Category: Life

Close to the Hype

The hype cycle is a very interesting phenomenon.  It’s generally used for technical purposes. It helps define the level adoption of a new technology or service, but it can just as easily translate into other […]

The Book in a Blog Post: Part 2

Last week I talked about a Dave Ramsey blog where he touches on several of the things i’m writing about.   The post is about 5 money problems we didn’t have 50 years ago.  The second […]

Loosing Focus

I have a friend who works in finance.  She’s got a job that is tremendously detailed.   She spends long days, especially during tax time, from before the sun comes up to when the sun goes […]

The book in a blog post

  There is a good post post from the Dave Ramsey blog where he touches on several of the things i’m writing about.   He lists them as 5 money problems we didn’t have 50 years […]

The rule of 2.5

Last week I had a post on bandwidth.  So how much bandwidth do you have?  In my experience you have room for 2.5 things in your life.  When I say ‘Things’ I mean big things.   What […]

Bandwidth and the Business

  I find it interesting how many professional individual contributors have home based business.  They usually say it with pride when they tell you.   “Well I have my OWN business”  – usually there is emphasis […]

Update on Retirement

I’m currently researching retirement, which is one of the big three of employer ‘benefits’.  The other two are paid time off and medical.  Specifically I’m researching and writing about employer funded retirement programs.    I’ve learned […]

A Small Alternative

I live just outside a community that’s a bit artsy, or I guess more formally it’s known as a politically progressive.  Alternative lifestyles, art, all natural living, and a resistance to business and development are all topics that […]

3 Money Hacks Every 40-Year-Old Should Know – daveramsey.com

  I recently wrote an Influence U post about Dave Ramsey.  Here is a link to one of the articles.  This post is typical of his blog.  It’s 1/2 good advice and 1/2 advertisement for […]

Survey Analysis 2 – Student Debt Load

Note: This is an analysis to some of the answers I’ve received from interviews and surveys. For privacy sake, I have redacted some details by using […] to signify when something was cut out or replaced to promote […]