It took 51 days and a mess of hassle for my friends, former coworkers/bosses, landlords and roommates, but it finally happened. Today I finally got badged at my client's office. That means I don't need an escort for the bathroom anymore! The bad … [Read more...] about I finally got my work badge!
I guess this comes at an appropriate time since I just wrote about "Career Planning". A coworker from my last contract who runs his own company had contacted me a few weeks ago about an opportunity with a major "world banking institution". The big … [Read more...] about I made a major career choice today
Up next in the Personal Finance Basics Series is a task that I personally should go through myself: Career Planning. I have discovered what I'm good at doing, for the most part, but I haven't actually taken the time to sit down and figure out what I … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Career Planning
It seems like just 8 days ago that I was interviewed by Lending Club. This time it's LuLuGal from How I Save Money.net mercilessly pounding me with questions. How did I get so popular? Lulu has been a reader of this site for a long time, and I … [Read more...] about I’ve been interviewed by Lulu!
I don't announce changes to our debt scales (on the right sidebar) unless something big happens. Well today I made some major changes to some numbers. Stacie's Student Loan The biggest change was that I paid $6000 down on Stacie's student loan. It … [Read more...] about Some major financial accomplishments this week
The first lesson for personal finance basics is about you, your job and your future. Why People Work People work to meet their needs, wants and goals. Some of us also work out of a sense of duty to ourselves, our families or just our fellow men and … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Your Job, Your Future
While going through my bookshelf, I found my high school personal finance book. I've run across it a few times in the last decade-plus, but something kept me from tossing it. Well, the book is 18 years old, but still has some valuable educational … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Basics: Introduction
When I write up these end-of-month traffic reviews, I generally just use Google Analytics' numbers. However, I have Statcounter and Sitemeter also running on my site, and this past month, February 2008, will require the use of all 3 … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits: February 2008 Top Referrals and Other Stats
