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Do People Consider The Economy When Choosing a Major? A No Statistic Discussion of the Topic

From My Journey to Millions
May 21, 2012 at 9:30 am
Considering I graduated from college in 2003 and law school in 2006 I feel like I am pretty far removed from academia.  That became even more evident when I went to my younger ... (more)

I Love Eduardo Saverin’s Move to Become an Ex-Pat

From My Journey to Millions
May 18, 2012 at 9:45 am
I write this post on the eve of facebook going public tomorrow (actually today since I am writing this after 12am), and while I don’t get the hype about the facebook IPO this ... (more)

A Few Updates for the Curious

From upstartHR
May 18, 2012 at 6:00 am
Sometimes I wish I could be everywhere at once. Alas, that isn’t going to be happening any time soon, but it seems like things are staying at least that ... (more)

There are NO New Retirement Rules

From My Journey to Millions
May 17, 2012 at 9:20 am
I truly believe that there was no good old days whether we are talking about life in general or personal finances so when I saw the article titled, “7 things to know about the ... (more)

No More Mister Nice Guy

From upstartHR
May 16, 2012 at 5:39 am
Recently I ran across an article that led with an interesting premise: if you want to be better than the competition, you need to be asking better interview questions. ... (more)

Would Seeing an Older Version of You Make You Save For Retirement?

From My Journey to Millions
May 15, 2012 at 9:45 am
Would seeing an older version of yourself make you save more for retirement? I am not talking about a cartoon older version of yourself, instead a legitimate rendering using the ... (more)

I Don’t Get the Hype About The Facebook IPO

From My Journey to Millions
May 11, 2012 at 9:58 am
A few friends have asked me what I thought about The Facebook IPO and I don’t really get the excitement.  First thing first, it has been way too long since I talked about ... (more)

If you had to be selfish.

From Punch Debt In The Face
May 11, 2012 at 2:35 am
It’s Friday mother lovers, and you better be prepared to love your mothers well this weekend since it’s all about them. Love ya mom Since you all have likely checked ... (more)

I am Very Disappointed in Myself

From My Journey to Millions
May 9, 2012 at 9:25 am
In the beginning of the year, I created my goals and objectives for 2012 and while I’ll do a full review in a couple weeks I was thinking about just one aspect of that post the ... (more)

An Example of Why I am Not Sure I believe in The Efficient Market Hypothesis

From My Journey to Millions
May 4, 2012 at 9:15 am
Every morning I watch CNBC as I get ready for work in the morning.  I think the best part of the show, Squawk Box, are the guests and interviewees.  They literally have everyone ... (more)

I Heart Cake Time

From upstartHR
May 3, 2012 at 6:00 am
Like many companies, we have a once a month birthday recognition and sit down together to share one of my favorite food groups–cake. I am a fast eater, so ... (more)

Is Going Green Important? How to Prove Your Business is Green

From My Journey to Millions
April 27, 2012 at 9:32 am
When it comes to good public relations, it seems that “Going Green” is the new tactic that everyone voices as important.  People seem to think that corporate social ... (more)

Am I The Only One?

From upstartHR
April 27, 2012 at 6:45 am
I have been working all kinds of wacky projects this week (international labor law, anyone?), and it’s only magnified one of my huge (and I mean huge) deficiencies–a ... (more)

Wow…I have Been At My Job for 5 Years

From My Journey to Millions
April 26, 2012 at 9:35 am
I realized something this morning as I walked into my office building, next month I will have been working at the same place for 5 years.  To put that in perspective: That is ... (more)

50 Human Resource Challenges to Overcome

From upstartHR
April 23, 2012 at 5:45 am
AKA Human Resource Challenges to Light Your Fire Today I’m going to step on some toes. I’m going to push you a little bit. And you know what? That’s ... (more)

Relying on Experts May be a Smart Move

From My Journey to Millions
April 19, 2012 at 9:27 am
If you are trying to get out of debt, you may feel that you need to cut all “unnecessary” costs and do everything yourself.  Drop your dress shirts off at the dry cleaners ... (more)

Readability-What HR Pros Need to Know

From upstartHR
April 16, 2012 at 5:45 am
Prepare for some gobbledygook: Job Announcements — Public notices are used to announce the recruitment for vacant positions. These job announcements can be ... (more)

The Relationship Between Cost And Efficiency

From My Journey to Millions
April 15, 2012 at 9:52 am
Does Efficiency Always Save Money? A general consensus would most likely agree that efficiency is cost-effective, in a good way. There are a plethora of products and services ... (more)

Work-Life Balance Program, How I Love Thee

From upstartHR
April 14, 2012 at 11:45 am
AKA Our Work Life Balance Program Saved My Sanity I’m writing this with the grainy-eyed-haven’t-slept-in-almost-24-hours stare that is usually associated ... (more)

If You Can’t Beat Them Join Them

From My Journey to Millions
March 30, 2012 at 9:15 am
If you believe that the rich get richer, why not just invest in them instead of against them? I am not talking about your next door neighbor with a couple German cars and a 45 ... (more)

Our accidental wellness program

From upstartHR
March 29, 2012 at 6:00 am
A quick decision at work last fall has led to untold hours of friendship and fun, and it was entirely unplanned. This is the story of our accidental wellness program. August ... (more)

Some Recent Thoughts about Personal and Professional Relationships

From My Journey to Millions
March 28, 2012 at 7:37 am
In the past 10 days or so, and I have some very interesting conversations and interactions that have led to some thoughts on the broad topic of Relationships.  My three observations ... (more)

4 Things Great HR Pros Know

From upstartHR
March 26, 2012 at 6:00 am
In an effort to try and keep a handle on the products and services my company provides (hint: great HR pros have a solid understanding of the business side of ... (more)

Photo of the Day

From Ben Casnocha
March 24, 2012 at 10:21 pm
How many of them are living in the moment? What’s the smartphone to digital camera ratio? How many people whip out their camera in a crowd because everyone around them is? ... (more)

Use the Internet to Save When You Shop

From My Journey to Millions
March 24, 2012 at 7:33 pm
The Internet makes bargain shopping easy.  Whether comparison shopping or using promo codes or reading reviews, there are many ways to use the Internet to save money.  Many people ... (more)