It’s amazing what a little time off can do for your attitude towards work. It’s why so many of us love to jet abroad for a week-long getaway each year: we come back feeling refreshed, relaxed and ready to tackle the weeks ahead. But if you don’t have a holiday planned in the imminent [...] Read more »
Years ago when I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the idea of passive income lit my brain on fire. I had never thought of making money for nothing. I assumed that money was achieved only due to the hard-pressed exchange of time for money. Kiyosaki, the author of RDPD, assured us that passive income was [...] Read more »
In 1986 I was living in (then) West Germany as an exchange student. I was lucky enough to get a visa to visit (then) communist East Berlin with my German and American classmates. Exchange rules were very strict, and the amount of money (and type of currency) you were allowed to change were very tightly [...] Read more »
Years ago I was at a conference in Indonesia, of all places. I had dragged myself down there from Moscow, suffering (as I would later find out) from pneumonia. The semi-tropical climate was nice, and I felt much better – but I was still suffering. I knew that the 24+ hour return flight (Surabaya-Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur-Frankfurt) [...] Read more »
Read this: In 2003, only two colleges charged more than $40,000 a year for tuition, fees, and room and board; by 2009, 224 were above that mark. The total amount of outstanding student loan debt is now more than $1 trillion. That’s from this NY Times article. The simple fact is that in the future the [...] Read more »
After writing for this blog for a few years, I’ve noticed that occasionally I’m stumped for topics. Recently it’s not even occasionally – it’s frequently. I don’t 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 came [...] Read more »
The quotes (10, plus a bonus): “Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.” -Oscar Wilde I’ve found this to be [...] Read more »
Thanks to Feng Shui At Work for the infographic! Read more »
I entered accounting for a simple reason. Having spent time in Germany during high school as an exchange student, I wanted to get back. I realized two semesters into my mathematics PhD that getting a PhD in math was clearly not going to help me achieve this goal. I also thought that it wouldn’t achieve [...] Read more »
Brip Blap was included in three carnivals last week: Festival of Frugality #337 hosted by Funny about Money Totally Money Carnival #67 hosted by Don’t Quit Your Day Job Financial Carnival for Young Adults #12 hosted by 20’s Finances Thanks to all hosts for including my posts. »crosslinked« Read more »
“It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” -Norman Schwarzkopf Read more »
Once again here’s an infographic, thanks to Ellipse BeautyLight. Read more »