When I was laid off earlier this year, I announced to most of my friends and family members that I would probably just retire from the corporate grind. I recently told a few family members that I got a job offer and I would be going back to work, at least, for another year and…
Category: Personal Management
If You’re Looking For A Job/Career Try Hiring.Cafe
After sending out 60+ resumes over 5 months, the best online resource and responses on those resumes came from hiring.cafe. I ultimately ended up getting a bonafide job offer from my own people network but I did receive some amazing leads from hiring.cafe and would suggest you give them a try if you’re job hunting….
Financial Moves Prior To Year End
Today is November 1 and I’m working on my plan for 2026 which includes making some moves right now. On the heels of getting a new job offer, I am already planning on dumping most of my pay from November to end of year into a 401k. Because I got laid off end of May,…
I Got A Job Offer!
The good news is I got a job offer. The slightly less good news is that it pays less than my former job but I’m ok with it for a few reasons. First, the team I will be working on seems great. I interviewed with four people and they were all funny, enthusiastic, and very…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – October Year 2
Great news, I’ve lost more pounds and I’m now down below 265. I’m now lost over 40 lbs in about 18 months and am feeling better. The body changes continue, my current face no longer matches my passport photo from a few years ago and I now fail at facial recognition at the airports overseas…
$5000 Left In Unemployment Benefits
I’ve now collected about $10k of unemployment benefits. It’s been great to receive “free” money although it’s not really free, on any given year, I’ve paid at least $100k in federal income taxes over the past couple of decades so it’s good to get some of that money back. Ironically, I’ll need to pay taxes…
Here Is Why Inflation Terrifies Me
The delayed inflation report came out today and, in my opinion, it had bad news for everyone. But what caught my eye were two headlines on CNBC (links below). Inflation at 3 Percent The first article on CNBC has the inflation breakdown but the headline is that inflation for September came in at 3 percent….
It’s A Tough Job Market Out There
While I was traveling through Europe and Asia, I did end up doing some interviews with a few companies. I actually have another interview on Friday but the job market is the worse that I’ve ever seen. I’ve also had quite a few people ping me that I haven’t spoken to in years asking if…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – September Year 2
I am a little late getting this out, I’ve been traveling for almost two months now. I took 8 shots of the autopens with me and I’ve burned thru them all but one which I will use next week. The good news is that I have lost weight while traveling. It hasn’t been hard, I…
Greetings From Asia
I have been on a long journey through Europe, Middle East and now in Asia. I am excited and happy to report that I think I have found my retirement home outside the United States. I won’t reveal the location yet because now the real work begins and I don’t want even a few dozen…