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The Death of Customer Service and Bringing It Back
I thought updating my credit card information at the gym was going to be a simple procedure. Initially the experience went well. A new employee at the desk was doing a polite job processing the request, however, some strange charges popped up on the form I had to sign to update my billing information. The…
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Sleeping With Money: Out Earning Your Partner
“Perfect love cannot be without equality.” – Scottish Proverb Last week, Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity posed a question (primarily to straight men) as a way to learn if they are / would be bothered by their wives earning more money than them. Some of the comments were quite interesting if you care to…
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Are You Bankrupting Yourself and Your Children?
There is nothing like the joy of parents being able to treat their kids to stuff they really want. Experiences, vacations, toys, and all the other fun material stuff that seems to make the world go ’round. For working parents the desire to curb their guilt born out of the conflict between work and family,…
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Are You Bankrupting Yourself and Your Children?
There is nothing like the joy of parents being able to treat their kids to stuff they really want. Experiences, vacations, toys, and all the other fun material stuff that seems to make the world go ’round. For working parents the desire to curb their guilt born out of the conflict between work and family,…
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Retail Therapy: Shopping Can Also Be Therapeutic
Jeffrey Gitomer, on the topic of successful sales, says “People don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy.” I think he is right and I think I know why. Shopping, the act of trading value for value, is a rewarding experience. I can’t wait to spend my next bonus on an iPhone. Beyond…
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Gay Executive Life: Relocation
So last time I wrote about the long, drawn-out process of interviewing as a gay executive, including the day of fun (not) psychometric testing. In the end, I got the job. In the Midwest. About 1200 miles away from where I live now. Fear not, executives are not expected to move themselves. It’s still a…
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WWYD: Would you risk your life to get out of debt?
“Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.” — Albert Camus Can you name a serendipitous moment that changed your life? I can trace my life’s path to several and maybe I’ll cover the complete list in a future post. For now, I think one of those happenchance moments occurred yesterday when a…
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Investing obstacles: inflation and taxes
We Shall Overcome… There are two major obstacles one must overcome when investing. No, it’s not Republicans and Democrats, although they have something to do with both obstacles. The two obstacles are inflation and taxes. The first obstacle, inflation, has a dramatic effect on your purchasing power over time. While I rarely quote wikipedia.org, I…
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Almost Debt Free: How to Save for a Down Payment on a Home
As I steadily venture into new territory of debt free life, I must admit that my confidence is beginning to wane. It’s sort of like being the new kid in school. I have no idea what to expect, and I’m fearful of the unknown. But most importantly, I’m afraid of screwing up. I can’t avoid…
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The Price of Your Vice: The Financial Benefits of Quitting
I have a delicate constitution. Nicotine, drugs and alcohol have always made me sick, but I do have one problem. It’s Chocolate. I am talking true problem here, as in: I must eat at least an entire two bars or half bag of chips every day- in intervals. When the checkers at Trader Joes see…
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