After two years of eating five plates each and tipping poorly, a couple of 20-something fellas were booted from Gobi, a Mongolian Barbecue restaurant in Brighton, after the manager labeled the duo "a couple of pigs," according to the British press. At first, I thought this was unfair because getting kicked out for eating too much at an all-you-can-eat restaurant is like … [Read more...]
How To Price Your eBook And Maximize Your Potential
So you've written your eBook and now you're getting it all formatted and pretty for the various distribution platforms out there: Apple (ePub), Barnes & Noble (PDF, mobi), Amazon (mobi), and potentially your own site (PDF). The next logical question is how much to price your book. HOW TO PRICE YOUR EBOOK AND MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL I'm going to share with you my … [Read more...]
Finding The Motivation To Kick Your Opponent’s Ass!
At the beginning of the season, nobody gave us a chance. We were misfits who hailed from all over the world: El Salvador, Brazil, Tunisia, Mexico, and America. Our captain went two and six last year and didn't even make the playoffs. When you miss the playoffs, that's usually a sign you will miss the playoffs again since good players tend to join only winning … [Read more...]
Being Rich Young Is Far Better Than Being Rich Old
In the 7th grade I was picked up by a black Mercedes Benz 300 SEL to take me to some party my parents were attending. The car wasn't my family's car mind you. The owner was a businessman who started the country's largest beverage company. My parents owned a 10 year old Datsun that lacked paint and rolled with only three hubcaps. When I got to the party, I was in awe. The … [Read more...]
Stay At Home Spouse Envy: Give Us A Break Ladies!
One of the major finance sites talked about how a 50 year old wife refused to let her 57 year old husband retire! She said, "I'm not letting him retire and play golf all day. He needs to work so long as I'm working!" Wow, what an awesome wife! Not. The wife is being totally selfish. She basically has the attitude of, If I can't stop working and relax, than neither can … [Read more...]