On January 20, 2012, I wrote a pretty hard-hitting post entitled, "Quit Your Job And Die Alone". In the post I highlighted examples of three people who I admired given they were at the top of their game. They were: 1) Adam Baker from Man vs. Debt, 2) Erica from Erica.biz, and 3) Mike from The Financial Blogger. My thesis was simply, "Don't quit your job because … [Read more...]
My Hard Earned Manager Tips For Newbies And Existing Leaders
Welcome to the world of business and operational management. Ah I know it well. Surprisingly though, a lot of people don't much about how to effectively manage people because they were never trained. Sounds strange but it's really true. I myself was never formally trained on management. Nobody even gave me a how to list of manager tips to reference. Yay I'm A Manager! Now … [Read more...]
An Untemplate Off The Grid Retirement
Both of my parents retired in their 60s. It's impressive they both worked as long as they did because I have a hard time envisioning myself working full time into my 60s (25+ more years). My dad's career was not an easy one, especially working blue collar jobs with multiple back injuries. But I've learned a lot from observing him, including most recently what it's like to have … [Read more...]
How Do Free Credit Score Companies Make Money?
Everyday I'm bombarded with offers by companies who want me to write about their products. Most of the time, I decline because I just don't know enough about their product to make a balanced recommendation. There's always good points and areas of improvement in anything that is created. What fascinates me the most is understanding how companies make money. Free credit score … [Read more...]
20 Email Etiquette Tips To Protect Your Career And Save You From Embarrassment
I will never forget the day I was in our computer lab in high school (I'd rather not say how many years ago that was now haha) when I said to my best friend, "Hey do I really need to create an email account? I don't know why I'd need one." Ah how funny it is to reminisce on my youthful days of innocence, so long before my smartphone and laptop practically became permanently … [Read more...]