Dec
17
Putting the Economic Bailout in Perspective
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I wanted to write about one more thing, today. What $700 Billion actually means.
In 2006, an estimated 135.5 million americans filed tax returns. Of those, it’s estimated that 32% had zero or negative tax liability. That leaves 90.8 million people filing tax returns with tax liabilities.
Now, I realize that different people pay a different amount [...]
Dec
17
First Kiva.org repayment!
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My Aunt Sydney told my mom about this website that is set up as a “donation” website, however, it goes one step further.
The donation you make… gets repaid. The donation is actually combined with other donations to become a small business loan to entrepreneurs in developing countries. What a fantastic idea!
Kiva.org allows you to, through [...]
Aug
21
ESPN - ESPN The Magazine
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Ten Mil the Hard Way - The story of Earnest Graham
What a great story. I read this in ESPN the magazine and saw it on ESPN’s site, and was happy to share it with everyone. Earnest Graham, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, is a great guy, and subsequently is paying back a ton [...]
Aug
19
What do you do if you are expecting failure?
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Failure is a part of life. We all are familiar with and understand this cliche way of looking at failure. There is no possible way that a person can go through life expecting to succeed at everything. There are those who got to where they are because they are lucky, and there are people who [...]
Aug
4
A long time ago, I heard someone tell me this. Actually that someone was probably the biggest mentor I’ve had thus far in my career. I had always played golf, but was just getting back into it when I first started learning from him. I told him I liked it because it was challenging and [...]