I Just Quit My Job
I just quit my job. Wait…let’s elaborate further: I just quit my job in one of the worst economies. Ever. But here’s the kicker: My new job is asking for 10-15 hours a day from me, with no guaranteed...
View ArticleMurphy’s Law When Starting a Business
As I wrote in a previous post, I recently left my job to start my own business. The first few weeks have been exhilerating, liberating, and yes, often-times quite frightening. I have also learned all...
View ArticleIs the Past Ruining Your Financial Future?
The other day I went over my parent’s house and told my mom about a serious career decision I had made. My mother’s lips move: and an equal mix of negativity and concern spill out. I am transported to...
View Article5 Tips for Networking on a Budget
Getting the word out about your new product or service is one of the most important parts of starting a new business/endeavor. Networking is one of the most effective (and cost effective) methods of...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Escaping the Rat Race
As you know, I’m a freelance writer focusing on personal finance related posts. What you may not know–although I address it from time to time–is that I also recently quit my day job (I am a...
View ArticleThe First Month of a New Business
I can now officially say I have been in business for myself, one month. Although that’s such a small period of time for any business, I thought I would review some of the things I’ve learned thus far....
View ArticleSteve Jobs on the Nature of “Jobs”
Steve Jobs once famously said during a Stanford Graduation Speech that: When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most...
View ArticleBut I’m a Man—I Should be the Breadwinner!
I’m not trying to be controversial with this post. I’m just trying to describe my own feelings. These are my feelings and not those of the owner of this site or anyone else, for that matter. With...
View ArticleInto the Wild: The Importance of Knowing Your Limits
I recently read John Krakauer’s Into the Wild. This book details the true-life story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four year old drifter who died in the Alaska Wilds back in 1992. McCandless came...
View ArticleNew Business Owners—Don’t Be Charitable
If you’re a new business owner, then you need to avoid being charitable. Think I’m kidding? I’m not. You need to tell your favorite charities to stay away for a while. Unless required, you need to...
View ArticleThe Recession Generation
I saw an article on Yahoo News that stated the the Recession has affected people in their twenties and thirties the worst. I am of this generation. Generation Y. The Recession Generation. I...
View ArticleAre You Competitive?
I might be a bit odd, but I love to compete. I don’t play for second place. I want to win. I want to win all of the time. I hate being apart of a weak team. I just enjoy the feeling the comes from...
View ArticleDon’t Ruin Your Life on Facebook Please
Do you use Facebook? Obviously you do. We all do. Everyone is on Facebook. My mom has Facebook. My cousins on a farm in Europe have it as well. There’s no running away from Facebook. I just read a...
View ArticleAre You Stuck in a Low Paying Job?
Do you feel like you work too hard for far too little money? Back in the day when you ran into a buddy post-college working at Starbucks, you wondered what was wrong with this person. Had they not been...
View ArticleWhen Do You Give up on a Crappy Job?
“Great jobs, world-class jobs, jobs people kill for — those don’t get filled by people emailing in resumes.” — Seth Godin Most of us get stuck in some crappy job. It just happens. One day you’re...
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Creating A CSV Output With An Excel Macro
In the past I’ve looked at introductions to excel macros. If you’re a beginner I recommend that you take a look at: -Excel Macros – What Are Excel macros --Excel Macros – How To Build Excel Macros...
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Creating A CSV Output With An Excel Macro (Part 2)
In yesterday’s post, I created a very simple macro that would take a range of data on a given sheet and then save it as a csv on my computer. It’s a simple task but one that we often end up doing...
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Separating Data In Excel – A Real Case Using Addresses
On this website, we use many different types of functions but it’s clearly important to also use real life examples when trying to use functions. Recently, I was asked by a reader to help out with a...
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Separating Data In Excel – A Real Case Using Addresses (Part 2 – Managing...
In my previous post, I started off from one column and used different functions such as left, right and mid to separate my data into columns that will be easier to work with. when that is done, you...
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Nested If And Conditions In Excel, A Real Life Example
You might be familiar with loyalty programs that are run by hotel chains. They generally rank all their users by category depending on how much the user was at the hotel in the past 12 months. How...
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