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Updates: September 9 – 15

Brian / September 15th, 2012 / 13 Comments

The beginning of September always seems to be jam packed, and this year was no exception. After returning from Singapore last week, CF and I turned around and headed out to Washington DC this past week. I was attending a conference, so we did a few of our free activity suggestions but not as many as if we were on vacation. One disappointing aspect was the hotel that the conference was held in. At...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: bad hotels, cost of home ownership, dishwasher vs. hand washing, FINCON12, networking, Washington DC

Always give back

give back, pay it forward, good karma, show appreciation

CF / March 22nd, 2012 / No Comments

I strongly believe that it’s important to give back when you have success. Now, I don’t mean give to charity – if you give to charity, you are likely giving a large chunk of your money towards the salaries of administrators rather than to the cause itself. Instead, I mean that you should give back directly to the people and things most important to you – in other words,...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: community awareness, Giving back, networking