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Summertime!

I can’t believe it’s already summer.  In December, I made a resolution to blog EVERY week.  I did really good until April.  Thats about how long I did really good on my diet, too! But of course, everything else got in the way and here we are, June 20th already…!  So here is a quick [...]

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Ultimate Road Warrior Computer: 11″ Macbook Air Review

I have to say, with all of the hype surrounding the iPad, many people forgot that 2010 was also the year that Apple introduced the latest and greatest MacBook Air.  Now, I may be late to the game with this review, but having just picked up one, I can’t help but put up a quick [...]

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Career Secret #2: About Those High Paying Jobs

Continuing on my last post, which focused mainly on skills and monetizing them, this post contains another secret of career success that many people don’t think of:  the era of high-paying jobs where people tell you what to do is over. I’m inspired to write this post heavily by Seth Godin’s Linchpin. In this book, [...]

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The #1 Secret to Career Success

Students, job-hunters, those searching for career bliss…  all hear me…  I’m about to share the #1 secret to career success.  Are you ready? Learn a skill that doesn’t require other people’s equipment. (Quoted because it’s my original quote)  Its just that simple!  Now, what do I mean?  Quite simply, the true path to success and [...]

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Refinancing Disaster: Why the Mortgage System is Totally F*****D

I’m sitting here looking over my most recent house appraisal.  It’s down 15% from what we paid about 6 years ago.  Because of this, I can’t refinance my loan.  The real pisser here is that the appraisal is down because there simply aren’t any comparable sales in my town – I truly suspect if I [...]

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Avoid Economic Meltdown: Diversifying Your Income

I was watching 60 Minutes tonight (not the night this post will appear) and saw a segment about homeless children.  Basically, there is an ongoing problem where kids are suffering with their parents and losing their homes.  They are then moving into motels or even living in cars while still attending public schools.  It’s a [...]

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Are You Looking To Do Something Or Looking For Something To Do?

The absolute most irritating thing I’ve ever seen in business are those that are playing “businessman” instead of actually accomplishing anything.  I seriously cannot stand it when these folks present themselves.  And you know what….  They are in every organization.  I’m not sure what a term is for these people – time wasters, impostors, fakers.  I’m [...]

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Why Start-Up Stock Options (Mostly) Suck

I work/have worked with a variety of companies that sometimes compensate me via equity.  I accept it when I feel taking on the risk is worthwhile and see some level of value to the project.  Equity for work is all fine and good, but unfortunately the tax laws are setup in a way to almost [...]

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