR travel experiences and local knowledge with others at this site.

medic direct - UK health information the only interactive website hosted by leading UK medical consultants providing comprehensive health information online.

Planning to visit Paris? Stop first at The Leeds Good Value Guide to Paris Restaurants https://www.insiderparisguides.com/restaurants/index.html -- and save a pile of money.

Discount Airfares and Hotels in 185 Countries

A non-fiction hard-copy journal that celebrates the documents of everyday life

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Pioneer Valley Local First - buy local

Save the Mustang Foundation was created for the benefit of the Wild Horses and Burros in an effort to eliminate the need to destroy the "Excess."

https://www.valleyviewpoint.com offers a light-hearted, progressively slanted look at the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts (where I happen to live). If you're a PV resident, you'll definitely want to check it out.

Since we live there...visit New England--an excellent cybertour of the region by Jim Sullivan, of nearby Amherst, Massachusetts.

The Western Mass Web Guide attempts to be a comprehensive listing of sites in our fabulous local area.

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Several of the search engines ask for a link to their pages--and that's helpful if you want to keep exploring when you're done here:

3.2 years Life Cycles in Time Integration and Synchronicity Coincidences: Using birthdays and the Life Cycles Matrix System for insight in your consciousness, course of life, relationship, child raising, job, career, business, study and destiny.

Small Business Search Engine for the 21st Century

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@Submit! is one of the many places where you can submit to many search engines at once.

BizWiz--massive index of business sites and services

USA Online

New Riders'
Official World Wide Web Yellow Pages

Here's a very classy British search engine emphasizing both business and recreation. You may enter a query directly from this page.

A very nice business-only search engine: Where2Go

The PostMaster - Announce Your URL Everywhere!

Starting Point. Everything you need to Work theWeb Every Day

Visit SMALL BIZ SEARCH for more small business resources. Click Here!

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Get a no-charge quick check on your grammar and spelling. https://www.grammarcheck.net/editor/

Have a book marketing question? Ask the experts at no charge. https://www.maureenmcmahon.com/bookmarketing.html

Mission Publishing—We help independent professionals and experts turn their knowledge into a system of books and information products that attract a lifelong stream of clients and income. Our mentoring programs are based on 25 years of successful publishing and marketing experience.

E-Book Architect—articles and more to help you write and sell your e-book online.

Small Biz CRM—For all your small business customer relationship managament (CRM), contact management & web requirements.

Sales Training Course UK--Calum Coburn Associates offers newsletters, articles and answers sales related questions for free.

www.SmallBizU.com offers free resources for small business owners. Articles, coaching, tele-classes and more on marketing, management, cold calls, networking and other topics.

Reviews of Affiliate Tracking Software Complete reviews of affiliate tracking software and affiliate program management tips.

Gr8HomeBiz.Com is Your One-Stop Home Business Shop!

https://www.AndreaReynolds.com: Classes on marketing yourself as an expert.

https://www.ExpertsWhoSpeak.org: Speaker fee negotiations

https://www.CrisisBrainstorm.com: Crisis advice

WebSite 101 offers an entertaining and easy small business e-commerce tutorial to get your business up and running on the web.

Search Engine Optimism is SEO supersite with search engine marketing tools and software, search positioning tips and how-to articles for do-it-yourself search engine optimization.

800 Toll Free Service: Stand alone forwardable toll free service with rates as low as 4.5 cents/min, and no monthly fees.

https://www.confidenceworld.com - free confidence building exercises, tools and resources for a confident new you.

Success Methods - We give you the knowledge to succeed. Get the tools to successfully manage your life now. Sign up for our FREE 9-part success course!

AdAnalysis Pro: Easy do-it-yourself ad analysis for small business, small office, and entrepreneurs. "Check Your Ad for Success!"

Quality Internet Marketing provides a directory with hundreds of links to marketing related websites.

The Motivational and Inspirational Corner: America's motivational headquarters where you'll find motivational and inspirational quotes and stories. Home of the Power Up Passage of the Day and the Power Performance Program.

WANT TO GET MOTIVATED? Get your free Motivation123 Idea-Kit, free motivation newsletter, and hundreds of quick and easy tips to help you reach your goals and improve your attitude. https://www.motivation123.com

Free Publicity, the newsletter for PR-hungry businesses, is dedicated to teaching the craft of public relations to savvy businesses & entrepreneurs. Please visit our website at https://www.publicityinsider.com where we reveal all of our inside secrets.

DynamiteCovers.com - Drive Up To 317% More Customer Actions By Adding One Little Tool To Your Website -- And Volcanically Erupt Your Downloads, Sales And Signups! This site offers custom designed boxes and book cover graphics for websites, as well as a selection of graphics that may be customized and downloaded free.

Get a free 7-day marketing course and trial versions of marketing software at www.hitsnclicks.com

BuildingBrands provides online resources for business owners and business managers who want to make better marketing decisions.

The Journalists Toolbox: Online Resources for Reporters and Editors features more than 8,000 Web sites helpful to the media and anyone else doing research, as well as a free newsletter.

Upper Access Books hosts a page of links for book lovers, ranging from the big on-line bookstores to tiny independent publishers. This is a great place to visit to browse for important books you might not have known about otherwise.

Home Based Business News: Featuring timely news, tips and ideas you can use to launch and maintain your very own home based business.

Anyone Can Sell Online - free articles, e-books, and email courses to help you sell your product or knowledge online.

How I Promote My Website - covers the basics, the important ways to promote your site. You will find links to a selection of the best resources on the web.

Harriet Meyerson, The Confidence Center - Employee Morale & Personal Confidence - Site contains descriptions of seminars, coaching, consulting, and tele-classes as well as articles, morale boosters, confidence builders, resources, and links.

Work smarter, not harder. Spend more time on high-payoff tasks and less time on daily minutia. Manage your information glut. Use office technology in a way that actually SAVES time. Visit janjasper.com for resources to help you get your office and your workload under control.

PromtionalPointers: Your Links for Increasing Web Traffic and Website Marketing!

Joshua Feinberg's Small Biz Tech Talk - www.smallbiztechtalk.com - Learn how to save money on your small business computer support costs --- what your highly paid computer consultant doesn't want you to know! Subscribe to the FREE bi-weekly "Tips" e-zine at https://www.smallbiztechtalk.com and get two FREE mini-reports.

Take a free typing test online at https://www.typing-test.com. Other tests are also available including office skills, numeric keypad tests, stockbroker tests, bird identification and driver's license tests.

Internetmarketinginfo.com, Internet Marketing and Website Resources - We offer many free tips and strategies on making you website better.

Independent Publishers of New England -- When mainstream publishers overlook quality books, citing that the market is not large enough or the subject is too controversial, independent publishers commit to publishing such works. Browse our new releases, read about our Featured Publisher below, view our participating publishers in the right column, or find a genre that is of interest to you below. Independent publishers offer choices not found elsewhere. IPNE, a group of small publishers committed to publishing, was founded in 1998 with seventeen publishers. Today there are 142 IPNE e-mail publishers who join together in co-op opportunities, advertising, advertising booths at conferences, networking, and exchanging vital publishing information and services.

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Your Personal Home Business Resource Center!

https://www.prsecrets.com offers dozens of FREE articles, tips and insights on publicity, marketing, and managing the media. Learn to sell yourself without selling your soul from media coach & marketing strategist Susan Harrow.

WriteBusiness - For anyone who writes for business! Resources include reference articles, discussion forums, free ezines, publishing information, free to reprint articles, information on internet marketing...

Proactivate - Affordable Outsourcing and Support, Professional Project Management, Feature-rich Business Web Hosting, Fully Virtual Work Environment.

Eagle's Nest Marketing is dedicated to offering only the highest quality internet marketing tips, techniques, tools, advertising avenues, work from home business opportunities, and free games.

Speaking About Work...� Dr. Rhoberta Shaler will assist you and your team to communicate, cooperate and collaborate for individual and organizational success. Explore this site for information,free tools, subscriptions and articles to help you get started right away!

Whispers Magazine - Online magazine for women - careers, style, health, finance, fashion, parenting.

If you want more people to visit your website, you must know how to create search-engine-friendly webpages, and then submit your URL to all the major search engines. That's what this site is all about -- www.selfpromotion.com.

A massive directory of books and other resources on Internet marketing--including hotlinks wherever possible.

John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, publisher of Book Marketing Update, and keeper of the Bookmarket e-mail list, now has a website.

Also, Shel is a participant in GuestFinder--an inexpensive and useful service to link up media guests with hosts. You can go directly to his page at https://GuestFinder.com/horshe.htm You'll even get to see Shel's picture, if you're curious. It will go to 4000 media contacts per month, and the cost is surprisingly reasonable. In fact, skinflint Shel was the very first to sign up!

BookIdea.com: Magazine & Resources to Help Small Publishers, Self-Publishers, Authors and Newspaper & Magazine Freelancers Build Better Businesses & Make More Money.

At last, SOMEBODY has put together a national (US) toll-free directory that includes phone numbers serviced by all long distance carriers. Unfortunately, it only has the numbers that people register, so if you know people with toll-free numbers, please let them know about this.

The Small Business Advisor. Information to help entrepreneurs and small businesses be successful. Disclaimer: He sells my book, Marketing Without Megabucks: How to Sell Anything on a Shoestring

Escrow.com is the solution for a common source of online fraud -- buying or selling on the Internet and having your money or your merchandise stolen from you.

A wonderful service called I-Media Fax allows you to select media from a list of many thousands, target them with pinpoint accuracy for the exact press release you're creating, and send faxes from your computer. This service provider, Direct Contact Publishing, also sells a comprehensive database and directory of media e-mail addresses for a very reasonable fee at . Or you can use the online "jumpstation" to visit over 3,000 media Web sites directly. I recommend Direct Contact�s services as a satisfied user�and I'm excited enough that I signed up to be an associate. If you visit his site, I would appreciate it if you put "Frugal Horowitz" in the Associates box.

*Pen Central Press* Uncommonly wise divorce preparation and recovery books.

Bob Cortez's Total Quality Marketing site offers many resources for businesses--especially home-based businesses, including a discussion board, monthly newsletter, and the Homebiz e-mail discussion list. CAUTION: not for Java-hostile browsers.

The Texas Cultural and Arts Network has a very nice page of links for publicity and writing resources (including an article on this site)

Mailing lists on the Internet are fabulous resources. Learn from--and market to--the best in your field! And if Web/Internet marketing is part of what you do, you should check the archives for some of the best discussion lists. For instance: Internet Advertising Digest, Internet Sales Digest, and the now-defunct but still-archived Internet Marketing Digest.

Veltisezar "Velty" B. Bautista is the award-winning author/publisher of five books, including "How to Build a Successful One-Person Business: A Common-Sense Guide to Starting & Growing a Company." Also several titles of interest to the Filipino community.

Shel Horowitz has covered many interesting and informative speakers for the University of Massachusetts Family Business Center. If issues of succession planning, estate taxes, and family harmony are important in your business, go have a look at it.

Jennifer Sokolov, who did the original coding of my site, taught herself basic HTML by using a guide, HTML Quick Reference. I used the same guide to understand what she was doing and how to tweak it. So if you've wanted to put up your own Web page and didn't want to commission expensive designers or buy expensive software, go download the free tutorial.

BizMove.com - "The Small Business Knowledge Base." A comprehensive free resource of small business information. Packed with dozens of guides, tools and techniques. FREE Press Release Posting!