Sometimes when you get into an apartment you want to make it nice and your “own” place. This may lead to ideas of painting a couple rooms or even just a few walls in given rooms. This happened to my wife and I when we got our first apartment together. Since this was our first […]
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Welcome to the weekly Saturday Quick Hits and Weekend Reading post! Wow what a couple of weeks it has been. I didn’t give an update last Saturday because we were up until 2am packing for our move the next day…which required a 7:30am wake up time! Thankfully we had a lot of help and were […]
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I never thought I’d be saying this, but Home Depot actually sells some really good books. As a recent first-time homeowner and someone who has never really had to do home upkeep or home projects, combined with the fact that the house we bought needs some cosmetic upgrades, I found myself at Home Depot quite […]
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As I wrote about in the past, there are advantages and disadvantages of working for a large corporation vs. working for a small business. Today I’m exploring a different kind of workplace: the non-profit organization. Non-profits can come in many different forms: religious and educational institutions, the government, and charities. For the purpose of today’s […]
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Between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and…oh yeah that thing called the “real world”…people are building a personal brand whether they want to or not. Personal branding is not a new thing, just is more in-your-face than the pre-social media age. A corporate lawyer today has a similar personal brand as a corporate lawyer in the 50s. […]
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As one of my coworkers said recently, layoffs and downsizing of departments are becoming the norm. In light of a new economic climate, companies are trying to reshuffle responsibilities, adjust strategies, and cut costs. Unfortunately for employees, cutting costs usually hits employees. Sometimes it happens in the form of a hiring freeze or not filling […]
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Each Saturday I usually post a little more personal of a post, along with a few articles I recommend for “weekend reading.” On Saturday I missed this post because I was busy moving into our new house. After making multiple Home Depot runs and thinking more about the various expenses we will face as homeowners […]
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Most college grads have thought at one point or another about going to graduate school. While for some this is a passing thought, others seriously consider it. Still fewer actually go through the full application process. The remaining are the ones who actually attend grad school and attain an advanced degree. One thing some fail […]
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There are a lot of benefits to being an employee, but what about who you work for? There can be a major difference between working for a small business versus working for a large corporation. Some people will be a better fit in a corporate environment, while others may thrive in a small business atmosphere. […]
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Texas Governor and former Presidential candidate Rick Perry is pushing for Texas Universities to make a $10,000 college degree a real option for students. As mentioned in this article the way this could potentially be done is through use of community colleges, students living at home with their parents, and utilization of online classes. I […]
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