Next week, The 4th of July in the US falls on a Monday, and I’m excited because that means we’ll get a three-day weekend! In the past, a three-day weekend was just another day to lounge around the house watching the same old TV shows. I wasn’t a bad way to spend that extra day… Continue reading Making The Most Of Three Day Weekends
Year: 2011
Are You Overspending Today Because Of A Future Inheritance?
I have a friend at work who seems to have holes in his pockets! He is always broke and deep into credit card debt and doesn’t have any equity in his house after paying into his mortgage for over ten years (he keeps refinancing, taking the equity out). Just this year, he’s bought brand… Continue reading Are You Overspending Today Because Of A Future Inheritance?
A Look At Hourly versus Salaried Employment
Some changes in my employer’s industry has changed my job’s employment type from salary to hourly. While my manager said he would try to get me promoted as quickly as possible to the salary grade level, I don’t know if I want it. After experiencing the perks that I’m experiencing as an hourly employee, it might… Continue reading A Look At Hourly versus Salaried Employment
Why Experimental Learning Is Better Than Book Learning
Let me say that learning from books is a great thing that we have all benefited from greatly! If fact, it would be a sad, sad world if we didn’t have books to learn from. It’s how we learned the majority of what we know! Without the existence of book learning, we’d probably still be… Continue reading Why Experimental Learning Is Better Than Book Learning