When I was in upper elementary, middle and high school, we were divided up into three groups: gifted, average and special needs. I think the special needs programs started right from kindergarten, but I'm not entirely sure. I'm pretty sure the gifted programs started around the 2nd or 3rd grade in my district. I didn't place into the gifted program at first. But when my dad … [Read more...]
Income Report September 2015
August wasn't a particularly good month for income across the blogosphere and September wasn't either. It's frustrating. As most of you know, I also spent a chunk of time in September on the road. Towards the end of my travels I was missing home and looking forward to some alone time again. It can be a challenge to work on the road for long stretches of time. At the end of … [Read more...]
Don’t Follow Your Passion: Bring It With You For Success
How many times have we heard people raving about following your passion? A lot. It’s not a surprise that “passion” was put on the 2014 list of banished words because people got so sick of hearing it. I’m certainly guilty of having used it. But I recently gained a fresh perspective on passion and success from Mike Rowe that is share worthy. I’ll do my best to limit the use of … [Read more...]
Mobile-Integrated Health Care Is Changing EMS Careers
Now that I work independently, I have to pay a heck of a lot more for my health insurance. I miss the days when I had fully employer-sponsored insurance. The last few years I was there, I had to start paying a couple hundred a month, which still was fairly reasonable for the type of plan I had. Anyway, I think about health care a lot more now since I'm paying out the nose and … [Read more...]
When To Boot Your Adult Kids Out Of The House
It's estimated that roughly 14% of adults between the ages of 24-34 and 51% of adults between the ages of 18-23 still live at home with their parents according to a December 2013 Gallup poll. The numbers have been rising over the years as housing has become more expensive and jobs less plentiful. Add on the explosive student loan debt debacle and it's easy to see why adult … [Read more...]