Personal Finance
The Dark Side of a Business Partner
Last week when Mike mentioned how much he loves having a business partner and I couldn’t help but think about the other side here. Mike and his partner have gotten along well, set goals, kept each other focused, and hustled to grow their online company to be very successful. Is this success a guarantee? Will [...]
Continue reading...Blog release: Award winning accounting practice chooses Tax Advice Network
31 March 2011 – 1:14 am PST
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The Tax Advice Network has been selected as preferred specialist tax advisers by Elaine Clark, founder of the award winning and fast growing online accounting practice: Cheap Accounting. Despite the name of the practice Elaine stresses that “Quality is in no way compromised. CheapAccounting operates to a set of very high service valuesâ€. Inevitably, perhaps, [...]
Continue reading...Preparing Our Next Shareholders Meeting
30 March 2011 – 1:44 am PST
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In a month from now, I’ll be cheering with my friend, beer in hand; on a nice terrace in the historic section of Quebec City… well this is what most people think I’ll be doing anyway . Actually, the last weekend of April, I’ll be attending our annual shareholder meeting – the real one! Some [...]
Continue reading...Ten MUST READ Investment Books
29 March 2011 – 3:40 pm PST
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By Rob Bennett Where do you get your “how to†knowledge of the stock market? Do you seek “how to†knowledge of the stock market? Or do you rely on other sources to provide it for you—like the financial media? There are bits of information to be gathered from the financial media, but little of [...]
Continue reading...How Many Weeks Can You Hold On Without Working?
29 March 2011 – 3:06 am PST
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This is usually a question that can be answered by the size of your emergency fund.  In fact, this is the whole point of having an emergency fund. If you don’t know it by now, I’m not a big fan of emergency funds. I actually don’t have one and I use my lines of credit/credit [...]
Continue reading...My Interview Tricks
28 March 2011 – 3:06 am PST
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That’s it, I’m on a roll again! After turning down a 250k job based lifestyle quality, I had an interview for an interesting position in the area I am looking for: Downtown. The job is pretty similar to what I do right now (e.g. financial planner) but for a wealthier clientele. This would not represent [...]
Continue reading...Is Money Your Obstacle – Or Your Opportunity?
27 March 2011 – 11:00 am PST
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By Kevin M Money Reasons did a review on a book called How Rich People Think. I commented on the post, and it got me to thinking about some issues that may go deeper than rich versus non-rich. As much as we might want to think of rich and non-rich as a state of being, [...]
Continue reading...Yakezie Roundup
25 March 2011 – 4:19 am PST
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This week we went over life without a business partner. As you all consider business ventures the obvious though that hits you is the idea of partnering up. In this article we stress the importance of having someone to hold you accountable and work with you on your goals. Have you ever thought about going [...]
Continue reading...Why It’s SO Hard to Get a Job
24 March 2011 – 2:25 pm PST
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By Kevin M As if the poor economy, high taxes, too much regulation, advancing technology and globalization weren’t doing enough to torpedo the job market, there’s yet another obstacle to finding a job, one of a more personal nature and it’s having a bigger impact all the time. It’s the background check. Background checks now [...]
Continue reading...Two Ways For Making Money Online Compared
24 March 2011 – 4:06 am PST
As Mike opens up the business side of his blogging ventures, it has enticed me to explore some of these topics in greater detail myself to learn more. Working from a laptop is really enticing for someone that hates the commute and grind of a typical corporate job. This is why I’ve started exploring different [...]
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31 March 2011 – 4:05 am PST
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