Last week, I wrote about the layoffs at my firm.  As I said, two of my friends were laid off.  Just a few days ago, one of those friends (on his first day as an unemployed 20-something) sent me and a few other people the following e-mail:“Hi all,.
Topics: Employee Life, Ramblings/Miscellaneous

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A good friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook the other day asking, “What’s the deal with flimjo.com?  You still doing that, or have you moved on?”My answer: No way.  I’m still here.Indeed, I haven’t posted on here...
Topics: Ramblings/Miscellaneous

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A belated recap, as I have been doing for some time now.  But I’m determined to keep this up.  I had a flurry of activity at work last week, which contributed to no post on Friday and this belated recap and late start to this...
Topics: Recaps

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I have read a lot of books from Robert Kiyosaki.  I think that he single-handedly changed the way we think about money and investing.  I’ll never forget when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was a junior in college.  My thinking and thought...
Topics: Books, financial adviser, Investing, kiyosaki, money, rich, rich dad poor dad, robert kiyosaki, wealthy

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As the market continues to tank, I couldn’t help but re-post this article I wrote about Robert Kiyosaki’s useful metaphor for investing.  It resonates pretty strongly today as people continue losing money they invested in stocks.Would you...
Topics: auto insurance, brakes, broker, buffett, car, car metaphor, diversification, diversify, financial adviser, financial education, insurance, invest, invest risk, Investing, investing risk, investing risky, investor, kiyosaki, rich, rich poor, robert kiyosaki, steering wheel, warren buffett, wealthy

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