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Would you work for 50% less?
Posted by: vikdulat on: January 2, 2009
- In: Life| Making Money
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CNNMoney has an interesting article on people that are accepting new jobs that pay them 50% less than their previous job.
After Jarrod Posner, 34, was laid off from his $110,000-a-year job as a mortgage lender for D.R. Horton, he had to change careers to find employment. After months of looking he took a job as [...]
Reflecting back on 2008
Posted by: vikdulat on: December 31, 2008
- In: Life| Success
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2008 was a very good year for me. After graduating, with a bachelors in accounting, I went out into the real world and started working full time. I also made it my goal to read a lot of books. In total, I read over 50 finance related books. My favorite was 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy [...]
Why People Complain
Posted by: vikdulat on: December 16, 2008
If I got a penny every time someone complained, I would be a millionaire. To this day, I still do not understand why people complain. What is the point of complaining?
When someone is complaining, they are not helping the situation at all. In fact they are making things even worse. Here’s my way to put [...]
I broke my finger
Posted by: vikdulat on: December 15, 2008
- In: Life
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As you can tell by the title, I broke my finger (left pinky finger). This happened while I was playing basketball last week. You do not realize the important of a left pinky finger. I was going to the gym everyday but since my injury, I have frozen my account. Currently [...]
8 things I have learned at work
Posted by: vikdulat on: December 4, 2008
There is no such thing as a small mistake. This hols true especially for accounting. If you add an extra zero to an invoice or a number, it can totaly change the transaction. (For example, 100 can become 1000 by adding a zero)
1. It’s all about about organizing – I use folders, trays, label makers [...]
Ask yourself “Why”
Posted by: vikdulat on: December 2, 2008
Have you ever wondered why you always do something. You should always question everything around you. why am I doing this? Why is this company charging me this much? My job as an accountant involves a lot of whys. The best part of asking yourself Why is that you will find better ways and finds [...]
How to be a true friend
Posted by: vikdulat on: November 26, 2008
Friendships are very important to me and they should be to you as well. Here are my ways to be a TRUE friend.
Care for them – If you genuinely care for you friends, they will realize this and appreciate you the same way.
Be there when they need you – Always be ready to help a [...]
12 important life lessons
Posted by: vikdulat on: November 24, 2008
I am now 24 years old. I have learned a few things along the way. Here are 12 important life lessons I have learned so far.
There is no short cut. No what what anyone tells you, there is no shortcuts at all. You have to work extremely hard to reach your goals. At the end [...]
4 proven ways to deal with your problems
Posted by: vikdulat on: November 18, 2008
- In: Life
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Everyone has problems. I do not car what any person says, they have some sort of problems. It can be anywhere from credit card debt to being stressed out. There are some ways I deal with my problems. The following are ways I deal with them. They might not work for you but it does [...]
5 Reasons You Should Exercise
Posted by: vikdulat on: November 10, 2008
Everyone should exercise on a daily basis but here are 5 reasons why you should.
1. You feel better – After you have exercised, you have sense of rejuvenation and you feel damn good.
2. You live longer – Studies have shown that people that exercise 30 minutes a day on a daily basis increase their lifespan [...]
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