Mar
22
My Subscriptions
March 22, 2007 | Comments Off
Today I sat down to calculate my subscription payments over the course of a year. I may have missed a few, but so far I get $2,305/year. I look at the subscriptions list and none, absolutely none of them are necessary at all. (Some may argue that the VoIP phone is necessary, [...]
Feb
20
Setting Up a Corporation, Almost Overnight
February 20, 2007 | 2 Comments
There was a day when someone called me, in the middle of the night, to ask me if I would be willing to travel overseas to help him on a project where my skills may be needed: As Soon As Possible (that same week if it could be done). I understood the pain the person [...]
Feb
20
Two Weeks Notice – Why?
February 20, 2007 | Comments Off
It is very common to think that when leaving a company you should give Two Weeks Notice. Some companies even make you sign papers expressing you will, although I have been fortunate not to face those types of contracts.I certainly think that a Two Weeks Notice gives the opportunity for the employer to ease some [...]
Feb
18
Employer Identification Number
February 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
A requisite for any serious business is to get a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN). It is the business-world equivalent of the Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number. You will need to use it to register tax payments of all kinds, including Social Security, Medicare, and Income taxes. Most importantly, you will [...]
Jan
26
Effective Federal Tax Rate: Effects of Social Security Tax
January 26, 2007 | 3 Comments
Our politicians like to discuss levels of taxation in terms of the Tax Brackets. These brackets usually apply to income tax levels after the allowed deductions have been taken into account. What it doesn’t include is other methods of taxation that the Federal Government may impose on its subjects, like the Social Security and Medicare [...]
Jan
25
When to Start Giving an Allowance to Kids?
January 25, 2007 | Comments Off
Never, I say. Kids should learn the value of money all right, but they should also learn that money doesn’t come for free – at least not to responsible people. Kids should understand that money represents value, and it is given in exchange for value provided.
I believe kids should be able to earn money and [...]
Jan
20
Acela Express Trains
January 20, 2006 | Comments Off
(Re-post from January 25, 2004 on Anes Weblog.)
It was a cold, New England winter morning on Track 1 platform on Route 128 Amtrak Station. I watched the twin headlights of the Acela Express front car approaching me as if it was a dream come true.
Acela Express, a high-speed train that takes you from Boston to [...]
Jan
19
Stop Buying Trinkets
January 19, 2006 | Comments Off
We sold our building to the Japanese, but it doesn’t make any difference whether it’s the Japanese or anybody else. We sold our buildings at ABC two years ago for about $175 million. That was equal to one day’s trade deficit with Japan. They sent up a bunch of VCRs and things, and we sent [...]
Jul
13
It Turned 100,000
July 13, 2005 | Comments Off
(Reposted, from my old blog. First published on July 13th, 2005).
My trusty old 96 Mazda Miata M Edition turned 100,000 miles last Sunday while driving on the Masspike from Marlborough, MA to Pittsfield, MA (in the heart of the Berkshires). Watching so many numbers turn
in unison on my odometer provoked many feelings, mostly positive.
The Miata [...]
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