Entries by Mike

Financial Freedom Step 2- Debt

You deserve a high five! You have not only decided to take action, but you actually have made tangible progress. A stunning number of people never make it as far as you already have.

Financial Freedom Step 1- Mint.com

“If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.” – Former President Bill Clinton

Get Photos and Videos off of Your Smartphone

If you had the foresight to buy a phone with a large storage capacity, then you might not run into a storage issue for a while. But eventually, you will find yourself with a phone that is bogged down with home photos and videos. I’ve known people who were literally deleting old photos so they could take new ones a moment later. There is no reason to be in this situation (or even worse lose your phone completely and lose all of your photos)!

Intro to Finance Blog Posts

The standard career plan of the 20th century was to work for a company for 30 years to get a gold watch and a pension. Across the board, careers were for life. However, as the economy globalizes and society shifts, the monolithic career is dying quickly. Unsurprisingly, the financial systems (compensation, pensions etc) around education […]

VLC- Best Media Player on the Planet

When you work with media from so many different sources on a daily basis, you see a ton of different media formats. I can’t spend time hunting for specialized players just to check a file. So my go to default media player is VLC Media Player from VideoLAN. Not only can it play pretty much […]