Archive for December, 2007
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
I Finally Have a New Job
Just in time for Christmas, I’ve been given a verbal offer for the job that I have been trying to get for six months now. I am excited.
Having been unemployed since July, it has been a challenge to keep from being depressed. Growing up and for most of my adult life, I [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Employment by Jack
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Leverage Changes The Math
Of the many financial concepts, leverage is less understood than most but can be as helpful to an investor as coumpound interest. It is somewhat understandable, as most people’s involvement with leverage is mostly limited to their home. We are not given a lot of reasons to spend time thinking about leverage and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Investing by Jack
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Business Advice From a Billionaire
Julie Rains, over at Wise Bread has a recent post up called Business Advice From a Billionaire. In it, she talks about her personal experience interacting with a billionaire as a high school student.
She follows it up with information she took from a Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs interview with that same billionaire. The 12 points [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business by Jack
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Blogroll Addition: On Moneymaking
Most of the personal finance blogs that I read are fairly similar. Some focus on ways to be frugal and reduce expenses, in order to allow us to save more. Others focus on ways to invest and the myriad of choices available to us. The third group focuses on debt of all types and encourages [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Income by Jack
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Unemployment Prevention Starter Kit
It used to be that a young adult out of college, possibly even just out of high school, could count on having one employer for his entire career. Pensions were common, and it was easy to map out your life to the American dream.
That isn’t the case anymore. Few non-union companies offer pensions, [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Employment by Jack
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Fishy Home
As part of my efforts to become financially independent, I am looking to diversify my investments. Part of the goal is to be able to generate regular, recurring income. The other part is to ensure that my portfolio covers a wide range of assets so I am not at risk if a single [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Real Estate by Jack
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Going to the Eye Doctor
It has been many years - something around a decade - since the last time I’ve been to the eye doctor. I’m going in tomorrow, and expect that he will want to put me in glasses or contacts. It isn’t because I am having trouble seeing. Instead,it is more that I feel [...]
