Materials for Individuals

                    

I.  Some time-management and money-management resources.

The heart of Helper's Helper is to build up your spare time and money, so you can do more for yourself and more for others and our mutual future. Except for Want Management and Time Management Concepts,  we haven't developed any specific time and money management tools yet. We've assumed that many good free resources are available on the Internet. Below are some advertising-free website dealing with Time or Money Management.  

Time


Want Management   You can't control time! You can, however, control your wants and get clear on your needs.  This four-page article and exercise  has been called the equivalent of a whole time-management book!

Time Management Concepts
   20 tips on two pages.

Get More Done
     About a dozen different articles   (How to: plan your day; delegate; stop procrastinating; simplify, etc.)

Mayo Clinic     List of eleven tips.

Time Management Guide.Com
      About a dozen articles.  A few ads.

30 Time-Management Tips.  Go here, and scroll down until you reach "Time Management Tips," the fourth link. It's a DOC file.

52 Stress-Reducers  Some of this relates to time management.


Money and saving

Money Management Tips  (Money management, budgeting, savings, etc.)

50 Smartest Things to Do With Your Money   (Magazine article on five web pages: savings tips, taxes, investment, consumer tips)

97 Painless Money-Saving Tips    (Recently updated!)
 
40 Tips for College Freshmen  (PDF)
     Roughly the first half of this applies to anyone.

GivingGrinch.Com      Budget advice arranged according to Maslow's Hierachy.

Freecycle.Org      Give away things or get them.




II.  Materials to help you do more good with your spare time and money


Supercharity    A brand new concept to help you address the worst forms of suffering!

Wise Giving of Time and Money
   A seven-page material with ideas for increasing the impact of your giving.

The Helping Inventory   A four-page assessment of all the ways you currently help others.

Choices Regarding the Empowerment of Others    A seven-page assessment to help you reflect on your preferences for 
                                     helping others and to help you figure out better ways to do good.

The Roots of Suffering     A fairly in-depth and systematic treatment of over 25 root causes of suffering.  This may give
                                    some readers a better understanding of suffering and how to minimize it.  Other readers may think 
                                    it's too intellectual or detailed.  






III.    A few other useful materials

In related programs, people have appreciated the following materials:

Buddy System Basics   You can create one-to-one support for yourself to keep saving time and money.

Listening Well   A very brief piece on effective listening and empathy.

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