It’s natural to be upset about losing one’s job. But sometimes being laid off is not so bad. When my company unexpectedly downsized in February I became unemployed for the first time in 10 years. Actually I was still working part time, so technically I was just under-employed. I didn’t have any other jobs lined up at the… Read More »
The Next Recession is Coming Although not directly correlated to the stock market in the short term, the economy also experiences cycles of ups and downs. Here are some graphs that have historically been very reliable when used to forecast recessions in the United States. Recessions occur when the total economic output of the country declines in two… Read More »
When choosing a potential investment to put our money in it’s important to look at all the usual financial metrics like profitability, management, history, and forecasts. But a less conventional measurement to consider and is usually harder to quantify, is employee sentiment. 😀 The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, which has more than $4.65 trillion of investments under… Read More »
I didn’t get the new job (-_-;) About 4 months ago I blogged about going for an interview at one of my favorite restaurants in the world. I was already making passive income from their stock dividends, but I decided it would be fun to make some active income as well by working there part time! Unfortunately I still haven’t… Read More »
Time again to learn about you, the readers 😀 Earlier this year I put up a poll on freedom 35 blog to find out what you all did for a living. Thanks to everyone who voted (^_^) Here are the results below. Most of you are in high paying sectors of the economy. That’s great to see 😀 There are… Read More »
Expensive Night Out – Read an article in the paper version of the Globe and Mail where a 16 year old Japanese adolescent went on quite the joy ride after spending $56,000 on his dad’s American Express credit card on a one night club binge. The teenager and a friend visited multiple hostess clubs, where he paid to sit and drink… Read More »