More millionaires than you can shake a stick at

There are more millionaires in the U.S. than I realized. According to the New York Times, there are 8.9 million families with a net worth of $1 million or more in the U.S. today.

Particularly interesting was the statistic that one in seven were in 13 counties out of the whole nation: L.A., Cook . . . → Read More: More millionaires than you can shake a stick at

Wealth doesn't come to the afraid

As I say on the sidebar, I used to be afraid of money. That was a bad strategy.

My own fears

Despite the fact that I’ve regularly earned six figure incomes over the last decade, I managed to amass a load of debt and basically no savings. I’m a smart fellow, I’ve done all . . . → Read More: Wealth doesn't come to the afraid

Getting paid what I'm worth

Despite my hopeful post a couple weeks ago, I’m pretty sure I’ll have to get another day job. Darn.One thing that’s been bothering me about the jobhunt is how readily and how early people ask about my "rate". . . . → Read More: Getting paid what I'm worth

Amazon – $1300 in first month

I made approximately $1300 in my first month of selling on Amazon. . . . → Read More: Amazon – $1300 in first month

My business is gathering steam

My startup business is gathering steam. I can feel it turning from a dream into reality. Know what I mean? The cusp, it is right now. . . . → Read More: My business is gathering steam

Site updates

A quick site update. I’ve added "email this post" functionality to every article.Perhaps more importantly, I’ve added a "Related Posts" section to every article. . . . → Read More: Site updates

More Amazon observations

Continuing my series of observations about selling books on Amazon, today I’ll share what my big sellers are:Out of print niche books. These sell for at or more cover price, so long as they were never very popular. Today I sold a 15 year old paperback, not even printed on acid-free paper. I paid $12. I sold it for $99. Wow. DVDs. These sell for at least 1/2 cover, no matter how old. . . . → Read More: More Amazon observations

Amazon book sales and Endicia make me happy

As a followup to the series on Amazon used books sales, I’ve written a review of Endicia, the software & hardware I use to ship my books on this blog’s sister site.

I have now shipped about 70 books, and Endicia has become a welcome part of my daily life. Mac friendly, easy to . . . → Read More: Amazon book sales and Endicia make me happy

Job searching ethics

Wow, I got some headhunter calls today I simply had to reject out of hand. I don’t recall people being that aggressive in my last few job searches.No, I won’t work for Microsoft. Really. I could not be less interested. I don’t like to get into OS wars, but I do have preferences. That’s not really it. . . . → Read More: Job searching ethics

Jobsearch – not so bad

Looking for a job isn’t so bad. The job market for programmers in Oregon is really very hot right now.

I had my resume updated already, of course. Once I let anyone know I was officially looking, the phone started ringing off the hook. Being connected up via LinkedIn helps with the searching as . . . → Read More: Jobsearch – not so bad