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What advice I would give my 23 year old self

05.15.2013
What advice I would give my 23 year old self

Recently I read an article asking what advice you would give your 23 year old self. (Sorry, I forgot where I read this.) This is a very interesting question because it is a very personal question. It is not a generalized topic like the series I wrote about retirement advice for young folks. Everyone has a different life experience and this kind of question makes you think about what you could have done differently. Let’s see where I was when at 23… I got a Master degree in Electrical and Computer engineering and was already working at Intel. Future Mrs. [...]

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Why I’m not getting an iPad for our toddler

05.13.2013
Why I'm not getting an iPad for my toddler

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that children under 2 should avoid television completely and older kids limit screen time to one or two hours per day. Studies have shown that excessive screen time can lead to attention problems later on. What about the iPad? This is a much more interactive device than a television. Should we let kids play with it? Many parents are exposing their kids to the iPad from a very young age.  Is that a good idea? We don’t have an iPad and I hadn’t considered getting one for Baby RB40.  That is, until we played with one [...]

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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Your Hobby Into A Money Maker

04.10.2013
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Turn Your Hobby Into A Money Maker

Do you have a hobby that can generate some income? I used to enjoy several hobbies. I wasn’t particularly good at any of them, but I enjoyed spending time on them. We have gone though a lot of changes over the last few years and I feel like I don’t have time for hobbies anymore. First of all, we had a kid and that soaked up tons of time. Next, I turned one of my hobbies in to a money maker – blogging. That took up almost the rest of my time. Today I’m going over my lost hobbies and mourning them. [...]

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Are You Prepared For A Big Natural Disaster?

03.15.2013
are you prepared for a big disaster?

I was going to write about the 401(k) today, but I thought I’d better go with something else because I have been writing about the stock market too often lately. Earlier this week Mrs. RB40 went to a seminar on disaster preparedness and she proceeded to tell me that we are woefully unprepared. Yes… I know that… It’s quite bad really. Portland is along the Cascadia subduction zone and we are due for a big 9.0 earthquake any day now.  OK, that’s an exaggeration, but we do have a good chance of getting hit with the large earthquake over the [...]

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