When people think of saving more each month they often consider the little things. You know a more efficient budget, grabbing one less latte, downgrading your cable TV plan. You may not consider a big, sweeping change to your lifestyle, but many consumers are doing just that. A recent article at Yahoo! Finance listed some […]
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Identity Theft and Finance: Should you Pay for Protection?
You’ve probably seen the commercial already, with a businessman in a suit touting his social security number for all to see, claiming that his service can protect you from potential identity theft disasters. Needless to say many in the industry are somewhat skeptical of such a service and whether Lifelock can really provide significant (not […]
The Distinction Between Your Identity, Career, and Life
I recently came across a very interesting post over at Get Rich Slowly and figured I’d talk a little bit about it. Given my recent transition from a traditional 9-5 to a more unusual part time work and freelance hybrid, I’ve gone through a variety of stages in defining my career and my own identity. […]
Taxes Scare Me
As I continue to build up more freelance projects, I worry about the impact of taxes. While in most matters of Finance I’m at the very least intermediate, I’ve never really had a complex enough situation that I had to itemize or anything like that. I just told the IRS “hey, I earned this, you […]
Adventures in Lifestyle Design
So I’ve gotten back from vacation in Emerald Isle, NC, which was a total blast! The down time also allowed me to clear my head and get a more definitive idea of what my next course of action would be. I had been in the running for another full-time position, but didn’t look forward to […]