The word ‘budget’ has been stereotyped into a negative word that brings connotations of spending less, not having enough money and generally having poor spending habits. This is simply not true and it actually infuriates me that it has been cast as a negative term. Let me draw a parallel to another word so that [...]
[Read More...]Archive for May, 2009
Powering Down Your Laptop – Hibernate, Sleep, Stand By
May 29th, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...Laptops have evolved throughout our twenty something lives to become the most frequently used machine in our arsenal of technology toys (u can argue a cell phone as well, but I’d say the majority of us young professionals spend more time staring at our laptop screens than we do our cell phone screens). We’ve become so [...]
[Read More...]How to sell your furniture in 4 hours
May 28th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 1 Comment »As some of you may know, I own a house in Atlanta that I’ve been trying to sell for the last twelve months. Recently I decided to turn it into a rental property as I have not received a single offer after 50+ showings. When I departed Atlanta for Chicago last year, I left behind all of [...]
[Read More...]Live Locally This Summer
May 27th, 2009 by Colin Gillens 1 Comment »As many of you have likely noticed, over the last several months the major airlines and hotels have been slashing rates to make travel during this economic downturn more attractive. There are some incredible deals out there with some of the most amazing targeted at filling first/business-class seats and getting bodies into 4 and 5 [...]
[Read More...]How much does this cost?
May 27th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 1 Comment »I’m up in New York for a few weeks for work and unfortunately my client’s office is not located in Manhattan, but rather their office is a short train ride away from the city on Long Island. I’ve always wanted to work in NYC for a few months so I figured for this client I would stay [...]
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