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Entries from February 2006

Incredible first eBay sale

February 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Wow, I just sold a keyboard on eBay for literally twice what I was expecting, and five times what I paid for it five years ago. I’m actually stunned. This was my first ever sale on eBay, and now I’m thinking it is pretty likely I’ll try that again.
It was a very fancy […]

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Resume gaps are nothing to fear

February 27th, 2006 · No Comments

This weekend in a book review on Amazon, I read someone who panned a book on startups, worrying about “gaps” in work history on the resume. The fear was that starting a business, and then having that business fail would look bad on a resume, since it would leave a “gap”. It would then […]

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Tags: Employment · Goals

Amazonian pocket money

February 26th, 2006 · 4 Comments

Well that was some easy money.

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Tags: Increasing $

StartupNation is an inspiring podcast

February 25th, 2006 · No Comments

I drove all day today, listening to Startup Nation’s Podcast, learning a lot and getting inspired. It was a business trip for me to pick up some equipment I bought from eBay for the business I am preparing to launch, so it just felt right to load up my iPod with a bunch of business listening.

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Tags: Planning · Interesting Finds · Reviews

Correcting entrepreneurial myths

February 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

I’m always amazed at how the right information finds me at just the right time. I’m in the process of launching a new business, and today I found an article at entrepreneur.com which addresses 5 (really 6) common myths about starting a business.
Myth #0: 90% fail in 1-2 years
Actually, more than 50% of new […]

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Tags: Employment · Planning · Great Articles

My virtual coffee table

February 20th, 2006 · 3 Comments

Wow, I’ve got a few books on my coffee table, eh?

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Tags: Planning · Great Articles

Thanks, JLP

February 19th, 2006 · 3 Comments

I’m honored to be your Blog of the Week #21. It is due to your site, and others like yours that I was inspired to start my own financial site.

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Tags: Site News

Thoughts on going solo

February 19th, 2006 · 2 Comments

…once you are about 30, you are pretty much done ascending the ranks. You’ll move at most one rung up or down from there. At that point “they” quit mentoring & teaching you quite as hard, figuring you’ve reached your level. So, that’s the perfect time to switch careers from business drone to entrepreneur.

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Tags: Goals · Great Articles

Currently Reading - Millionaire Maker

February 18th, 2006 · 2 Comments

About a month ago, there was a rising “buzz” about Loral Langemeier’s new book “The Millionaire Maker: Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do”. I Other reviews you may want to read: All Things Financial Make MoneyAlso, check out: PFBlog’s summary of Loral’s 5 step strategy for getting out of debt.

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Tags: Increasing $ · Reviews

Valentine present, revealed!

February 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Yay, my Valentine’s gift was a success! I couldn’t share it here before, of course, because my sweet wife actually reads the site. I got her one of the shirts at left.

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Tags: Affiliate Marketing · Reviews