That’s right folks! It’s National Spring Cleaning Week (NSCW) this week. I had no idea it was NSCW until the radio told me on Monday morning. Regardless, most of you are probably familiar with the concept of spring cleaning: you see the sun shining and are overtaken with the urge to organize, arrange and rid your home of all the crap that’s … [Read more...] about Clean All the Things: National Spring Cleaning Week
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Crash Course for a New Career in Social Media
A rapidly changing economy and greater focus on quality life is causing many people to look at career changes in 2014. In some cases, technology is displacing people. Even workers with stable jobs are growing weary of low employee morale and sacrifices to personal time. Healthcare and technology are fields that tout promising careers. However, … [Read more...] about Crash Course for a New Career in Social Media
Personal Finance Blogging: High Road or Low Road?
The other day, I was on a debt blog run by a husband and wife team and came across one of their posts. He had written about finding a career your passionate about and then pursuing that work in your life – it was a decent enough article. The interesting part came when I started reading the comments. There were a number of readers who had posted … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Blogging: High Road or Low Road?
Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men” - Charles De Gaulle My latest, and most important, learning: I am not indispensable. Not to anyone or anything. Does it sound harsh? Well, it is – but it’s the truth. It is both liberating and humbling. My position at work? It can be done quite well by others if I weren’t there. My blog? … [Read more...] about Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult
The True Cost of Distracted Driving
This post brought to you by Insurance Hunter. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you remember the last time you were driving to work? Or home? Were you thinking about your dinner plans? Was there a great really song on the radio? Did your baby started to fuss from the backseat? These are all common situations that we face in our day to day lives. … [Read more...] about The True Cost of Distracted Driving