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How To Save For Your Children’s Education
Have you given any thought to how your children will fund their university education? If you haven’t, I am not surprised. Like so many things in life, planning for post secondary education funding is something that isn’t always given a lot of thought until after it’s too late to do any actual planning. But as [...]
Book Review: Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
A couple of week ago an acquaintance of mine recommended that I read a book called Blue Ocean Strategy. Now typically what happens when someone gives me an unsolicited recommendation like that is that I file it away in the “later” pile and often never get around to it. As it happens though I really [...]
What To Do When You Are Naturally Lazy And You Don’t Want To Work For Someone Else
I am going to let you in on a little secret. I am a pretty lazy guy. I procrastinate. I daydream. I spend a lot of energy thinking about what I would rather be doing. If I won the lottery I sure as heck wouldn’t be one of those people who decided to keep their [...]
Why Micro-stock Mega-sucks
I have been submitting my photos to Shutterstock.com for four years now. In a month I will close my account with them and never submit another photo again. Here’s why; sometime over the next few weeks I expect to finally crawl over the minimum payout threshold of $75. I do not intend to spend another [...]
How Sweet It Is To Be Owned By ME!
Today marks the first week that I have transitioned away from my 9-5 job into working for myself. My life has become a lot less secure. I do not know how much money I will have next week. I am not even sure if I will make any money at all for the entire month. [...]
Free Credit Card Icon Pack
When needed some new credit card icons for The Limelight Shop, I was surprised to find that what was available online really wasn’t all that good. The options ranged from cheesy and outdated, to way to fancy to be professional. I just needed something in between. I wanted nice looking icons, not too plain, but [...]
If You Resent Wealthy, Successful People You Will Never Be Wealthy And Successful
Bill Gates is such an asshole. That’s not what I think, but a lot of people do. In fact the level of vitriol directed towards Bill Gates and Microsoft is really quite mind boggling considering that the man has given away tens of millions of dollars of his own money to charities funding AIDS prevention, [...]
How To Fund Your Child’s Retirement For Only Thirty Dollars A Month
Yes, that’s right. I just said that you can fund your child’s entire retirement for only thirty dollars a month. Notice I did not say that you can fund their education for only thirty dollars a month, I said you can fund their retirement. You are doubting me already, I can feel it. Don’t. There [...]
I Went From Being $15,000 In The Hole To Being Debt Free In Six Months, And You Can Too!
When I graduated from Broadcasting School I had fifteen thousand dollars in debt hanging over my head. The primary debt was student loans, a car loan and a sprinkling of credit card debt for good measure. I carried that debt for a few months out of necessity before making a conscious decision to eliminate it. [...]
I Am Ugly, Stupid and Broke, Anything Helps
Now that I have your attention, I will confess that this article is not about me. Though I have been called ugly and stupid, I have never taken such characterizations too seriously. Though not without my fair share of insecurities, I have never felt myself to be ugly, and while at times I may be [...]