If there's anything I've learned over the years, it's that people sure like to complicate things. They do it at their jobs, they do it at home, and they certainly do with with their finances. In fact, I've come to realize that there are 2 very different types of people out there - the ones looking for that magic bullet (a hot stock pick, the secrets to winning the lottery), … [Read more...]
Thinking Outside of the Resume
Your resume bores me. Nothing personal, its just resumes in general are boring. When have you ever said, “S*&#, I can’t wait to write up my CV”? Right, you haven’t, because they are boring. Do you think recruiter’s get excited to read 78 resumes for an open accounting position? Of course not, at least I never have in my recruiting adventures. Do not panic. Do not … [Read more...]
Make Bank Painting Houses
So chances are, most of the entrepreneurship related articles that you read these days consist of how to make a killing on the internet. That seems to be the new cool thing, and hey, that’s what I am trying to do at the moment, so I have nothing against it, but there are definitely other ways to make money. Today I am going to tell you about the best way to make money that … [Read more...]
Toy Speculation: A New way of Investing
I was a child of the early 80’s and I remember growing up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joe’s covering my bedroom floor. At $2.99 a pop, the average G.I. Joe provided hours of entertainment, usually culminating with my mother yelling at me to put them all away in my toy chest. I am not the only one with such memories, and those that want to relive owning such … [Read more...]
How to Fall in Love
Dating in your 20s: what a complicated mess. I tend to remember all of my 20-something relationships by the part before they happened and the part after. The hook up and the break up. But there’s also the part in the middle, the part where one person is all, “let’s not get naked with anyone else,” and the other person is like, “sweet.” And then there’s kissing. Or an … [Read more...]