http://www.finding--freedom.com How quickly can a fool find his money again? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:12:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I heard on the radio that the latest title in the Grand Theft Auto franchise (GTA IV) was expected to sell 9 million copies.  At $60 a pop, that's a gross profit of $540 million bucks. Apparently I went to college for the wrong things.  Who could have predicted the value ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2008/04/29/gta-4/ Has anybody reading this ever had to roll over their 401(k)?  My company recently merged with another company, and the other company has 51% ownership, so we all have to change up our benefits. Are there special things to watch out for?  I'll have to double check and I'll let you ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2008/04/10/rolling-over-401ks/ For Christmas, I received a very nice present in the form of a Ipod Touch (or Itouch, which kind of sounds creepy and lecherous to me).  I recently received some Itunes gift cards, and so in the last few days, I have been looking around at and examining Itunes. Most everything ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2008/04/07/itunes/ The thing about working two full time jobs is that, sooner or later, the exhaustion really gets to you.  I remember when my dad took a second job as a newspaper deliverer.  The way that job worked is that he had to get up at 2:30 in the a.m., go to ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/11/28/two-jobs/ I am a bit better off than I was the last time that I posted, but even so, I am still quite a ways away from being debt free.  That being said, I am now engaged, and the wedding is scheduled for July.  I am going to do everything that ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/11/12/today/ Dear Sirs and/or Madams, I understand that everyone has to make a living, and I suspect that your living is quite a prosperous one.  With this in mind I offer one small suggestion. Why don't you die?  Painfully, if possible.  This takes care of your pesky problem of having to make a ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/05/18/an-open-letter-to-comment-spammers/ I was tagged by Millionaire Artist to give a list of five things that I'm obsessed with.  I will omit the "paying off the credit cards" obsession, as that one is probably pretty obvious.  :) 1)  Acting -- I love the challenge of creating a character, as well as the opportunity ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/04/27/obsession/ It seems that sometimes everything is about money, and, in the case of my friends' upcoming divorce, part of the issue has to do with money, especially as money relates to what each person expected from life and from marriage.  I feel freedom to discuss this here as neither of them knows ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/04/25/to-every-season-turn-turn-turn/ I cannot begin to imagine the incredible stresses on a person who is considering divorce. I cannot begin to imagine how horrible it would be to receive divorce papers in the mail when you are thinking that things are going to work out. I don't understand how I can be friends with ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/04/23/something-in-the-air/ It looks like there is a new convenience to be purchased.  Are you sick and tired of waiting in long security lines at airports?  If so, the Clear card is a card that allows passengers who have been pre-screened to get through the security lines at airports more quickly. You will ... http://www.finding--freedom.com/2007/04/18/flying-clear/