Word: simpler
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...Internet has already made many other financial transactions cheaper and simpler. Stockbrokers once routinely charged $250 for trades that can now be done for $15 on the Web. People who buy a car or truck online pay an average of 2% less than those who walk into a dealership, studies show. Travel deals are so prevalent online that hotel owners normally offer lowest-rate guarantees, which drive down the average price of a room. Yet for the most part, the real estate industry has managed to shield itself. "The way real estate is sold hasn't changed since Eisenhower...
...also have two foundations. I'm like a bank teller: I generate huge amounts of income, and it all goes out. I'm not a hoarder or saver. My lifestyle is not extravagant at all, other than the fact that I travel first class. My lifestyle is simpler now than it was 25 or 30 years ago, when I was a practicing physician...
...just ordered a half-dozen transcripts in one shot. That made things much simpler, just one trip to the registrar instead of many,” he said. “I think the old system is much less of a hassle for seniors who already know that they’ll need a lot of transcripts, rather than for underclassmen who might need to make separate trips as situations come...
...others do the same. Last year she started a "simplicity circle" that gets into high gear during the holiday season. A woman in her group, a Buddhist, has eliminated toys with batteries or ones made of plastic from her secular celebration in an attempt to introduce her children to simpler pleasures. Another, an environmentalist, won't give any gifts that aren't made from recycled or natural sources. Others, following Pursell's example, have cut back on the tonnage of tinsel and toys...
Nonetheless, the simpler joy of playing music was apparent from the looks on the Unknowns’ faces this past Friday. They enjoyed an almost Last Waltz-like vibe as the Lizard Lounge was packed with friends both past and present. Warren, at one point, stated that she wanted the band to be thought of as “the band with a heart of gold.” It seems as if a road of possibility stretches ahead for the Great Unknowns...