Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Medical Doctor vs. Computer Doctor
A few friends in the medical field are finding it increasingly difficult to make a living out of the medical profession. The medical field has a high barrier of entry. Many doctors are saddled with a great deal of debt after 8+ years of medical school followed by an internship. Once in actual practice, liability [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Careers by RichSlick
Friday, May 9th, 2008
The Shopping Mall Paradox
There’s something that has been troubling me about shopping malls the past couple of weeks. The parking lots are packed, people are milling about but retail sales are generally down. I generally don’t see too many people with shopping bags at the mall but I do see a lot of people walking around. I see [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Misc by RichSlick
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
If Oil Is At $123 Now, What Will It Be When A Hurricane Hits?
Hurricane seasons is coming up and if one happens to blow through the Gulf of Mexico disrupting shipping, refineries, and production rigs during the summer what do you think the price of oil will hit? If oil hits $150/bb this summer what will that do to the Dow? I’m dreaming of dancing dollars and the [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Financial Safety,MMO by RichSlick
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Can We Please Index “Richness” To Inflation?
Politicians can’t decide if someone earning 100k is “rich” or if someone earning 250k is “rich” and I have a simple request once the right answer is determined: Can we please index “rich” to inflation! People seem to be caught in a time warp because I don’t think that for many Americans a 100k salary [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in The Fed by RichSlick
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Continental Chase Presidential Plus vs. American Express Platinum, Which one?
I caught a domestic flight on continental recently and they were doing a hard sell on their new Continental Chase Presidential Plus card as an invitation card came with my breakfast tray inviting me to join. Years ago I had a platinum Amex card for the primary purpose of getting access to world airport lounges [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in Money Management by RichSlick
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Trent Hamm Is The New Dave Ramsey
Choo! Choo! That’s the sound of the money train leaving the station and Trent Hamm is on board! I’ve been in Asia this week but I’m catching up to the PF Blog world and caught up on Trent’s new book deal and radio tour. I know you blokes won’t believe me but when the Simple [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in MMO by RichSlick
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Get Rich Slick Turns Two!
This is the second anniversary of Get Rich Slick. I hope you’ve enjoyed and learned something useful over the past two years. I’m looking forward to completing year 3 next year! Bookmark to: Hide Sites $$(‘div.d490′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
4 Comments » - Posted in Raves by RichSlick
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
SightSpeed Makes International Travel Bearable
I’m in Asia right now which will make this my second trip to the Asia/Pacific region this year and I’ll likely be back in Africa again in a few weeks then possibly back to Asia. All this international travel gets old really fast and one of the things that makes it bearable is my trusty [...]