Biologically, our bodies and minds aren’t designed for cubicles or offices. Socially, they are. We are taught, early on, that money is power, power is success, and success is measured in credentials and possessions. Happiness? Forget happiness. In the final semester of my senior year of college, I was faced with a difficult decision: teach English or attend graduate … [Read more...]
My first (entrepreneurial) birthday!
I might be 27 years old, but entrepreneurially, I’m an infant. September 2010 marks one year since I launched myCAsite.com, an online community for university students in Canada interested in becoming Chartered Accountants. I started working on the site in January 2009, but I consider the time in development to be my gestation – that it was nine months is just a … [Read more...]
5 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Build Credit
WHEN you’re in debt, everyone and their mother will probably be trying to give you advice on how to get back on your feet. Instead, why not bear in mind the wise-words of these great thinkers when you start credit-building, and sort out your finances yourself. Oscar Wilde, writer, poet. “A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.” Why not apply Oscar’s logic … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What’s Your Labor Day Hooray?!
Those of us in the States recently celebrated Labor Day - the holiday to honor all those that work and have worked to make our country great. Typical celebrates take form as picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, public art events, and much more. This is a joyous time! But many often forget the true essence of the holiday - the recognition of hard work, … [Read more...]
Better To Light A Candle
'Caveat Emptor' means the buyer can not recover costs from the seller for defects that render a property unfit, unless the seller actively makes misrepresentations amounting to fraud. Applying this to advice given in these pages mean that you, the reader, are responsible for any advice you take, not the giver, unless he knowingly gives bad advice. You make the decision to … [Read more...]