It's not uncommon for people with great business sense to be rather clueless on how to build a website that is going to look attractive, be user friendly, and also get lots of traffic. In fact, not knowing the ins and outs of proper design can actually hurt your bottom line. But if you've been tasked with designing a website for your brand, don't feel like you have to be the … [Read more...]
Two Years After Quitting Your Job And Dying Alone
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...]