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Entries from June 2009

Forever Michael

June 28th, 2009 · 25 Comments

Three days ago the world lost the greatest entertainer ever lived, Michael Jackson. Michael died on Thursday, June 25, of cardiac arrest at the age of 50. Michael was truly the King of Pop and he lived up to that title until the very end. His music and style will transcend through the times and [...]

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Tags: Live Wiser & Simpler

How Long Will You Live?

June 28th, 2009 · 19 Comments

If you’re a girl born in Japan today that would be about 83 years, according to the new report, World Health Statistics 2009, issued last month by the World Health Organization. The figures in WHO’s annual World Health Statistics report are from 2007, the latest year available. The report shows that 14 countries had life [...]

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Tags: Live Wiser & Simpler

It’s all about Connection

June 15th, 2009 · 29 Comments

Meet David and Yves, two new members in South Florida who completed the latest transaction on ToolzDo. Yves is a local contractor and owns a lot of tools for his business which are not in use 100 percent of the time so he posted several of them for rent. David needed a miter saw for [...]

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Tags: ToolzDo News

A Wish or Purpose?

June 14th, 2009 · 27 Comments

This post is inspired by Seth Godin’s blog post yesterday where he asked: “If you could make one thing come true that would change everything for your project, do you know what the one thing would be?” So the one thing is actually a wish and he points out that most sites, companies, or ventures [...]

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Tags: ToolzDo News

A Warm Welcome to the Today Show Viewers

June 11th, 2009 · 18 Comments

This morning ToolzDo got mentioned on NBC’s TODAY Show in Bobbie’s Style Buzz, about how to throw a swap party and cost effective way to get what you want.  ToolzDo is mentioned as a place to swap stuff beyond clothing and accessories but also “home goods, tools — even bicycles…” A warm welcome to all [...]

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Tags: In the News

How to Double Your Car’s Fuel Economy without Spending a Penny

June 7th, 2009 · 37 Comments

My husband is a real stickler on fuel efficiency. So much so that he actually measures his gas mileage every month. Hypermiling is the art of beating the fuel rating given to your car by the EPA – and that he tries to do with any full tank of gas. As for me, I am [...]

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Tags: Go Green

Help us Spread the Word

June 5th, 2009 · 19 Comments

The economy has you down and out? Pick yourself up and take action now. Join ToolzDo, post items for swap, rent or free and tell all your neighbors, friends, family, colleagues to come join you on ToolzDo to help each other keep more cash, protect the environment and build stronger community. The more people who [...]

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Tags: ToolzDo News

Back from Building Community

June 4th, 2009 · 29 Comments

We’re back! We’ve been busy building community – the community site of ToolzDo that is. The ToolzDo community, the people, is the heart of ToolzDo. I am glad to finally be back sharing with you on the ToolzDo blogs. Other ways to stay in touch is to follow ToolzDo on Twitter and I will follow [...]

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Tags: ToolzDo News