Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
I'm in the desert having a great time with my kids and it's hot as heck!
But we are bondingand having loads of values-building experiences together.I'll have lots more to tell you when I get back. In the meantime, I'm blogging as live as I can with the spotty internet ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
My grandfather died when he was 82, leaving behind his 71 year old
wife, my grandmother.They had been wealthy. My grandfather owned his own plumbing business in New York and when he retired they moved down to Miami where my mom was in college and their money would last a lot longer.My ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Family Feuds can happen in the best of families. When they do, they have the power to plunge you into a nightmare of bitterness and anger or they can be the door that opens to your greatest dreams.
The strategies I share here apply whether you are going through a divorce, ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
In less than two weeks, we'll be hopping in our rented RV and motoring up the 395 for a week in the desert with 48,000+ other nuts who are ready for massive self-expression.
It's called Burning Man, and I've been wanting to go for years, but my kids weren't old enough. ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
I'm back from an awesome vacation in Las Vegas with my love. We had such a great time despite the fact that we have got to be the two worst gamblers in history.
We lost $125 in literally 10 minutes at the craps tables. That was enough for us. We didn't ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Personally, I'm not a big fan of spending a lot of time trying to save money. I prefer to spend my time brainstorming and creating big pay days instead of shopping around for a deal. Sure, it means I spend more than I would if I used coupons and looked ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008. You know Randy because, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and being given a diagnosis of 3-6 months to live, he gave his "Last Lecture" to a packed classroom at Carnegie Mellon where he was a professor.
His Last Lecture went on to be ...
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