Frightening statistics show how many of us lack active control of our careers. I offer these focal points to actively managing our careers.
I’ve recently made a decision to leave a comfy job I’ve held for 6 years after hitting the glass ceiling in that organization. I’ve thought about it a lot and I’ve decided to follow my aspirations and to make an effort to fulfill what I think is my potential.
It wasn’t an easy decision. I’ve had to accept a 20% pay reduction and a significant drop in rank and authority in my new job (4 months now) all for future prospects.
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The customary weekly Roundup
I’ve hosted the Festival of Stocks #91 this past week. I hope you enjoyed what fellow finance bloggers had to offer for that edition.
The Carnival of Personal Finance #155 was hosted by Moolanomy. I’ve enjoyed these posts in particular:
The Festival of Frugality #128 was hosted by No Debt Plan. My post on “Psychology tricks and increased spending – The Case of Expensive Wines” made editor’s choice. My favorites from the festival were:
More from fellow personal finance bloggers:
More on the better side of record gas prices
For some reason pickup trucks and SUVs have rooted themselves in American culture. Apparently they serve as symbols for strength, power, durability and more values that are held dear to many Americans.
I’ve read somewhere the pickup serves as the modern horse, keeping the old west’s heritage alive. With all due respect to culture it seems more and more Americans are finding it hard to continue maintaining these gas eating monsters with gas prices constantly rising.
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It is very easy to get sucked in a terribly expensive effort which never really ends
My wife and I just returned from our 203th visit to IKEA with some interesting insights I’d like to share. Since we’ve bought our apartment and renovated it we’ve been caught up in a continuing effort to furnish and design it into our perfect little home. All this time a very obvious yet elusive insight eluded us: There’s no end to this effort, no finish line to the race.
It starts very early on. You decide to buy a house, maybe even decide on a budget but all the plans and all the decisions soon fade away when you start shopping for a one. It’s understandable. Some locations, architecture and design, extra rooms and more may be well worth the extra money but have you ever heard of anyone buying a cheaper house than they initially planned on?
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