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 you can see exactly the point that I’m trying to make. The word that rides right along side budget in so many ways is ‘diet’.
Think…
[Read More...]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 attached, dependent, and addicted to our laptops that even our beloved TV time is most often spent with our best friend (laptop) on our lap.
To…
[Read More...]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 my furniture in order to ’stage’ the house. Before putting my house up for rent, I had to get rid of all of the furniture so that…
[Read More...]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 star hotel rooms. Before you become too enticed by these deals only to find yourself separated from more of your money than you would like,…
[Read More...]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 in Manhattan even though that requires me to have a decent commute out of the city to get to the office. Each morning in New York…
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