Over the past year or so I’ve become a big fan of credit card hacking, or travel hacking as most people refer to it as. I have been able to get hundreds of dollars in travel paid for. Besides travel rewards, I’ve also received cash bonuses and other perks such as Amazon Prime. But today […]
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This is a sponsored post. I am a Shop Your Way blogger, but all opinions are my own. If you’re like most people you will be trying to spend as much time as possible outside this Summer. Besides wanting to spend time outside in the Summer, people also start making plans to update their outdoor […]
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Long-time readers of this blog will know that I used to write weekly “round-up” posts that shared about my personal life and what I was up to. Because of time constraints I had to end the weekly round-up about a year ago. While I don’t give weekly roundup posts, I still weave my life and […]
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With so much focus on side income these days, I thought it would be fun to think back to all the ways I’ve made side income over the past decade. What I realized is that as time passes it’s easy to forget the ways that we’ve earned side income. It’s hard to believe, but I […]
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Tunnel vision is a term that is synonymous with having a narrow focus. It also means having such an intense focus on something that other things are inevitably blocked out. It’s easy to have tunnel vision without even realizing it. We do it every day, some more than others. Tunnel vision isn’t necessarily a bad […]
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It’s June and most normal people are done dealing with taxes. They received their tax return a couple months ago and taxes are the last thing on their mind. Yes, that’s how it is for most normal people. I’m not one of them. Today I want to talk about how the IRS lost my money. […]
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When I was in salary negotiations five years ago I was very concerned about getting an offer that was more or less than the other interns who were receiving offers. Not surprisingly, interns shared information. When one intern received a slightly higher salary offer, it allowed me to also negotiate a slightly higher starting salary. […]
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As some of you know, I recently decided to get my MBA. One of the things you need to do to get admitted to an MBA program is take the GMAT. There are many ways to study for the GMAT. There are books, tutors, and classroom study formats. As you might expect or seen through […]
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I haven’t had much time to read the past few months. Work has been busy and studying for the GMAT and preparing my MBA application has made it nearly impossible to find time for reading books. I take the GMAT in less than two weeks and plan on using some of my freed-up time to […]
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A couple weeks ago I talked about investing in a penny stock. Since investing in this stock a few months ago I’ve seen a return of over 40%. When I decided to invest in this stock I had a long list of reasons why I thought it was a good investment. These included financial factors, […]
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