In the days of old (okay, just 15 years ago), if a local small business owner wanted their business to succeed, they might buy an ad the phone book or spring for space in the local newspaper or penny saver. [...]
This age old question has been debated by experts for years now. Some come to the conclusion it’s cheaper to buy while others proclaim renting is easier on your wallet. When it comes to homes most people assume buying is [...]
Hello again, and welcome to another blueprint for our ongoing escape tunnel. I write this as I stare at a long line of cars at the coffee shop drive-thru at 8:45 a.m. These are no doubt people on their way [...]
Some people are turned off by real estate. Either because of the large capital investment or they’ve been burned by downturns in the past. But there is one type of real estate where there is plenty of profit potential, and [...]
I had an interesting conversation today with Patrick Coffey. He is in the process of hiring a new customer service representative to join the team. And boy did he have a lot to say about the hiring process! He posted [...]
Every honest man and woman should earn their own living in the free trade of values with other humans. One of the best ways to become wealthy is to create values which didn’t previously exist. If you merely trade values, [...]
My friend Rob is living the ideal life of an entrepreneur. He does what he wants, when he wants… and he has enough money to make it happen. Right now he lives in San Francisco. He’s been there about a [...]
I live in a modest, one story ranch house that is about 2,200 square feet. I’ve got a small front yard and my seven year old Pontiac decorates the driveway. My backyard is a decent size and is surrounded by [...]
Well, everyone seems to be getting hot under the collar and sucked into the endless sideshow of ‘breaking news’ headlines about one problem or another. Then people get bogged down with politics and politicians that they have no control over. [...]
We’ve all had the following experience: after encountering a problem with a product or service, whether it’s a laptop or a toaster oven or a credit card or satellite TV, we’ve called the help line and someone with a foreign [...]