“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” – Woody Allen The basics of financial success are fairly easy. Don’t spend money you don’t have. Put away a portion of your income into savings. Budget yourself and invest your money where it can generate returns. The hard part is often making these fundamentals […]
New Design is Up
The new site design is up and ready. After a few agonizing hours tweaking the design so it should work both in Firefox AND Internet Explorer, I believe I’ve gotten all the kinks out. The main layout of the website is effectively the same, sidebar to the right, navigation on the top. But I believe […]
I’m Back
After a nine hour bus ride I’m back from my trip and I should have another article ready tomorrow. I must be luckiest when I’m not looking, because it seems I hit a couple traffic spikes while I was gone including a lifehacker mention and del.icio.us hits. I also did a freelance article over at […]
How to Use Your Blog to Make Friends Online
My e-mail address book is filled with friends. Many, I’ve never even met before. I’ve used my blog to connect with hundreds of people and I’ve formed strong bonds with dozens of them. Blogging isn’t just a tool for posting your thoughts or picking up measly AdSense checks. It can be a tool to boost […]
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