If you blog, you’ve probably experienced writer’s block at one time or another. I certainly have and I’m always on the lookout for strategies to deal with the issue. Here’s an article published in Inc Magazine, Do This Morning Writing Exercise to Be Happier and More Creative, presenting such a strategy that might help if you ever suffer from writer’s […]
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Starting My Own Business…I’ve Been Here Before
Regular Financial Slacker readers will know about my current goal of starting my own business. But what you may not know is that this is not my first time going down this path. For as long as I can remember, I dreamed about starting my own business. That dream first became a reality about 10 […]
Spend Less Than You Earn…Or Stop Complaining!
There’s really no other way to say it. No matter how much money you make or how successful you are as an investor, the real key to financial independence is to spend less than you earn. And the greater your savings rate, the sooner you’ll reach that goal of financial independence. When you spend less […]
Experiential Education Complements The Classroom
I dropped off my son at school this morning for a four-day experiential education “week of wilderness” excursion to the nearby backcountry mountains. The WOW program is just another one of the many reasons I am such a fan of the school they attend. The WOW program is part of the school’s experiential education department […]
Small Business Investing May Be Your Best Option
I received word this morning that for the second time in as many weeks, a small business that I was looking at acquiring has agreed to a deal with another buyer. When I lose a deal like this, I am never entirely sure why that’s the case. You don’t know when others began their conversations. […]
Personal Capital Issue – Resolved Quickly and Without Effort
The Personal Capital issue that I wrote about the other day has been resolved. And I will say that I am impressed with the responsiveness that the Personal Capital team demonstrated. I sent an email to the support desk at 10:09 am. I received a response back 91 minutes later asking me for more specifics […]
