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Being Unusual

As much as it can be uncomfortable to be the “odd man out”, I think it actually leads to benefits in many situations. When I was at university for my undergrad, I found it quite cosmopolitan (and it was compared to the small town in Northern Ontario I grew up in). Next door to me […]

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Private Libraries

This is an idea that I *KNOW* other people have implemented, but I still think there’s room to expand on it. I was in Taiwan for about 7 months teaching English years back and they had private “manga” libraries (manga is Japanese comic books like Astroboy). It was a little shop, packed with stacks of […]

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Carnival of Financial Planning 09-21-2012

Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #255 – September 21, 2012 Welcome to the September 21, 2012 Edition #255 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. […]

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #247

Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Welcome to the July 27, 2012 Edition #247 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices […]

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Carnival of Financial Planning 04-06-2012

Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #231 – April 6, 2012 Welcome to the April 6, 2012 Edition #231 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. […]

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LinkStuff – Kingston Visit Edition

Last weekend we went to the lovely city of Kingston, Ontario.  It was a short trip – we left early Saturday morning and got home at dinner time on Sunday.  A friend of mine invited us for a bbq and we decided to go (at the last minute), since I hadn’t seen him and a […]

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Opinion

Education

In this post I’m trying to get my arms around some VERY BIG concepts. Feel free to comment and disagree, but please realize that with 1,000 words to work with I can’t cover every perspective to the depth I might otherwise wish to. I’ll also acknowledge my bias towards formal education:  I have 9 years […]

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Business Ideas

Overused Negotiation Strategies

In one review on his site, John T. Reed talks about negotiation and describes it as: I think negotiation is an important skill in real estate, but I think it’s overrated. If you negotiate too hard, you lose deals to other buyers and you get a reputation that scares people. I would characterize negotiation as […]