I’m excited to showcase my second web app. Yes, it’s fairly also primitive but you need to understand that I am still not a computer programmer. This is just a baby step into developing more complex things and when I was in high school and even college, I loved comic strips. Even into adulthood I…
Category: Personal Management
Building Apps With Gemini Pro – My First App
I’m excited to showcase my first web app. Yes, it’s fairly primitive but you need to understand that I am not a computer programmer. The last time I coded anything I was in High School decades ago although there was a computer class or two in college that I may have taken. But first, let’s…
My 11th Year Kiva.org Anniversary
My anniversary with Kiva was actually in February but I’m moving it to December because it’s easier to do a year end summary at the end of the calendar year than February. I have now loaned out money to hundreds of people in 48 countries. As of today, Kiva has a limit of 71 countries…
Year End Portfolio Review – Income Streams
As we approach the end of the year, I’ve been looking at my income streams and it’s hard to believe that at one point in my life I had $39 in my bank account and that’s all the money I had in the world. I remember having a credit card bill due with a minimum…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – November Year 2
I am late getting this post out because I appear to have flat-lined in weight loss again. This happened around the same time last year as I approached my 1 year anniversary on Zepbound. I am now approaching Year 2 anniversary which will happen on February 1. The dilemma for me is that I don’t…
After Getting Ghosted By Employers….
After getting ghosted and rejected by some employers, this week they all called me asking me if I were available or want to continue the process some even after I got rejected! WTF? Perhaps they were waiting for the shutdown to be over or perhaps anticipation of the Fed cutting rates again in December is…
Employment As A Hedge Against Uncertainty
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…
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…