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How Nuance changed my life for the better - oh wait I learned the hard way

Posted: Feb 27, 2014

In my 3 years here at Nuance they have taught me the greatest lessons in frustration and humility I have ever experienced.

They have forced me to learn how to be frugal and thrifty. They have taught me to earn extra income and streamline my life through selling a life’s worth of memories and tchotchkes by having rummage sales. They have taught me that you can find not only fashion, style and quality, but even designer clothing at Goodwill. They have taught me that paying cash is way better than charging. They have taught me that society places way too much importance on credit scores, that robbing Peter to pay Paul is a sound financial system.

Nuance has prepared me for retirement by forcing me to live on an extremely limited income now.

They have taught me that being at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder is okay; since I can no longer afford those nights out, those friends must not have cared anyway, thus I learned who my true friends are.

They have taught me to hone my gardening skills and get that victory garden in every year for free food. They have taught me the importance of learning how to freeze and can that same free food for winter’s bounty. They have taught me there is life after cable.

But the best lesson Nuance taught me, after a lifetime of excess, is that poverty is the best diet in the world. With no effort on my part other than reading food labels, 110 pounds just melted right off me on my Nuance-forced restricted calorie diet, and I am off blood pressure medication. And with the medication savings, I can even afford to buy oranges. On the Nuance diet, that’s dessert.

Thank you, Nuance, I am a whole new person because of you!

You Are AWESOME! Love your post! Wow! - Fading fast

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How Nuance changed my life for the better - oh wait I learned the hard way - Vera

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I Love this. This fits most of the big companies out there right now in my opinion. Been in this business for 35 years and fading fast.

If your post weren't so spot on it would be funny. - Now crying

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because of the truth behind your words. I really want my old life back. :( I don't like that my kid has to buy clothes at Goodwill. I really don't. It really, really sucks.

Goodwill - Shar

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I've lived off of Goodwill and Salvation Army clothes my entire life. The highlight of my week is when I pop into the thrift stores to see what kind of treasures I can find. I've gotten my 16-year-old daughter hooked, as well. There is no shame in shopping at Goodwill. It is actually the smarter move when you consider how expensive and how cheaply made retail clothing can be. You can find nice stuff in thrift stores and resale shops.

Embrace it!

Oh yeah... - clb

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I've gotten Lucky Brand jeans for $8 (normally those are over $100 easy) and an Old Navy sweatshirt for $5. I love Goodwill!

Found a pair of Doc Martens at SA - Shar

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for $4.99 last week. Gave them to my daughter and made her friend (whose father forbids her to shop for used anything) terribly jealous.

Found an $80 pair of Converse for $7 another time. Looked like they had been worn maybe once or twice.

You just never know what you'll find.

Goodwill good! - et al

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We call them Willie's and Sallie's -Boutiques!

It's also a great place to find clothing that can - be "re-fabbed" into something better!

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Yep - love to upcycle - thrift shopping lets you do it on the cheap! - Perfect for the "green" movement-NM

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Totally Agree - Love shopping at thrift stores! - Why hate it? NM

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Some of what I learned can't be unlearned. Even - when I had a good job for a while - sm

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out of MT, I never did kick the Goodwill habit, mainly because I found it to be a far more fun & rewarding shopping experience. I also learned to love generic non-brand-name items at the supermarket, and to kick the Starbuck's habit.

This post goes down in MTStars history as a - CLASSIC! :)

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And the one person who felt it necessary to dislike this spot-on, FUNNY post, goes down in MTStars annals as a real tool.

Nuance helped me to pray more. nm - nn

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Praying, too. - sm

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I'm praying to God for help in finding another career since I'm still a ways from retirement and have no other job experience. I'm also praying for help in releasing this hatred for Nuance from my heart.

What you learned - GrannyG

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Perfection...sheer perfection! This is so perfect they should put it in the newsletter. No, they would never do that. Too bad. You have said a lot of the things others wish they had the guts to say. I applaud you.

B-R-A-V-O... - tiabird

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ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANTLY POSTED!!

Thank you!!!

Nice going. - SusieMT

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Needs to be posted where it cant be hidden from the people who have no clue what is happening in and to their medical records. I talked to someone at a local hospital to volunteer in and she talked about EMR as just the best thing that happened to them.

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