Your optical needs and requirements are as individual as you are, therefore all magnification is custom measured for optimum comfort. Companies such as Carl Zeiss, Univet, Exam Vision, Optilume and Tom Davies to deliver a collection of precision magnification and lighting loupes You may want to consider a choice of. Flip-Up, TTL and Prismatic lenses offering a 2x to 8x magnification and mounted on a choice of stylish, ergonomic frames and also custom made frames.

In this article we will look at custom made and off the shelf frames. Most companies will require some tailoring to make the loupes work best for you. This is definitely something you should consider if you are going to be using the frames for many working hours.

The company Examvision offer lightweight magnifying loupes using a (TTL) system. This basically means “through the lens”. The loupes are custom made for your individual measurements and can be supplied with built in corrective lenses.

Examvision loupes are mounted through the lens which reduces the distance between the loupes and your eyes.

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Before I pull together my January 2010 Net Worth report, I thought I would take a look at how I did in 2009. Overall, 2009 was not a bad year for me money-wise. I was only mildly impacted by the poor economy compared to many. My salary stagnated (salary freeze at my company) but I stayed employed and my company continued its 401(k) match. While both of my rental units turned over in 2009, I was able to fill the vacancies immediately and bumped one of the rents up a bit to help off-set rising property taxes.

I made a big cash purchase in 2009 when I bought my Honda Fit. My cash accounts have mostly recovered from the purchase. Late in the year I started throwing “extra” cash at my mortgage principal.

But the real hero of my financial forward movement for 2009 are my retirement accounts. With every paycheck I kept investing the maximum allowable in my 401(k) and fully funded my Roth IRA for 2009. Those contributions along with investment gains propelled my Net Worth forward for the year. Full Article…

Today, many businesses use credit card processing services. If you are, it is possible that you aren’t saving as much as you could with one of these merchant level accounts. In this article, a number of simple fee saving tips are outlined that could lower the costs of payment processing so you do not waste money with each transaction.

If you process very many credit card payments, you should be sure to finish all transactions the same day they were made. If you have a business that uses credit card terminals to process payments, you may want to wait until the end of the business day to complete all transactions. If you wait more than 24 hours to complete transactions, you will accrue larger processing fees. Additionally, the percentage that you pay for each transaction will be higher.

If you are interesting in getting lowest discounts on transaction fees, you can avoid entering your customer’s card number manually. You should try to re-swipe the credit cards as often as you can.

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There is a website that is encouraging people to make one of their New Year’s Resolutions be moving their money from the large banks to community banks. They use It’s A Wonderful Life to make their point:

Here, one woman explains why she is making the change:

Do you think that this is a good financial resolution to make for the New Year?

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