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Posted in Happiness on Feb 29th, 2008
At my old job I used to take a one-hour lunch break where I could run some errands, eat lunch, and surf the web. It wasn’t your average lunch break though: I usually sat outside (in the summer) or in a lounge area (during the winter) and read my book for around 40 minutes. This […]
Posted in Happiness, Jobs, Motivation on Feb 28th, 2008
I’ve been thinking a lot about my new job this week and how it has improved my outlook on certain things. And now, whenever I read tips on getting a new job or sensible advice like taking classes in something useful like public speaking, I keep encountering the same thing: change is extremely hard.
It has […]
You hear about it everywhere: make sure you love what you do because it’s not worth it to spend the majority of your life at something you detest. But I’ve usually seen that as one of those cheesy/cliché phrases that somehow don’t apply to me.
It didn’t help that I had no connection at all to […]
Life can get pretty complex and pretty hard sometimes, so having something you are passionate about can really help keep you balanced and happy, while giving you an outlet to channel any stress or anxiety you may feel. For me, that’s playing baseball.
The winter is awful because there is no baseball for a very long […]
Posted in Investing on Feb 25th, 2008
Trent over at The Simple Dollar wrote a post on index funds the other day and I felt compelled to add my two cents in the comments section. I found I had more to say about them and how great I think they are so I’ve decided to write a whole post about them here.
First […]
Posted in Writing on Feb 23rd, 2008
On Monday M and I watched one of her favorite movies: The Notebook. I had seen it with her before but it was a while ago and I went into it with the attitude that I was watching it because she really likes it.
It’s a fantastic movie—the kind that gets you so emotionally worked up […]
Posted in Budgeting on Feb 22nd, 2008
Last week I wrote about the importance of direct deposit and this past week I got a good firsthand experience on why paying yourself first is so important. In case you haven’t heard this phrase before (in which case, welcome to the computer age), the idea is that saving and preparing for retirement is much […]
Posted in Budgeting, Money and Relationships on Feb 21st, 2008
On Monday M and I celebrated our three-year anniversary—three years ago to the day we met at a bar and started to get to know each other. In May we’ll be getting married and we’ll start celebrating that anniversary so I wanted to do something special this year (as I try to do every year). […]
Posted in Jobs on Feb 20th, 2008
Before I even began my new job, I knew that adjusting would be difficult. I constantly looked back at all the jobs I’ve had and how tough it is when you first start. Sometimes it’s easy to forget how hard it was, especially as time goes by and you get more and more comfortable. So […]
Posted in Budgeting, Creativity, Money and Relationships on Feb 19th, 2008
Last week I posted on my schizophrenic experiences with V-Day and in the aftermath I realized I’ve learned some valuable things about that day and gift giving in general. So next time a special day comes around (anniversary, birthday, etc.), don’t forget these time-tested tips:
Money isn’t everything: You’ve heard it a million times before and […]
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