Growing up, writing came naturally to me, and I was very fortunate to go to a high school that offered excellent writing instruction. We wrote a lot, studied grammar, and had to take an expository writing class that culminated in a long, college-style research essay. With this background and preparation, I entered college certain that I was well prepared for college-level coursework. My freshman fall, I enrolled in my school’s mandatory (and infamous) first-year expository…
"How To Write College Research Paper That will Impress"Author: Hashim
Or, I waste money on books so you don’t have to! Over the years I’ve read a lot of personal finance books. Inspirational books, un-inspirational books, technical books, non-technical books.. Some of them really stretch the definition of “personal finance”. Heck, some could hardly even be called “non-fiction”. Some of them would be included in my list of must read finance books. And some of them you can do without. Our bookshelves are filling up,…
"Must Read Finance Books – Favorite (And Least Favorite)"
The other day I wandered into the vending room at work, eager to satiate my hankering for M&Ms. I paused in front of the vending machine, dollar in hand, ready to buy my M&Ms for $0.75 when what should I see reflected in the glass of the vending machine? A small cardboard box with candy in it. Upon closer inspection, there was a sign attached to the cardboard box reading “Support the [insert random high…
"No, I Won’t Overpay For Candy To Support Your Daughter’s Soccer Team"
I’ve always wondered this. Let’s say I had ten billion dollars. It doesn’t really have to be 10 billion dollars; it could be 1 billion dollars or 30 billion dollars The point being, it’s more money than I could ever imagine spending. What would I do? Of course, the easy answer is I’d give it all to charity, like the Gates’ or Buffets. But that’s way too cliche. I think the last thing the world…
"What Would You Do With Ten Billion Dollars?"
How many of you are in the same situation: you’re settled in life, you have a full-time job, you have an active social life, and are more or less satisfied with the amount of money you make. But something is missing. Maybe what you’re doing is not what you set out to do when you were younger. Maybe you’re waking up everyday without a real purpose, just working the grind. Well, I’d like to introduce…
"Introducing the Pyramid of Awesomeness."