As I was “working” at my standing desk in my office today, two of my work-mates were chatting about their current goals. My office-mate wants to build a custom home, but she’s having trouble saving up for a down payment on a mortgage. My friend, who also works with me, wants a bigger house than [...]
If you watch the show Chuck, you know that Morgan didn’t want to stick around the Buy More and be a dill weed. He wanted to move to Hawaii and be a Benihana chef. He might not have been completely successful, but he went for it. Here is my ambition. I want to be my [...]
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Did you eat lots of chocolate? Did you do something romantic for your sweety? (I did.) Did you give up on your New Year’s Resolutions? Whoa! We were being all friendly and personal there, and then I had to go and ask that crazy question! What on earth could [...]
When you get to the end of the month, and you watch your checking account decrescendo to a number smaller than the number of bananas in your kitchen, do you ever wonder where the money went? When asked to list their monthly expenses, most people would reply with: -rent/mortgage -car payment -car insurance -phone/cable/internet -credit [...]
I am this close to being debt-free. I won’t tell you exactly how close I am, but I promise to devote an entire post to the joyous event, upon its occurence. Why am I paying off all my debt? Why have I made the choice to never borrow money again? The answer is multi-faceted, but [...]
Do you ever wonder what you’re meant to contribute to the world? Do you ever wonder if you’ve achieved success? What does success even really mean? If you’re confused about any of this, you are not alone. Many people become more bewildered every day, about these very things. Perhaps you feel out of place at [...]
When I left work today, I knew what I wanted to accomplish during my “off-hours.” I planned out my schedule before I even left work. It only took a few minutes, and it’s a surefire way to achieve my goals. The only problem is, I want my time management to become even more efficient. If [...]
Lately, I’ve been suffering from post-college stress. Before and after I graduated, I flew to various parts of the country to interview for a few different jobs that were correlated in one way or another to my degree. I had mixed feelings about these interviews. They were all a good deal further away from chesapeake [...]