Posts for "Random"


Gambling (verb) = a quick way to become poor

From Punch Debt In The Face
December 7, 2011 at 3:07 am
So I was in Vegas this last weekend for the Rock & Roll Half Marathon. No, I didn’t run, but my brother did. Girl Ninja was in Denver for the weekend visiting a college ... (more)

Things Men Will Never Understand About Women

From Ben Casnocha: The Blog
November 26, 2011 at 11:24 pm
The always worthwhile Caitlin Flanagan recently penned a gushing essay about Oprah. Oprah possess remarkable range--in a single show she can interview a guest who was abused by ... (more)

Donuts and Wellness

From upstartHR
November 21, 2011 at 7:15 am
Last Saturday I ran a local race that involved running four miles and eating a box of donuts at the halfway point. Yep, it’s about a fun as it sounds. I ... (more)

Frick being normal.

From Punch Debt In The Face
November 14, 2011 at 4:42 am
Girl Ninja and I heard a great message at church yesterday; it was titled “Weird: Because normal isn’t working”. It was an awesome message about how being weird ... (more)

Work naked for all I care

From upstartHR
November 4, 2011 at 6:00 am
Yesterday morning started off on the wrong foot. I had some big, heavy duty projects to work on. When that’s the case, I usually dress more comfortably (not ... (more)

Monsters at work

From upstartHR
October 31, 2011 at 6:00 am
Halloween costumes I made for Bella and Bree Human resources professionals run into monsters at work more often than others. We see the dark side of people, and ... (more)

The easiest money I’ve ever made…ever!

From Punch Debt In The Face
October 28, 2011 at 1:52 am
I’ve been pretty fortunate to happen across some pretty easy money throughout my life. I started tutoring my Senior year of college at a rate of $20/hour. Within a few short ... (more)

Snacks at work-benefits and costs

From upstartHR
October 26, 2011 at 6:30 am
When I started at Pinnacle, I was amazed. We had free snacks at work–food and drinks for our employees to enjoy anytime they wished. At previous companies ... (more)

My visit to the OFCCP office…

From upstartHR
October 24, 2011 at 6:30 am
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit the Birmingham, AL OFCCP office. It was an eye-opening experience, and I wanted to share some of the (scary!) “big ... (more)

Do You Use a Professional For Items That Can Be Purchased Online?

From My Journey to Millions
October 20, 2011 at 10:25 am
I don’t have any scientific proof but it seems that more and more jobs and or professions are being commoditized.   As defined by Wikipedia it is “the process by which goods ... (more)

Human Contact and Sales

From My Journey to Millions
October 18, 2011 at 4:39 pm
A Guest Post from The Wife inspired by Pow Wow Now It’s amazing how small the world is today. Small in terms of how easy it is to communicate with people all over the world. ... (more)

Protesting a protest…

From Punch Debt In The Face
October 13, 2011 at 1:39 am
Saw this picture tagged on Facebook yesterday, thought I’d share it with you all… To be perfectly honest, I’ve kind of stayed in the dark about the Occupy Wall ... (more)

Sometimes you just want a big piece of cake

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
October 7, 2011 at 5:00 am
You know how people say: Hey, I’m totally fine with eating only fruits as being my only form of sugar? I can eat an apple and have my sweet tooth satiated ... (more)

It is Probably About Time to Grow The Fuck Up

From My Journey to Millions
October 7, 2011 at 1:03 am
The topics I discuss on My Journey to Millions range from estate planning to myheated rants and despite being passionate about a lot of the issues I discuss, I try to keep this ... (more)

What you may have missed (WordPress hacked)

From upstartHR
October 6, 2011 at 7:43 am
Hey, everyone! In the past two weeks, I’ve had a heck of a time fixing my first hacked blog. Ugh. For those of you who blog, here’s how I fixed it. ... (more)

Bank of America’s New Fee is Yet Another Example of Congressional Ineptness

From My Journey to Millions
September 30, 2011 at 10:00 am
Sometimes when I read Congressional Members’ rationale for certain bills it makes me literally want to rip my hair out of my head.  Luckily I refrain since I am the only one ... (more)

Are you settling?

From upstartHR
September 23, 2011 at 6:45 am
I’ve been living at my new house since May 2011, and a recurring frustration is a lack of internet service here. I’m less than half a mile away from businesses and ... (more)

Time for a change.

From Punch Debt In The Face
September 22, 2011 at 5:23 am
I spent way too much time yesterday messing around with my blog layout. As you can tell, things look pretty different. I had the old design scheme for a little over a year and ... (more)

A new way to punch your debt in the face

From Punch Debt In The Face
September 19, 2011 at 1:35 am
As much as I like to pretend I know everything there is to know about personal finance, I don’t. Shocker, right? My man Baker over at Man vs Debt, however, has been dominating ... (more)

What is a Mutual Company?

From My Journey to Millions
September 14, 2011 at 12:31 am
How would you feel if you weren’t a customer but rather an owner of your life insurance company? How about if you were an owner of your investment company, rather than just a ... (more)

Can You Tell One Scotch from One Another? Price Versus Preference

From My Journey to Millions
September 12, 2011 at 12:52 am
I have a buddy who is an amazing chef and better, he loves to host and set up breakfasts and dinners.  This past Saturday he prepared a 5 course meal with 6 scotches that ranged ... (more)

I’ll punch a baby if you don’t vote for me

From Punch Debt In The Face
September 7, 2011 at 2:49 am
It’s that time again. Time for the 2011 Plutus Award and this year it looks like I’ve been nominated in the categories of “Most Humorous Personal Finance Blog” ... (more)

Culture Matters, An On-Going Series

From Ben Casnocha: The Blog
September 3, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Dutch drivers are taught that when you are about to get out of the car, you reach for the door handle with your right hand — bringing your arm across your body to the door. This ... (more)

Love Drop #8 Helping Lucy

From My Journey to Millions
August 23, 2011 at 10:32 am
Love Drop is a micro-giving network of people who unite as a community to help one person or family a month. By subscribing to the team for as low as $1, they make it easy for ... (more)

Get Your 2 Year Upgrade from Sprint Sooner

From My Journey to Millions
August 23, 2011 at 12:21 am
One of the first personal finance blogs I ever read, My Money Blog, recently published a post about getting out of your sprint contract early.  In it Jonathan describes a change ... (more)