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If there is one book I wish I could have read in 2004, when I graduated from college, it’s Ramit Sethi’s recently published I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Boy would I have screwed up a lot less if I had his advice then.

Of course, like most people my age I fully expect to start a fantastic business which will make me filthy stinkin’ rich by my 40’s. Money will be flowing from my pockets. Now, if I expect that scenario, why would I recommend a book on money management if I’m going to be filthy stinkin’ rich in 15 years?

Because it may not happen.

Or if you believe the experts, the odds are stacked against me. Big time.

I have a soon-to-be wife to think about, and the children we’re going to have are going to depend on me. If I want to do everything I can for them and myself financially, then I should have a plan. Sethi’s book gave me some excellent insight into further developing my plan.Read more

By the beginning of August I will be launching a small business themed blog. This blog will become a place for my thoughts and some personal ideas, updated at least once per week (still hoping for 3x/wk). My blogging focus will be over there, and my other writings will end up here.

When I wrote about naming a company I had a little fun with some other company’s names. Now it’s my turn. While the people I mentioned in my post were more than happy to write back to me, I realize how difficult it can be to name something and love it.

I’m going to be launching a new blog with a few of the posts here and lots more new ones, focusing on taking risks and turning life into one big adventure. Naming this blog is harder than I thought. Even after all the pointers I gave in my post and when I answered a question on naming companies, I’m having quite the hard time.Read more

Last week I came to the realization I had finished phase 1 of my blogging, which was to practice writing every weekday possible. I can write a blog post and be happy with it. Now I want to do more than add a new post a day.

I want to post key thoughts, ideas, and analyses. I want it to be more than a post a day, as in bigger picture, not frequency.Read more

Do you read a bunch of blogs or news websites? Let me make your life easier.

A few weeks ago I began reading every blog I follow and many key news websites I read by going to one webpage, which tells me when there are updates and lets me read them without having to go from page to page. All I use is an online feed reader. Google Reader to be specific.Read more

How many advertisements did you ignore today?

How many moments of genius did you witness today?

I have good news and more good news. The first bit of good news is this: there's no point in counting how many millions of dollars marketers wasted "targeting" you with advertisements, because they're not trying to speak with you. They're throwing things at you. Do you like having things thrown at you? I don't.Read more

The summer of 2007 was one of the lowest points of my life. In March the start-up I had been working for lost a key investor, and I was let go since I was the only full-time employee. At the time I left they still owed me nearly three grand, I had gone through most of my savings, and I actually had credit card debt for the first time in my life. Even though I could (barely) pay rent, my landlord sold his house and I moved back in with my mother as I looked for a job in Boston. Unemployment barely covered the cost of living, and it certainly did not cover the added cost of finding a job.Read more

I just read Dave Winer's latest post on making over $2 million dollars through blogging. Indirectly, you see. If you have never heard of him before, he's a pioneer in blogs, RSS, podcasting, and other Internet innovations. I tend to listen when a man like him shares his ideas on making money.Read more

We are interviewing people for a position where I work. Since it’s an inside sales role, we typically look for people who have a natural curiosity, people who enjoy games and mind-teasers. One candidate was telling us about how he loved Monopoly and said something which blew my mind: “4 houses, then a hotel. That’s the key to success.”

It sounds simple, except if you think about it for a moment there is something much deeper in what he said than basic board game strategy. Two main ideas, actually.Read more