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Taking A Sabbatical And Potentially Never Coming Back!

By Financial Samurai on May 10th 2012 in Career 34 comments

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As of right now, I’m on sabbatical!  Yeah baby, yeah!  After some discussion with my various colleagues, I’ve decided to take a one month paid sabbatical to rest, rediscover, and go on an adventure.  I could have done longer, but the second month is only 80% paid, and the third month is even less at [...]

It’s OK To Admit You Were Laid Off: Just Get Motivated!

By Sydney on April 16th 2012 in Business 13 comments

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There’s no coincidence that the lifestyle design movement took off just as the economic downturn started picking up steam in the sumer of 2008. Those were some of the scariest times I’ve ever experienced, apart from when two planes hit the Twin Towers in NYC.  I vividly remember seeing the markets tumble by 5% a [...]

The Best Ski Resorts In North America To Escape the 9 to 5

By Sydney on April 12th 2012 in Untemplate 5 comments

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We’ve talked about the best places for online lifestyle entrepreneurs and traditional entrepreneurs to live and work on Untemplater before.  I’ve traveled to many countries and places all over the US, and have no doubt that living in San Francisco Bay Area is one of the best places out there.  I feel really lucky to [...]

The People You Should Be Most Afraid Of vs. The People Who Should Be Most Afraid

By Financial Samurai on March 12th 2012 in Philosophy 21 comments

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There was a time when I got things all wrong.  I was afraid to speak.  I was afraid to fight back.  I was afraid to dream.  The fear that held me back was the fear of having everything to lose.  What if my parents disapproved?  What if I fought back and my opponent kicked my [...]

Should I Take A Sabbatical? Fears, Preparation, And Execution!

By Financial Samurai on March 1st 2012 in Career 30 comments

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After over a decade of working at my same job, I’ve been toying with the idea of taking a sabbatical, especially after having a conversation with my good friend Paul who plans to quit his job after saving a million bucks.  My firm offers a 3 month sabbatical for every 5 years of work.  The [...]

Untemplate And Go Against The Grain

By Sydney on February 23rd 2012 in Untemplate 19 comments

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Recently I got back in touch with some of my old friends from high school. Admittedly it had been a while since we had any correspondence and it was nice to catch up. One of my friends was a brand new first time mom to a healthy baby boy, and another had two daughters with [...]

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

By Financial Samurai on January 25th 2012 in Career 30 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 [...]

The Benefits of eTextbooks: More Than Just Saving Trees

By Sydney on January 18th 2012 in Untemplate 15 comments

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I can’t count the number of times my parents and grandparents used to say to me as a kid “well when I was growing up we didn’t have xyz.”  That really used to annoy me in my teenage years and I used to love to roll my eyes when they said that.  Now that I’m [...]

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

By Sydney on January 11th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 8 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 [...]