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In a momentous move for me, I’ve finally actually paid someone to do something I really could’ve done myself. This is a huge change for me, and I can’t believe it took me until almost 40 years old before I could get comfortable with it. I paid a strong young guy $250 to rip . . . → Read More: Getting help = more time to make money A few weeks ago, I talked about discovering Charter Schools in Portland. We’d applied for both of our school-age kids after a very impressive visit. It is a lottery system to get into the schools, with a preference for existing students’ siblings. We were fairly sure Ian would get into the highschool, but much . . . → Read More: We got into Trillium! In my third year of successful (25% or greater profit) stock-picking, I thought it was time to add a sidebar widget to show my current investments. On the right you’ll see where I am currently invested. Most of them are International ETFs and all but one have been making double digit gains for years. . . . → Read More: New feature, My Stocks
But I am getting better. This weekend, at the Beltane party, I started to answer "I’m a programmer…", but then caught myself and said, "Actually these days I am a small business owner. I went into business for myself earlier this year with a couple partners." I really love identifying myself this way. It has something to do with the fact that my father was a small business owner, which I always admired and knew I wanted to emulate some day. It also has something to do with the fact that people don’t seem to glaze over quite so quickly when you talk about starting a business. One of the benefits of getting organized is taking the occasional day completely off. . . . → Read More: Maypoles in Portland Since I started taking clients for my business last fall, I’ve been careful to track my time. I don’t usually charge by the hour, preferring the simple honesty of flat-rate prices for tasks, but even then I still track my time religously. . . . → Read More: Review of Cashboard This year my taxes were quite a bit more complex than they’d been before. With the business kicking off and all the tax issues about home-office, depreciations and the like, I just didn’t feel comfortable doing the taxes myself. I chose one of the CPA firms recommended by my bookkeeper and just brought in . . . → Read More: Professional Taxes for the first time During tax time, I become extra aware of just how much money it costs my family to live in Portland. . . . → Read More: Unexpected find in Portland – Charter Schools Synchronistically to my post about business being a noble calling, I found someone who really hit the nail on the head. It is from the winter Cato Institute Letter, and is titled "Entrepreneurs Are the Heroes of the World." During the last 100 years, we have created more wealth, reduced poverty more, and . . . → Read More: Entrepreneurs are the heroes of the world Every once in a while, I take a shot of the books I’m currently reading. It gives an almost uncomfortably accurate picture of what is occupying my mind right now. . . . → Read More: Virtual Coffee Table for March 2007 |
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Months into my new life as a small-businessman, I still stumble on the old question "What do you do?"
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