The Beginning of The End: 6 steps to making the most of the rest of 2009
After today we will be in the month of October. OCTOBER . . . 2009!?!
I’m literally taking a moment to digest how nine whole months have flown by . . [...]
The Spending Pyramid: Personal Values and Financial Planning (Part II)
In yesterday’s article, we were able to explore the structure of a spending pyramid a la Robert Pagliarini.
Based on Dan Pink’s lecture on motivation (which I embedded in another article), there are [...]
Money Tips from a Professional Student: On Expensive Eating
This is the second in a series of articles directed towards college students – both graduates and undergraduates. As a PhD student in my 5th year after being an undergraduate [...]
Full Story »Money Tips from a Professional Student: On Expensive Textbooks
This is the first in a series of articles directed towards college students – both graduates and undergraduates. As a PhD student in my 5th year after being an undergraduate [...]
Full Story »The Emergency Fund: Your Financial Red Cross
What do you do when:
your source of income suddenly stops?
you’re suddenly ill and insurance can’t cover all the costs?
you have to travel immediately due to a close relative’s passing away?
your [...]
The Spending Pyramid: Personal Values and Financial Planning (Part I)
Do you ever find yourself wondering where the time has gone at the end of the day? It starts out bright and you perform the required tasks for the day, [...]
Full Story »Get the Ball Rolling: How Physics taught me to get things done
What is the hardest part of embarking on any new project? Usually it’s fear of the unknown. However, when this fear has been overcome, the next hardest thing is actually [...]
Full Story »Joe Wilson, Kanye West and the 1st Habit of Highly Effective People
I know what you might be thinking. Why am I bringing this up when the dead horse of Outbursts Anonymous (Joe Wilson’s “You Lie” and Kanye Wests “I’ll let you [...]
Full Story »Why Always Trumps How To
Yesterday I read this article at Seth Godin’s Blog. Seth Godin is the author of numerous business and management books. Never really knew much about the guy until I started [...]
Full Story »Common Cents and My Dad
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children” – Proverbs 13:22
I have written about how my dad inspires me to be just like him and better. Some of [...]
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