How to cancel a money order 
Call customer service to see if your money order has been cashed. 
Most money orders come with a tracking number that allows you to check when it gets cashed. Call the customer service number for the company that issued the money order to find out its location and status.

You will be asked to provide the tracking number, either directly to a customer service agent or through an automated system. If your money order has already been cashed, you will not be able to cancel it or get a refund.

How to cope with death 
Know that your feelings of grief are natural. 
Do not become discouraged or upset at yourself, or worry that you will be unable to continue living. After the death of a loved one it is normal to feel sad, upset, and lost.

You should not tell yourself to " get over it, " or move on rapidly. Instead, accept your feelings as a natural response to death--it will make it easier to address your grief as time passes.

How to help shut down puppy mills 
Boycott puppy stores. 
Almost every pet and puppy store that sells puppies receives their dogs from a puppy mill. Buying these dogs, even to rescue them from the store, will encourage mills to keep breeding dogs in abusive conditions.

Some pet stores may advertise their puppies as coming from usda breeders, but this does not mean that the puppies came from humane conditions. Stores that sell puppies from usda breeders are actually more likely to buy from puppy mills.

How to properly dispose of hard disk drives 
Pay someone to shred or melt it. 
There are companies, such as iron mountain and shred-it, whose job it is to dispose of sensitive materials. A pro of this method is that their services are certified.


In a business environment, this is crucial for liability reasons. A con, however, is that the storage medium is no longer usable.