The web is filled with so many job sites that it’s now difficult to navigate through all of them. The issue becomes more pressing during a bad economy: those looking for jobs need to make better efficacy of their time and are much more desperate for employment. Having gone through this exact situation before, looking … Read more
44% of the currently unemployed have been out of work for 6 months or more. Source: CNNMoney.com It’s been almost a year since I was unemployed and collecting checks from the government. The market was near its trough, my health was failing, and my insurance was running out, but based on these numbers, it seems … Read more
Or at least I think it is. I pulled my calf muscle for the third time this morning and it hurts like hell. This was during a match against an opponent I was probably going to lose to anyway. The first time I pulled my calf it surprised me a bit. Now that it’s happened … Read more
It took me a couple of hours past midnight, but I guess once I got on a roll, I didn’t want to stop. The final steps to my Quicken enablement I detailed a few weeks back are now complete. My financials are now transparent. My accounts now all balance. I can track the cost basis … Read more
Cumulative Percentage Completed: 33% Total Goals Completed: 3 / 18 Below is a summary of all my 2010 goals and my progress against them: Additionally, I’ve included a bar / heat chart hybrid to track my goals. (I’ve always liked heat charts, but they never seem to work well in business situations) Health My health … Read more
Outliers: The Story of Success Malcom Gladwell 2008 285 pages Outliers had been recommended to me on a number of occasions, and by the time I finally picked it up, I couldn’t put it down. The title of the book is somewhat misleading to its overall premise: the premise that many outliers who’ve risen to … Read more
Net Change: +$1,473.29 This was a really impressive month for me in terms of net worth. My net worth actually increased during a month where I paid nearly $4,000 in federal income taxes. (For an amount this large, I should probably allocate the liability by month, but I believe I’ll be do a much better … Read more
It’s already past March 31, so the first quarter of the calendar year is over. Here are the things you should do to wrap up this period: 1. Get a Free Credit Report 2. Backup Your Computer Files 3. Status Your 2010 Goals – COMPLETE 4. Check Your Tax Liability & Update W4 – COMPLETE … Read more
I try to keep political topics away from my blog, as I don’t have much respect for either party in the US. (There is a well formatted chart involved in this post, so I’ll use that to justify relevance) What annoys me is when one party, Democrat or Republican, reaches new levels of idiocy and … Read more
I’ve never liked Excel’s default setting for its outline button structure.  If you notice from the example below, the default setting puts the outline button below your summary rows. Visually, I don’t think this is intuitive. I prefer to see the outline button above the summary rows. Making this change is very simple. First … Read more