Welcome to a haunted carnival of carnivals, rise of the machines edition! As a mobile software developer, I always marvel at just how powerful these small devices have become, and how much they have woven themselves into our lives. I wonder how us Canadians and our American friends to the south are going to keep… [Read More]
Explore All of Your Options Prior to Attending College
The following is the first staff post by Jessica Streit from The Debt Princess. Please join me in welcoming her to the site! High schools across the country are graded based on test scores, graduation rates and the number of those graduates who go on to college. Students are being bombarded with propaganda pushing them… [Read More]
The #1 Reason Why European Waitresses Love Americans
The following guest post is by Dominique Brown. What an interesting title. When you click this post I’m pretty damn sure you were thinking, “What the heck is Dom talking about?” Why would European waitresses love fat, overweight and overconfident Americans? You see the answer is rather simple but interesting. I’ve never been to Europe before,… [Read More]
What Did the London Games Teach You About Life?
I don’t usually watch much sports, but when I do, I make it the Olympics. There’s something so compelling about watching people come from all over the world to compete in a variety of sports, and to see the success, heart break, and story around each and every athlete. Here are just some of the… [Read More]
How These Mental Anchors Are Seriously Holding You Back in Life
I’ve recently been thinking about why people think that self-employment is such a big risk, especially in industries where human capital is important and economies of scale tend to be less important — like professional software development, for example. What is it that makes it so risky? Is it the fact that you have to compete… [Read More]