It's the last day of 2012. The annual wrap up is here. 2012 has been humbled. 2013 isn't ready for us. The word going around is that 2014 wants to switch places with 2015 because it's afraid of us. What's my plan for the next year? The business-related (aka money making) goals for 2012: "If you don't ship, you actually haven't started anything at all. At some point, your work has to intersect with the market. At some point, you need feedback as to whether or not it worked. Otherwise, it's merely a hobby." -- Seth Godin I've applied this quote to my work ever since I read it. I no longer wait to hit "publish." I don't waste time. I believe that everything is a work-in-progress. Until you ship your offering to the world, you haven't … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
The Ultra Important Guide to Saving up For Next Christmas
Christmas time is here again. I love this time of the year because my birthday is the day after Christmas so there's always lots of celebrating (drinking) with friends and family. I try to avoid questions about saving money and personal finance because nobody wants to look like the Scrooge at this time of the year. There are a few important questions to look at though... Did you spend all of your money this year on Christmas gifts? Did you get into debt by any chance? Would you like to be more organized with your Christmas spending? This is the ultra important guide to saving up money for next Christmas. Why wait? You can start early. Find a way to make more money. You'll see me harp on this point constantly. Along with paying … [Read more...]
What’s The Best Strategy For Landing Your First Real Job?
"I want to get a new job (or my first real job). I just don't know what to do. How can I get a job?" Does this sound like you? Well it certainly sounds like me! I've always been pretty clueless about the whole finding a job process. It's very intimidating. There are so many things that you should be doing when on the job hunt. You need to tweak your resume. You need to attend networking events. You need to know someone. You need an insane amount of experience, yet nobody will give you that first chance! There's a lot going on when it comes to trying to figure out how to get a first job. What are you supposed to do first? How do you not get overwhelmed? I got some answers for you in this article... Where do companies find … [Read more...]
How-to Protect Yourself So That You’re Not Screwed When You Get Fired
There's nothing worse than getting fired from a job. I got fired a few times when I was in high school. Usually from minimum wage jobs that I didn't care about. I would then go on to the next minimum wage gig where my buddies worked until a new opportunity came along. I've always had a job ever since I can remember. I started delivering newspapers in the third grade and I never stopped working since. But yes, getting fired sucks. What's the absolute worst reason for losing a job in the history of the world? Brad Ferro. Do you know who that is? This name likely doesn't ring a bell. The other day I was procrastinating for absolutely no reason. I guess there never really is a reason for slacking off. I decided to Google Snooki getting … [Read more...]
Should You Start Investing Right Away in Your 20s?
Whenever people find out that I run a personal finance site they start asking me about investing. Everyone wants to know about investing money. Common questions about investing money arise: What's the best investment? How can you double your money in this economy? Where should I be putting my money? There's not really a general answer that you can give on a complex topic like investing. This is why it's difficult to tell a stranger where to invest their money when you don't even know what their income is like or if they have any debt at the moment. I've tackled investing your money on here before and I'm not shy about discussing this topic. I'm not going to beat around the bush in this article. I will give straight answers to … [Read more...]
