Hello Financial Slacker readers. You may be wondering where I’ve been the last few weeks. I’m still here. I’ve just been busy creating a better life for myself. And in between other projects, out-of-town swim meets, and a week in Northern California with the family, it’s been a hectic time. But things seem to be […]
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Here’s How To Become Your Own Boss
There are many ways to become your own boss. Here are a few: The agent. This group consists of real estate agents and insurance agents. They can work independently or under a franchised larger organization. The professional. Included in this category are licensed professionals such as physicians, accountants, lawyers, and financial advisors as well as freelance website designers, writers, […]
How to Save Money Traveling
Yesterday, I posted about wrapping up a long weekend of swimming and mentioned how expensive those swim trips can be. Today, I wanted to share a few tips to save money traveling. When traveling, there are five primary expense areas: 1/ Getting there 2/ Getting around 3/ A place to stay 4/ Eating 5/ Entertainment Getting There […]
How Do Blogs Make Money?
I am a huge fan of Fred Wilson’s AVC blog and have mentioned it a few times here on Financial Slacker. Fred writes about venture capital, technology, and a little bit of everything else. And he’s been posting everyday since 2003 – truly amazing. AVC has often served as inspiration for my own posts. The […]
Making Better Financial Decisions
One of the benefits of running a site like Financial Slacker is being able to publicly set goals for yourself and then holding yourself accountable for achieving those goals. While the overall mission of Financial Slacker is to help our readers make better financial decisions, throughout the year, I will periodically set specific goals for […]
Experience or Ability – Which is More Important?
My first “real” full-time job after graduating from business school was working for one of the Big 6 public accounting firms. This was one of my first opportunities to appreciate the difference between experience or ability. FYI, before I started working, the group of public accounting firms was referred to as the Big 8. But […]