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bdusablon - Repay Your Debt

bdusablon — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:49:05 +0000

Steve, I do agree with you in some cases. If you're in a major bind with the CC companies, then by all means pay them off first. It also depends on the friends/family you owe. Another way to look at is the emotional bind it can put on a relationship. If you owe someone money, there's emotional interest involved as well.

As always, thanks for the insight.
--B

Steve Howard - Repay Your Debt

Steve Howard — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:49:31 +0000

I know friends and family are important, but US credit card companies are B R U T A L so I'd advise paying them down first and ASAP. Sometimes I think their actual goal is to bankrupt everyone - why else would they bump up someone's interest rate to 38% (like they did to a friend of mine) when they seem to be a high risk. Such a usurious rate basically *guarantees* that the borrower will default. But I'm not bitter :-)

Brian - The Office Chair

Brian — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:01:37 +0000

Thanks for the info, Tim. I know a chair isn't everything. How I sit is part of my problem. I tried using just an exercise ball for a while. It was a nice alternative, but not something I could do full time. I think I'll have one in the office to use a couple hours a day, then a nice solid chair for most things. I actually just ordered a cheap chair from Amazon for use in the study in the house, as our current one is broken. I spend so much time in one, I feel like I need to go get fitted for one, like one would for a suit.

Tim Martin - The Office Chair

Tim Martin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:47:55 +0000

Here at our office, we got Aeron chairs for everyone, myself included. After a month, I realized that the chair was causing a lot of pain for me... my hips ached, even when I wasn't in the chair. So I switched back to my old standby (a bit like yours, probably). Everyone else, though. loves the chair. For them, it's been worth the investment. It just happens that I need a certain kind of, well, "bottom" support.

When this chair wears out, which it appears likely to do soon, I'll go try out some alternative Herman Miller chairs... I really do like a nice chair. But for now, I wouldn't give up my ugly chair for the beauty...

(If you want to talk details of body shape and pain points, feel free to email and I'll be more expressive...)

Brian - Goodbye Wells Fargo - It\'s a Shame

Brian — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:53:57 +0000

I know, Philip. USAA is quite wonderful. I recommend them to everyone who is eligible. I just wish they had business banking.

greg - Publishing to a Single SWF from Captivate

greg — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:45:47 +0000

Cool.. but I lose the sound. Any ideas Brian? Thanks.

philip - Goodbye Wells Fargo - It\'s a Shame

philip — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:42:01 +0000

my wife and i love USAA as well. it's such a big improvement over the major banks. being able to deposit checks online (and now with the iphone) is an incredibly satisfying way to do banking.

Brian S - Publishing to a Single SWF from Captivate

Brian S — Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:06:23 +0000

Hi Brian - This solves a big problem for us using captivate 3 and pdf embedding.

Great job!

Brian - Small Business Software Dilemmas

Brian — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:06:02 +0000

Alicia - I took a quick look at SimplifyThis, but didn't use it for any length of time. I'm amazed at how many tools are actually out there, independent and as part of a suite, for freelancers and the like. The big question is, is there more value in having it in the cloud, or in saving money and keeping it local on your machine?

Online Invoicing Gur - Small Business Software Dilemmas

Online Invoicing Gur — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:15:45 +0000

The tools you mentioned for small businesses (and even freelancers) are very important. I have a few friends that use simplifythis.com for their invoicing, appointment management and other things.

Brian - Facebook Sells Out, Again

Brian — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:39:40 +0000

Andy, thanks for the heads up. I hadn't seen it before, so maybe I just missed it. I thought I had turned off anything related to ads when I set up my account.

Either way, hopefully this informed a couple people about it's existence. I know a lot of folks who didn't know they could turn off all the notifications. ;-)

andy - Facebook Sells Out, Again

andy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:01:46 +0000

Not making a statement on whether I like this setting or not, but that option has been there for a long, LONG time. I remember when I signed up for Facebook taking a good look through the privacy settings and seeing that option there.

Brian - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

Brian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:13:03 +0000

Just an update to this. The $14 per month price tag for Freshbooks is starting to add up, whereas $39 once for Billings is enticing.

However, Freshbooks is SaaS, which is lovely, for my multiple systems. But I bill so infrequently I can't warrant a monthly fee....I wish FB had a "super small business" plan...

Jules - Craigslist WTF

Jules — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:50:15 +0000

I found this blog on Google. It looks great, keep up the great work! ;)

Sergiy - Spanning Sync Review and Discount Code

Sergiy — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:34:40 +0000

I love Spanning Sync!

It is a perfect two-way-sync tool. I downloaded the trial version and after using it for that period was so pleased with the program that purchased the yearly subscription. Not a single problem!

Works perfectly with google, and mac. Furthermore, if syncronising with a cell phone live becomes much more organized. I recommend it!

Best wishes,

S.

Craigslist Proxy - Craigslist WTF

Craigslist Proxy — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:43:56 +0000

I do not post lots, but this was definitely worth reading. Craigslist never ceases to amaze me. There was this post about a guy who wanted to buy a car for his gf, and stumbled upon some ad with something about Hitler... Very odd. Craigslist never fails to deliver on the strange goods.

Brian - Make It Taste Like Bacon!

Brian — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:47:50 +0000

LOL, hey. If someone wants to buy this crap, I might as well make $.0005, right?

Actually, I just clicked the link to this page button in Amazon (defaults to my affiliate account).

This would go well with the bacon explosion...

Aaron - Make It Taste Like Bacon!

Aaron — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:45:19 +0000

You actually put your referrer ID in there for me to buy it from you. You slay me, Brian. LOL.

Aaron - Make It Taste Like Bacon!

Aaron — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:44:13 +0000

So... so... wrong....

Brian - Publishing to a Single SWF from Captivate

Brian — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:41:00 +0000

No problem - glad I could be of assistance - though I cannot take full credit - just sharing what I learned from others. Great stuff though. It was a great fix for me as well.