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Many of us rent a home or an apartment because we cannot afford to purchase a home, or because we aren't sure where we want to live for the long term. And that's fine. However, renting is often not a good long-term investment because buying a home is a good way to build equity.

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• If a job takes around 30 seconds or less to do, do it immediately: put away your shoes or sort your mail.
• Watch your ‘hot spots’. Clutter tends to accumulate in the same places: the front door, the kitchen table.
• When you take something out, you should simply...

• Choose a place in your home or a corner that can be a make-shift office, preferably not around the living or lobby area where other people can potentially interrupt.
• Take regular breaks and drink plenty of water.
• Remember that productive work can be fragme...