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‘Tis the Season to Tell Lies?
Do you have kids? If you do, then you’ve probably already faced the age-old moral dilemma of what you tell your kids about Santa Claus. In my experience, most parents choose to tell their kids that Santa Claus is real, and that he really does travel around the world in a sleigh pulled by reindeer […]
Continue readingForget Plan B!
Back in the summer of 2005, I found myself between a rock and a hard place. On April 19, 2005, exactly one month after my second child was born, I quit my job to pursue a new career as a financial planner. I was able to do this because I had received a bonus and, […]
Continue readingA $300 Infomercial Marketing Lesson for Free!
For the first time ever, I bought a product being sold on an infomercial. Yep. Was sitting there in front of the TV with my wife as Jack Lalanne demonstrated the merits of his Power Juicer. Now, I’m kinda hip to marketing. So I know a little bit about what to expect in an infomercial. […]
Continue readingLost in My Own House
With a couple minor exceptions, I did not work last week. I haven’t taken a week off since 2007 when I went to Florida for 10 days with my family. It was definitely good to have some down time… relax the gray cells… and just go with the flow. On the flip side, half the […]
Continue readingWhy the NFL Is Smarter than You
I was watching a Broncos game the other night — the one in which they clobbered the Giants on Thanksgiving Day — and it occurred to me that the NFL is a heck of a lot smarter than me and you. Here’s why. After every play of the game, the sportscasters share the most arcane […]
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