For a couple years now, I've been trying to spread the message that one should never quit their jobs, but get laid off instead and negotiate a severance package. I got laid off in 2012, and it was one of the best things that could have ever happened to me because I planned for it. Since being laid off, I've spent several months traveling abroad, I've seen my parents six more … [Read more...]
Maybe You’re Your Own Worst Enemy?
After writing a post called, "Taking The Chairman's Flight To Career Suicide" on Get Rich Slowly, what ensued in the comment section turned out to be quite a surprise. My post was written in a way to share how I was beat up during my first couple years on Wall Street and how I dreamed of taking Chairman's Flights to meetings because I was sick and tired of taking a red-eye … [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...]
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...]
How To At Least Triple Your Money As A Freelance Writer
When I worked on Wall Street, there would always be a large investment bank that had two strategists. One was bullish, and one was bearish. The idea was that the firm could always put one of their strategists in front of clients no matter what the market did. Competitors who did not deploy this strategy poked fun at the ridiculousness of the situation. But the reality is that … [Read more...]