Roundup and Link Love - Spring 2008 Edition

By Ron | Mar 22, 2008

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Spring is here! Cool mornings, warm afternoons, kites, songbirds, just staring out the office window, [...]

5 Myths and Realities of Owning My Own Business

By Ron | Mar 21, 2008

Owning your own business is a dream that many people share, but it is one that many people misunderstand. Owning a business has all the glitz and glamor of Hollywood but it also has all the work and sweat of Dirty Jobs. Before you take the leap and spend your life’s savings on a [...]

5 Ways I Plan To Survive The Recession

By Ron | Mar 20, 2008

This article was included in The Festival of Frugality #118 over at My Dollar Plan. Thanks Madison!
Recession talk is all around us and the recession is on virtually every news cast. Paul Harvey even says we are in a recession because 9 out of 10 CFO’s believe we are. Whether we are in one or [...]

How I Cram for Those Mid Term Exams

By Ron | Mar 19, 2008

OK, sometimes you’ve gotten distracted, or maybe you’ve had a personal problem. At any rate, you’ve fallen far behind in preparing for an exam, or a presentation, or a meeting of some sort. What now?
The first rule is don’t panic. Panic won’t get you anywhere and is even more distracting when you’re trying to absorb [...]

Another Way Credit Card Companies Will Stab You in the Back

By Ron | Mar 18, 2008

Note: This post was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance Baby Education Edition at Million Dollar Journey. Check this site out!

Oh the heady days of 2003! Credit was easy, living was high. Banks and credit card companies were rolling in the profits as the US was coming out of the economic aftermath of [...]

Looking for an Online Degree ? Use My Checklist

By Ron | Mar 17, 2008

Getting my degree online was at once a liberating process and a very demanding one. Liberating because I could take pride in my accomplishment, but demanding in that I worked a full time job while doing it.
I assembled a checklist to use when you’re leaning toward getting or finishing a degree online. This list isn’t [...]

Weekend Roundup and Link Love - Going Camping Edition

By Ron | Mar 15, 2008

Ah, rest and relaxation. There’s nothing like spending some time in a pop up camper with my beautiful wife and kids, eating our traditional camping meals, staring hypnotically at the campfire, going to bed right after dark, and being out of cell phone range from the office. I LOVE IT!
It really helps to get out [...]

Could You Survive on 36 Percent Interest Rates Or Is That Too Little ?

By Ron | Mar 14, 2008

But, if you were earning 36 percent on your investment portfolio, it would double every two years. Starting with just $1,000 in the bank, in twenty years you’d have over $1,024,000 depending on your compounding schedule. A 36 percent return on investment is a dream come true for most businesses.

But, apparently 36 percent isn’t enough…

The Andy Griffith Show: Lessons on Blogging

By Ron | Mar 13, 2008

Ben Cook, whose site Blogging Experiment, is using different television shows to highlight some important lessons on blogging. So far he has posted lessons learned from shows such as:
House
The Simpsons
M*A*S*H
24
South Park
Prison Break
The Office
The Sopranos
Heroes
If I’ve left any of them out, just let me know.
I’m going to reach way back and pull out some lessons on [...]

Successful People Are Usually FAT

By Ron | Mar 12, 2008

According to my new blogging schedule, today is Personal Development Day. So I thought I’d throw a curve ball and show you how successful people are FAT, really, really FAT! Yeah, you read that right FAT, but it all depends on your definition of FAT. I’m thinking in terms of an acronym and here’s what [...]

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