Archive for the ‘Personal Reflections’ Category
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Once again, another celebrity has died with an out of date estate plan. This week's article helps you understand why a set of form documents aren't the best bet for your family, just like they weren't for Heath Ledger's family.
In addition, you are going to start to see a change ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
When I graduated from law school, first year starting salaries at the big law firms were 135k/year.
I thought I was rolling in the dough. I had started working at 14 when minimum wage was $3.35. I worked my way through college waitressing and through law school working for Westlaw. Even ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
They say it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it takes the support of a harem, or so it seems.
When I was married, my husband and I bickered incessantly about whose turn it was to take care of the kids. We were in constant ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
I'm back from NYC and if you want to get a sneak peek on what I was doing there, check me out on Better TV. And, welcome to all of you new subscribers who saw me there!
You'll be able to name guardians on the KidsProtectionPlan.com website very, very soon. ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
When I first went into business for myself, I had no idea how difficult the financial record keeping part of things would be. As an entrepreneur, it’s my least favorite part.
But, it’s also one of the most critical.
And, it’s something I overlooked for the first 3 years of my ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
I've been giving the issue of co-parenting, custody and the "best interest of the kids" a lot of thought recently.
I know so many people who kick themselves for having had children with the father or mother of their children.
I haven't yet met someone who is a single parent by choice ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
I'm reading a fantastic book, titled "Generation Me" by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D.
I've been fascinated by generational issues lately, thinking quite a lot about where I fit in among generations.
It seems to me that being born in 1973 puts me at the very beginning of "Generation Me."
Either that, or ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
My kitty Ellie was hit by a car last weekend; she died instantly.
I found out when a neighbor came into my house to let me know there was a cat in my driveway. When I went outside, there was Ellie, laying on her side. She looked like she was sleeping, ...
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Ohhhhh, yes. I definitely ate too much.
We did Thanksgiving the right way this year at my house. Well, not really my house. Actually, the condo in Miami Beach I rented with my sister and her boyfriend, Aaron.
Yep, boyfriend. There they are right there.
He's the first guy she has willingly introduced ...
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
My ex-husband is a trust fund kid, sort of.
He wasn't born into wealth, he was adopted in by his step-father, Lew Crosley. And because he was adopted, he gets to take part in one of the small Crosley family trusts.
Lew was the great-grandson of Powel Crosley, Jr., the ...
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