A Small Startup Business Should Pay No Taxes For Two Years!

I’ve been think about this for a while, and I think that startup businesses shouldn’t have to pay taxes for at least two years after starting a new business. If you read the statistics on small business startups, you’ll read that at least 80% of small businesses fail during the first five years!  Well, no… Continue reading A Small Startup Business Should Pay No Taxes For Two Years!

Eating Out Alone – A Blogging Experiment

Last week was a bit of an anomaly for me in that I ate out every day for lunch and sometimes breakfast, ALONE!  I even went to a bar that had WiFi access on one of those days. Now regular readers know that I”m frugal if not out and out cheap, so why would I… Continue reading Eating Out Alone – A Blogging Experiment

The Problem with Being Too Frugal or Tight with Money

When I was young, I didn’t have any money other than from allowance (which I pretty much was taught to save). In fact, I was so frugal as a child, I hardly spent any money at all because of the belief that I needed to save it all.  While my financial picture was always pretty… Continue reading The Problem with Being Too Frugal or Tight with Money

Realizing the Difference Between Wanting and Doing

Last year (2011), I spend a lot of soul-searching and came to a few solid conclusions that I thought were interesting and helpful.  So I thought I’d share my thinking on realizing the difference between wanting and doing. 1.) Doing is much Better than Wanting! I’m kind of a paradox, in that I have abilities… Continue reading Realizing the Difference Between Wanting and Doing