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Most Recent Posts, New York City and Brooklyn, Spending

What song best captures your finance journey?

October 31, 2018 No Comments

Bon Vivant I originally had this link at the end of the post, but if you’re not familiar with the song, you probably want to take a quick listen first. A good “live” version of the song resides here on Youtube, which is the version I’m most familiar with. Ah, the “good life”!  Who doesn’t […]

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Blogging, Job Search, Most Recent Posts, New York City and Brooklyn, Retirement planning

Accepting changes at mid-life

July 25, 2018 No Comments

My days used to be so much different. I moved to NYC in 1996 for the diversity and pace.  That was the dream. Wow how things have changed!  It seems like another life ago now. My schedule looked something like the following: Wake up at  6am. Shower/ Shave and out the door by 7am Jammed […]

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Blogging, Job Search, New York City and Brooklyn, Reading List

Are you working your dream job?

March 5, 2018 No Comments
Do what you love

When do you know it’s your dream job? One of the things that I love the most about living in Brooklyn is that there are so many people here. So many people to garner life experience from and hear their stories. When listening to my new audio book “Barking up the wrong tree”, (review post […]

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Finance, New York City and Brooklyn

Quick bathroom face lift for a small apartment

September 17, 2017 No Comments
Bathroom tiles cleaned with home mixture

Bathroom face lift’s can be tricky.  They definitely need a fix up once in a while, but it shouldn’t have to cost you big bucks to make a difference in appearance and functionality. Since blogging and doing home projects seem to be at odds, I’m going to break this post down into sections, that’ll activate, […]

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Food, New York City and Brooklyn

Can Smashburger continue to take a bite out of a crowded space?

September 2, 2017 No Comments
Smashburger hamburger

  Smashing cravings Here in New York City, there is no lack of burger joints.  Excluding the “Big 3”, the short list I come up with off the top of my head: Shake Shack Wahlburgers Five Guys Five Napkin Steak & Shake (are they even still around?) Maybe I should be more focused on my […]

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New York City and Brooklyn, Technology

What’s cool about the Amazon Store?

September 1, 2017 No Comments
More Amazon Stores Exterior

  More Amazon Stores When Googling the topic of “Amazon store”, one of the articles proclaimed that they “sucked the joy out of shopping for a book.”  That seemed a bit harsh, so I wanted to check it out myself. I was curious how they might interpret and enhance the shopping experience. After all, they’re […]

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New York City and Brooklyn, Travel

24hrs of food and fun in New Haven

August 29, 2017 No Comments

  New Haven visit in 24hrs. Can it be done? Car2Go is celebrating its third year in Brooklyn and I’ve been a long time user of their service. It’s basically a “one way rental”, with about 500 smart cars scattered all around Brooklyn and Queens. You can use the cars to leave the immediate area, […]

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Finance, New York City and Brooklyn

Happiness in spending on a Cronut

August 12, 2017 3 Comments

Happiness is (sometimes) spending The other day, I was walking through the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and got a craving for the elusive and tasty Cronut.  For those of you who might not know what they are, click here. They are the invention of the highly creative chef, Dominque Ansel. Chef Ansel is […]

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New York City and Brooklyn, Reading List

Interesting free things in secret Brooklyn

August 2, 2017 No Comments
Secret Brooklyn Book 9782361951672

Brooklyn is BIG I stopped in one of my favorite book stores in the city the other day, McNally & Jackson on Prince street.   In the age of disappearing shelf space, I LOVE this store’s collection of New York City topic books.   I usually always come away with something new and something that […]

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New York City and Brooklyn

Goodbye to culinary genius..my friend and former boss Dorothy Cann Hamilton

September 19, 2016 No Comments

I learned last night that my friend and former boss Dorothy Cann Hamilton, of the International Culinary Center, died in a tragic car accident on Friday. I have a heavy heart today remembering her. She was one of the most generous people I’ve ever known and she was a leader who led by example. It’s […]

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I'm a 50+ guy who found a need for resources for life and employment at middle age.

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