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Building your own Expenses Plan

In a time of crisis every Portuguese should be contentious regarding the way of spending money. So having a plan is always a proactive measure because it gives absolute power to decide on what they will spend their money.


A spending plan is a pie chart that will serve as a map to keep one in the right way to get rid of certain debts. Each month should have its own spending plan detailing monthly expenses expected. Must be completed at least 15 days before the new month begins. By following this schedule, if there is a setback, an unexpected expense, will have time to cut costs or generate additional income to deliver the most possible money for the payment of debts, one must create a plan as thorough as possible with the maximum ceiling of what can spend for each item.

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Alternative energies in Portugal

Portugal is in a strategically privileged position to be a pioneer in the reduction of the energetically dependency in sources of non renewable energies, putting the country in advantage for demand of a sustainable development based in sources of alternative energy.

 

The different sources of energy in Portugal

Portugal is a poor country regarding the availability of energy sources more vulgar called non-renewable sources, since it has no oil wells, coal mines and gas deposits. However, considering the renewable energy the country has enormous potential that can and should be exploited, not only with a view to reduce dependence on foreign energy but also the environmental point of view, in order not to increase or even to reduce the consumption of energy that cause emissions of greenhouse gases - laid down in the Kyoto Protocol and a set of communitarian directives - in order to combat climate change.

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Build a family budget that actually works

10 Tips: Keep it simple and you may be able to keep more of your money

Be honest: Which of these activities sounds more enjoyable?

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7 Tips for Starting Your Own Vegetable Garden

 

 

Early January. Though it’s the dead of winter, many of us are dreaming about our summer vegetable gardens. The seed catalogs have begun to appear in the mailbox.

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Back-to-School Special: 5 Tips on Picking a Good School

I'm a policy guy, not a daddy blogger. As a general rule, I don't discuss my children in this column or on my Eduwonk blog.

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Why Running a Family Doesn

Gender barriers are being broken everywhere, but a big one remains: Successful re-entry for stay-at-home moms who have opted out of the paid work force to take care of their children.

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Why it takes 53 professionals to understand a household and a tenancy

If we are committed to tackling inequality for young people, then public services including housing must play a major role by thinking about working with families.

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