Twenty Something life often is very busy and I rarely find myself sitting around with free time on my hands. Each week is filled end-to-end with work, hobbies, friends and family - at times it can all become a little hectic. The only time during the week that everything stops spinning around me and life comes to a pause is at night while I’m lying in bed staring at the ceiling.
Lying in bed at night is probably my favorite time of the…
[Read More...]I have come across several brain-teasers either through interviews or from talking with others so I thought I would start throwing these out to the readers as a good way to exercise the brain. So, here is the first one:
You are given 2 pieces of rope that are exactly 6 feet long each and a box of matches. Each rope is flammable and takes exactly 1 hour to burn. Each rope burns at a different and inconsistent rate (ie: it…
[Read More...]We have all heard it. “You should buy American products.” “Don’t buy (insert company here,) they moved their factories overseas. Buy (this guy) they are American.” I really have only one thing to say to that… Why?
My goal here is not to persuade you to purchase non-American products. Far from it. I actually think that yes, you should buy American first if you have the opportunity and other variables are similar when comparing the item you want to buy.
But therein…
[Read More...]After reading an article in Fortune magazine, I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I was totally baffled. The main article was how college campuses, mostly the elite ones, were feeling the effect of the recession and the economic hard times our country has endured. This came as no surprise as I figured most colleges were feeling the heat and people start to weigh options differently when deciding about their future and not everyone can afford a college education at this…
[Read More...]This question has lingered in my head for years and I am still baffled by the thought that almost no one is taught basic personal finance from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Think about it, where did you learn how to save money? How did you learn what a 401(k) was? Who told you about credit cards and how they actually work? When did you learn to budget or balance a check book? Chances are all of these are answered with things…
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