Monthly Archive for November, 2009

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5 rules for living in a retirement community when you are young

For the past several years my wife and I have had the privilege of living in a community that is made up of a large percentage of retirees. Not being of retirement age ourselves we have learned a number of things from this experience which I will now pass on to you.

1) Don’t complain about how “dead” and “unhip” the area is if you chose to live there…

The college diploma is the new high school diploma

The college degree, does it hold the same status it once did? We must start by looking at the high school degree. In this age of everyone graduates, the high school degree has been watered down to the point that it no longer matters. If you can breath you will graduate from high school. This in turn has made the threshold for getting into universities lower than ever…

Stock Pick of the Week – Jones Soda

Stock Pick of the Week – Jones Soda (JSDA)

Jones Soda; its that soda in the glass bottles with the constantly changing labels. They have faced a few setbacks in the last year, but then who hasn’t? Jones is innovative, original, and tastes great. Jones Soda is my stock pick of the week.

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5 rules for riding your bike on city streets

Whether you commute to work, or just ride aimlessly aroundBicycle, taking your bike onto city streets means putting yourself in danger. To help out, here are a list of rules you should follow.

1) Always assume drivers do not see you, and thus are about to run you off the road.

2) Follow traffic laws as if you…

A Job: To Stay or Go

How long is too long to stick with an employer? What are the warning signs that it may be time to leave? The Bureau of labor statictics says that the average American has been with their employer 4 years. In 4 years can you learn everything about your employer and whether or not its where you want to be in 8 years? I would argue that 2 -…