personal finance and career success
Cybercrime is on the rise, so more and more people are needed in the world of computer forensics. Thieves and criminals now see computers as the best way to steal money or information that can in turn lead to money. With all of the easy information that is available, they are not far from the [...] Read more »
By Beth Montgomery With the closely approaching holiday season, you may be considering the layaway programs so many companies have implemented in their retail stores. While these programs may seem appealing, it may be better for you to save up the money on your own and pay for your gifts in full later. Years ago, [...] Read more »
Obtaining access to financing has gotten a whole lot more difficult over the last few years. It can be tough for a person with an average to below average credit score to get access to the funds that they need. There are some loan products that provide these borrowers with the funds that they need [...] Read more »
This is a guest post from Sam at Dealzon.com, thanks to the folks from HP.com. Many news reports have been saying that in the upcoming holiday season we’ll see consumers across the country spending more cautiously with their budgets in mind. This is completely understandable as its always difficult to make large spending decisions when [...] Read more »
For many young adults, the notion of investing for short and long-term goals is a scary one, simply because this is such unfamiliar territory. But thinking about investing doesn’t have to feel like studying a foreign language. There are plenty of everyday expenses worth saving for and many great reasons for young investors to set [...] Read more »
Just as a general update to the “state of the blog” I’m considering ditching comments in favor of forcing everyone to comment either via Facebook or Twitter or StumbleUpon. I’m getting so many spam comments that it’s become unpleasant to spend time deleting all of them. I’m coming to the conclusion that anyone who actually [...] Read more »
Despite my bursts of silence here, I am popping up around the web from time to time. There’s an interview with me over at Blog Spotlight: 10 Questions With Steve of Brip Blap at Rather-Be-Shopping. I reveal my desert island CD choice, and the bizarre contents of my fridge. And over at Lazy Man [...] Read more »
As we get older and more set in our ways and daily routines especially with a family, there is a tendency to live within a zone of comfort that could ultimately be costing you a lot of money. Like budgeting, your financial life is a living, breathing element of your life that needs to be [...] Read more »
Having tried and tried again to learn various foreign languages since graduating from a very expensive college, I have resigned myself to the fact that it is nearly impossible. But then, when I take a minute and start to think about all the men and women who learn foreign languages as a result of a [...] Read more »
After writing for this blog for a few years, I’ve noticed that occasionally I’m really stumped for topics, to say the least. I don’t really get writer’s block, since once I have a topic I can usually fly away with it, but I do get stifled on overall themes and ideas. I was trying to [...] Read more »
Since Kindle introduced their eBook reader in November 2007 they’ve revolutionized the way (some) people think about books and reading. I’ve been interested in these eBook readers (or eReaders or whatever term you like) since they were introduced. After years of toying with the idea of buying one, my parents graciously gave me one as [...] Read more »
We’ve had a cloudy week in Florida: it’s been cold and gloomy, suffering from the trace remnants of the tropical storm. That – plus a visit from relatives – conspired to reduce my writing time to almost nothing. I did attend a birthday party for a friend of my son’s on Saturday at the dreaded [...] Read more »