24
Nov
2008
Posted by Robert as Employee Life, Ramblings/Miscellaneous
Last week, I wrote about the layoffs at my firm. As I said, two of my friends were laid off. Just a few days ago, one of those friends (on his first day as an unemployed 20-something) sent me and a few other people the following e-mail:
“Hi all, I just wanted to let you know [...]
14
Nov
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
A good friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook the other day asking, “What’s the deal with flimjo.com? You still doing that, or have you moved on?”
My answer: No way. I’m still here.
Indeed, I haven’t posted on here in a month. It certainly isn’t because I’ve abandoned this blog. Rather, a lot of [...]
06
Oct
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
The gloom and doom of the stock market seems to make everyone depressed. But before you launch yourself into that destructive mindset, ask yourself the following question: When you look around yourself, what do you see?
Some of us see scarcity, and others see opportunity. Unfortunately, that distinction corresponds to the gap between rich people and [...]
13
Sep
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I thought I’d take today to let you all know about some changes coming up with this blog. Nothing major. Just some house-cleaning and administrative tidbits.
Design Changes
I’m working on a new blog theme, and I hope to get it up in the next month. This one, while nice and basic, has had a good run. [...]
04
Sep
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Ramblings/Miscellaneous
When creating a product and building a business around that product, a critical juncture in the process is coming up with a slogan that (a) conveys what your product is about and (b) attracts consumers. There are many famous ad slogans that drive home this point.
Thus, I figured I would put together a list of [...]
27
Aug
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I came across a very interesting article on Yahoo today. Its title is 10 Things Millionaires Won’t Tell You, and it lists some particularly revealing thoughts and ideas about so-called “millionaires.” It discusses everything from the fact that a lot of millionaires shop at Wal-Mart and clip coupons to the idea that an education isn’t the most [...]
26
Aug
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Resources
My friend and I are in the middle of trying to get up a sports-related, membership-style website. Neither he nor I know one lick about how to design a website, so we looked around for someone to get the site up for us. This brought me to several issues and questions that I thought would [...]
22
Aug
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I was looking around on YouTube, and I found a very interesting interview that Tom Brokaw did with Warren Buffett.
It’s about 5 minutes long. If you watch it below, you’ll see that Buffett points out the astounding fact that he pays a lower tax rate than his receptionist and his employees.
Apparently, in 2006 (I think), [...]
21
Aug
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I couldn’t help but talk about a major lesson that needs to be emphasized in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay.
That lesson is the importance of attaining passive income.
As you probably know, when a storm like that hits (even if it’s just a tropical storm and not a hurricane), you have to deal with unanticipated [...]
16
Aug
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I had to take care of some things today due to the impending arrival of Tropical Storm Fay.
I live in South Florida, so you can guess what kind of mad rush for food, water, and gas there is down here. We were already prepared for the hurricane season, but we went out today and bought some more [...]
