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...]

It’s funny how I used to think I knew it all when I was in my teens. I thought I had the whole world figured out. But I really didn’t have a clue lol. And even though I know a lot more now than I did back then, at least now I’m smart enough to realize that there’s still a heck of a lot I don’t know. There’s always more than one way to look at something, and in life there is … [Read more...]

This Independence Day I have freedom on my mind. Freedom isn't something that I think about all the time, but I want to take a few minutes today to reflect and give thanks. I feel very lucky with the way my life is today and I owe a lot of that to the freedom I’ve had to make a lot of choices along the way. Can you imagine living without independence and being able to make … [Read more...]

If you’ve come looking for bucket list ideas, you’re in the right place. What I love about bucket lists is that there’s no right or wrong way to make them, and the items on your list can evolve with you over time. Write a new list every few years if your aspirations and interests change. Keep your bucket list ideas fresh and fun. And if you haven’t already, check out my … [Read more...]

I'm constantly amazed with how fast time flies. Here were are in late June with July just around the corner. Where did the first six months of the year go?! Those of you who've been following Untemplater for a while know that I am a photography addict and take pictures constantly of whatever catches my eye. Unfortunately my photo library is a complete mess, which I normally … [Read more...]