Personal Finance, Writing, and Blogging
Posted in Happiness, Outside the box on Apr 21st, 2008
I’ve been reading a lot of posts on other blogs recently (Get Rich Slowly, Brip Blap, Frugal Dad, Lazy Man and Money) that I really enjoy and after a little analysis I figured out why: they were personal stories about the writers that gave a neat “intro” about something that happened to them that has […]
Posted in Happiness, Money and Relationships, Outside the box on Apr 17th, 2008
Whenever I come into some money (tax rebate, freelance check, bonus, etc.), I usually save it. Save, save, save—that’s my mentality right now as I shoot for a $10,000 down payment for a place to live.
But recently M and I have come into some money that has a whole different set of circumstances behind it […]
Posted in Happiness, Outside the box on Apr 11th, 2008
I love lists, especially when it comes to books. So I peruse as many lists as I can—which includes all the awards that are out there. I’m always in search of the perfect book (which is why I had readers pick my next book) and when the Pulitzer Prizes were announced this year I felt […]
Posted in Outside the box on Jan 19th, 2008
This article has been getting some media coverage lately and I can see why.
It discusses some experiments that revealed people find a more expensive bottle of wine better tasting if the price is much higher, even though it’s really the same exact wine.
Which makes you think, “Ok, I get it. I can see that happening. […]
Posted in Investing, Outside the box on Dec 29th, 2007
Here is an interesting article from Business Week (via MSN Money) that shows how bad off Africa still is and how charity, after years of trying, hasn’t helped better the region as much as investing for profit might.
Posted in Advertising, Budgeting, Creativity, Outside the box on Dec 13th, 2007
It’s fairly easy to stay within your budget after you’ve figured out where your money goes, how much you have to spend, and where you can cut back. Getting into a routine makes it simple: I’ll do this on Monday, that on Tuesday, and this for the rest of the days, spending X amount on […]
Posted in Outside the box on Dec 1st, 2007
I had seen a few videos but didn’t know what this was called until an ESPN story about it a month or so ago.
Parcour is kind of like freestyle walking but a lot more extreme, a lot more challenging, and a lot more fun to watch.
Some of the stuff these guys do is incredible. Go […]
Posted in Outside the box on Nov 10th, 2007
Learn a new language, or practice a language you’ve taken classes for before and haven’t gotten back to.
How?
- Watch movies in that language.
- Go practice at Livemocha.com, a great place to go practice with all kinds of audiovisual exercises. The best part? It’s all free.
- Read a book you already know and love in that […]
Posted in Outside the box on Oct 26th, 2007
Sometimes you have to step outside the box, you know?
I want to do one of those weekly “things” on this blog where once a week (or maybe once a month, it depends) where I address an issue or talk about a specific topic.
But one thing I think keeps me sane (and will keep me fresh, […]
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