As children most of us learned about money, and what saving meant via some sort of allowance. We got a certain amount of money per week (most likely for doing chores) and that money was ours to do with what we wanted.
When I first started receiving an allowance, I did what any kid in my [...]
Last week I was interviewed by Erin Darling over at The Pop Fix, and I answered 12 questions based on the premise that their readers consist of mainly Gen-Y who are into the pop culture scene. Erin asked me some questions that were so good I had to refrain from posting full blog posts for [...]
NEWSFLASH: No one cares about your resume.
What’s that you say? You’ve spent hours perfectly crafting every word in order to make yourself look fantastic on paper? You even read my advice on resume building? That’s very kind of you, but I repeat, no one cares, and here are 5 reasons why.
Resumes are boring. No one wants [...]
Going home to your parents house after moving out is always kind of eerie, especially when “your” room is still full of your stuff. I had that eerie experience earlier this week when went to my parents house and realized that the majority of things left in my room not only define me, they define my [...]
In the midst of what seems like endless economic chaos, I work for a company that is doing exceptionally well right now. So well that many people are getting caught up in it. Private equity firms are constantly knocking on the door, and it seems like I frequently hear talk of an IPO.
As the [...]
Today my wife told me that she gets embarrassed when she is around and I try to haggle. I guess I can understand, I used to be like that too, and only over time have I grown bolder. With this in mind, I have to ask why is it that in America, money seems to [...]
It is a common belief that failure is the opposite of success, you either succeed or you fail, and there isn’t much of an in between. But is this really true?
Thomas Edison is credited with creating the filament in light bulbs that made them feasible for average americans to buy (no he did not invent [...]
