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If you ever want to retire, read this
How much money does someone just graduating college (let's say someone who is 22 years old) need to be saving every month for retirement if they expect to have an average income during their retirement years? Follow my process and find out... and see if you agree with my logic ( Read more... ) -
Everyone is smart and talented
Most people don't realize how talented and smart they are. You can only ever experience life from your own perspective, so you can't see whatever makes you different from everyone else and you end up taking it for granted. You know that something is so obvious or you are able to do something so easily that you think to yourself, "doesn't everyone ( Read more... ) -
polygamy thoughts, draft
Polygamy. Why is it illegal? I understand that many people find it immoral, probably even most people. But if there is anything we should have learned from all the various civil rights issues we have faced over the years, it is that something should not be made illegal simply because the majority perceives it as immoral. And where do these ( Read more... ) -
Income Tax Research
The results of some income tax research that I did last night ( Read more... ) -
hello livejournal
It has been nearly a year since my last post. While I have no intention of starting to use this regularly again, I think it is appropriate to post some thoughts on here that are just too long for Facebook, Twitter, etc. So without further ado ( Read more... ) -
i always knew that, but now i understand it
I am feeling pretty good right now. I am not overtly happy or anything at the moment, but I know that life seems to be going fairly well right now... or at least the social aspect of my life, which is what I had been having problems with and why I have been going to therapy recently, is going pretty smoothly. My friendship with Ryan is strong and ( Read more... ) -
i hope you don't mind...
I was browsing through my friends' updates on Facebook the other day and noticed one in particular that someone left a very pertinent comment on. The person said something to the effect of, "don't be sorry, we all have freedom of expression." That's very true. It's a great little piece of advice, not only for the person who it was directed ( Read more... ) -
just another meme. this time a 2010 wrapup one.
1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before ( Read more... ) -
is this a trick or a treat?
I am in a pretty good mood right now. I finally finished all my Christmas shopping this afternoon, which is a relief, but the best part of the day was the PFLAG meeting I went to after dinner. That always puts me in a good mood because the people and the environment there are so open and warm and friendly, but it was made even better this month ( Read more... ) -
threadless!
I know I don't really need any more Threadless tees, but they're having a sale and there were a few I wanted to get, so I decided to place an order. I bought:
About Wisdom and Freedom because it's the one design that's been printed in the last several months that I absolutely love and I just had to get it
Rain Bow because it's cool and kind of ( Read more... )