The Worst Thing About Ambition

The worst thing about ambition is that we don’t all have it. I come from humble beginnings……… I don’t say that to be dramatic, but to add context to this and to maybe see why I’m wired oddly! My father is a U.S. Army helicopter technician and has done that for the past 40+ years proudly.  My mother works at the base commissary (grocery store) and has for 30+ years.  Both of my parents showed me, taught me, and instilled in me the value...

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Chrome, An Essential Business Mineral

I LOVE GOOGLE CHROME!!!! Did I come on a little strong…………………….? I can’t talk enough about the productivity elements that Chrome offers to business people.  I've battled between Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome for a while, but now I’m a heavy metal head! Why you ask?  Let me tell you: 1.  Synchronization – I drive a lot for my work and I have an Android phone so it is great to have all of my contacts and prospective addresses...

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I Got 99 Problems And ……….

……. Healthcare is number 1 !! The new year is here and for a lot of people improving their health is a resolution.  Now it’s a mandated law for all of us!  With that being said, this creates a new budget for a lot of people.  This can either be something that has never been in a person’s budget, an increase in an existing budget, or a decrease.  Either way, a lot of health insurance deductibles are rising.  This is...

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This is really a problem….

In 2013 the United States personal savings rate was 4.20%.  That means that a little over 4% of a household’s income is saved over a period of time.  4% The median household income is about $51,017 1  with an average household size of 4.16 people 2……………… That means that about $2,000 is saved a year (yeah right) and that is to be used for retirement, emergencies, hospital bills, and child expenses………… With the new policies...

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