31
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing
You have to love the guts of the Oracle of Omaha.
Last month, Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, bet that a collection of carefully selected hedge funds will not beat the returns of the S&P 500 over the next 10 years.
Buffett made the bet against Protégé Partners LLC, a New York City money management firm that runs [...]
30
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as SEO
I was reading Josh Whitford’s Unconventional Marketing Blog the other day, and I came across a post that intrigued me. Now, I like Josh’s blog, and I check it out a couple of times a week. He is smart, and he takes a unique angle with his posts and information, which I like.
But one of [...]
29
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Make Money Online
If you haven’t heard about Theme Spinner, they produce a series of premium Wordpress themes that are several levels above all those free blog themes you come across.
A unique blog theme is one of the most important features of having a professional and successful blog.
Theme Spinner does offer free themes, but its premium themes are [...]
27
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Recaps
Welcome to a belated edition of the Flimjo Recap. I didn’t post this yesterday because I tried to take the day off and just spend it with my family. Nevertheless, I’m not sparing spreading the link juice.
In today’s recap, I will recap (1) last week’s posts; (2) the most interesting blog posts from my top [...]
26
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing
I’m writing today about the launch of a new blog by the owner of The Net Fool. Jim Regan, a finance student at Penn State University and a mutual fund manager, has always had a passion for the stock market. At The Net Fool, he frequently wrote about the stock market and weaved in some great stock [...]
25
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
A couple of months ago, John Chow posted the video below about his take on the Dot Com Lifestyle, and it attracted a lot of positive feedback from the readers on his blog.
I loved the video when I saw it, and I still can’t get enough of it. It still resonates with me today just as [...]
24
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Employee Life
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a mini-battle I had with Beaker (my boss) about a three-day weekend I had taken for a short vacation getaway. I did not relent, and I took that Friday off despite Beaker’s resistance.
Flimjo 1, Beaker 0.
Another Battle
Recently, however, Beaker tried teasing me about my attempt to take [...]
23
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Resources
Short post today (due to some pressing things here at work), but I wanted to make a very important point about entrepreneurship.
The point is a simple one: No one ever got rich alone.
What prompted me to make this point is a telephone call I received a little while ago. About three months ago, I met [...]
22
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Resources
Today, I wanted to provide a quick list of the three blogs I visit and read frequently.
I get a lot of ideas and inspiration from these blogs. The ideas are usually passive-income-related and aimed at building wealth without much work. The inspiration I get comes from reading posts by individuals with mindsets similar to my own [...]
21
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance
Debt is one of the reasons the U.S. economy is currently in a downturn (and possibly headed towards a recession), but debt is also a major reason why there are more millionaires and billionaires today than ever before.
Debt can help someone’s finances spiral out of control, but it can also help someone build an impressive [...]
