As I read Financial Samurai’s article today discussing his five years of unemployment, it got me thinking about my own periods of unemployment and how I successfully found new employment opportunities in the past. It’s been about 18 months since my last full-time employment role ended. During that time, I have applied for more than […]
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Restaurants and Recipes – I’m Always Looking for More of Both
I’ve been thinking about food more and more lately. I’m guessing it’s a byproduct of trying to change my eating habits and lose weight. In any event, I came across two food related websites that I wanted to share, one a recipe blog and the other a restaurants review site. The first site is Three Olives […]
Fun Friday: Super Bowl LI Odds and Ends
It’s Super Bowl LI weekend. And with food, friends, and football. What else do you need? Even without the Dallas Cowboys playing in Super Bowl LI this weekend, the event will still rate as one of the most-watched television events of the year. And without a horse in the race, I’m just hoping for a […]
Why Should You Hire Someone To File Your Taxes?
Most of us in personal finance could probably manage filing our own taxes. The software that’s available makes the process relatively painless. But just because you can, does that mean you should? I just finished meeting with my accountant to discuss my 2016 taxes. So much fun. There was a time when I handled all […]
Buying a Retail Business Is Not a Good Lifestyle Fit
The latest business for sale that I analyzed was a retail business. The store has been operating out of a single location for decades. Revenue and profits have been flat for the past three years. There is a small sales staff and they’re open for business 6 days per week, 7 hours per day. The […]
Technical Problems Put Slacker Health Out of Commission
If you’re looking for the Slacker Health site, you’re out of luck. The site is experiencing massive technical problems and is currently out of commission. The technical problems started a few weeks ago. Suddenly out of the blue, I stopped being able to login to the site. At the time, I didn’t think too much […]
