Monthly Archives: February 2012

The curse of high expectations

My friend Mel has a very full life.  She runs a great homeschooling blog, has written a novel, homeschools SIX! kids, has a great marriage, a great body and loads of friends that she spends a lot of time with. Every day we use the site idonethis.com to write to each other ...

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How to get freelance or contract work

In the last few years I've had half a dozen different contract jobs ranging from corporate tax work (ugh) to budgeting (twice!) to winding down companies (love it) to bankruptcy work (fascinating but sad) to financial statement work (high pressure). Most people don't want to do contract work because it involves a fair amount of uncertainty ...

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With friends like that, who needs enemies?

My son's friends are frustrating me. Some borrow money - and don't pay it back.  Some let him pay for them whenever they go somewhere.  I admire his generosity, but... Most are just actively trying to talk him out of pursuing his goals - to work less and save less.  I don't get it. Your 20's is when ...

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