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Quit Your Job And Die Alone

By Financial Samurai on January 30th 2012 in Business 170 comments

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Before you take advice from someone to not get a job after college or quit your current job to “live your dreams,” breathe for a moment and punch yourself in the face. After you’re done with your deep breathing beat down, ask yourself what are the credentials of someone encouraging you to quit your job [...]

Don’t Be In A Hurry To Leave School And Enter The Real World

By Financial Samurai on January 25th 2012 in Career 28 comments

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Super Senior is to Superman like: A) Double Cheeseburger is to Happiness, B) College Is To Orgy, C) Binging Is To Barfing or D) All Of The Above.  Who cares?  It’s college baby, where the alcohol flows free and the ladies just want to say your name! If there are any high school or college [...]

How To Get Published: Review of The Unconventional Guide To Publishing

By Sydney on January 11th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 7 comments

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A lot of people, myself included, have dreams of writing a book someday and getting on the best seller list.  There’s something magical about books and I’ve been fascinated with them ever since the days when my parents first read to me as a toddler.  I love spending hours in the library browsing up and [...]

Questions To Ask Before You Quit Your Job

By Sydney on January 9th 2012 in Career 22 comments

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The first few months of the year are usually a hectic time when companies experience high periods of turnover. People are disappointed with their bonuses, or even lack of bonuses, and it can be a sensitive time for those who didn’t make it into the office wide promotions announcement. Emotions run high and you might [...]

Interview With The Founder Of Giggle Gourmet: A Zesty New Food Line

By Sydney on January 5th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 18 comments

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As you guys know, I have a lot of fitness and health goals in 2012 and am trying to eat more fresh foods on a daily basis.  I’m a big fan of farmers markets and buy local produce twice a week on average, sometimes three times a week in the summer.  I’ve noticed that in [...]

Things To Avoid Doing At Work: Office Etiquette Tips

By Sydney on December 19th 2011 in Business 25 comments

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Everyone has their own share of pet peeves at work including me.  I’m not talking about things about the job itself that bug me, I’m talking about things people do out of bad habits or carelessness, many without even realizing what they’re doing.  It’s always a bit of a challenge sharing an office with other [...]

Why Does Money Corrupt People?

By Sydney on December 5th 2011 in Business 28 comments

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I recently had lunch with one of my friends and we got to talking about money and how it can change and even corrupt people. She told me a fascinating story about her cousin Trent, who grew up rather poor and had to work part time jobs throughout school to help his family. Despite his [...]

Record Black Friday Sales Hints Towards A Bull Market

By Financial Samurai on November 28th 2011 in Business 28 comments

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You may think the economy is sucking wind, but how can that be with record Black Friday sales of $11.4 billion, a healthy 6.6% increase over last year?  What’s more impressive, the four-day weekend sales totaled $52.4 billion, up 16% from a year ago according to the National Retail Federation.  If unemployment and income are [...]

Tips to Prepare for an Un-Template-d Lifestyle

By Sunil on November 21st 2011 in Entrepreneurship 19 comments

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I have been fortunate enough thus far in life in that I have been able to start, establish and sell several successful businesses. Currently I manage a portfolio of online and offline businesses that allow me to live the mobile lifestyle. However, before any of this was materialized, I too like most people in this [...]