We set some lofty and quite varied set of goals for 2015. We didn’t hit them all, but I feel pretty good about another year. I switched companies, it’s rough times in Houston, and we’ve had a lot of other changes (like most years I guess), but we’ve managed to get a lot of good things done. More good things …
What I’m Reading
Fun, Interesting & Informative Black and Blue – Stand up for the Sports Kids (The Players Tribune) Product Hunt’s Best Podcast Episodes of the Year (Product Hunt) Austin Kleon’s Top 100 Things of 2015 and his 2015 reading list (Austin Kleon) In 2015 I Learned That… (The Reformed Broker) How an angry comic with a coke habit became the Barbara Walters of …
Book Review: The Index Card by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack
I just finished up the The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to be Complicated by Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack. If you haven’t heard of Harold (or his famous index card), it’s a fun story. Harold was challenged to share his best financial advice on a single index card. What he put together was about as good as …
The AC Interview Series with Gen Y Finance Guy
If you would like to participate in our interview series, check out the questions here, put together your answers in a word or google doc, and shoot them to me at adam@adamchudy.com and we’ll get you in the mix – Thanks, Adam Gen Y Finance Guy This interview is from GenY Finance Guy. GYFG is a personal finance writer. You can find …
Amazon FBA 101 – Launching a Product
So if your following along and getting in the game, then you are a big chunk of the way down the path to starting your Amazon business. If your new to the series, check out: Amazon FBA 101 – What & Why Amazon FBA 101 – Choosing a Product Amazon FBA 101 – Evaluating Sales & Competition Amazon FBA 101 – …
The AC Interview Series with Ben from Sure Dividend
If you would like to participate in our interview series, check out the questions here, put together your answers in a word or google doc, and shoot them to me at adam@adamchudy.com and we’ll get you in the mix – Thanks, Adam Ben from Sure Dividend This interview is from Ben Reynolds at Sure Dividend. Sure Dividend helps individual investors …
The Frugal Christmas Gift Giving Guide
If you’re anything like me, Christmas can be painful on the pocket book. I have my parents, grandparents, siblings and Caitlin has the same. Beyond that my parents have 10 SIBLINGS COMBINED and most have spouses and many have children. I would need to look, but I believe over the last few years our gift list has been in excess of 30 …
My Favorite Christmas Gifts
Everybody likes to put out their favorites gifts each year. I thought I’d throw a few of my own out there for this wonderful Friday, rather than my typical “What I’m Reading Post. Let me know what you think! For the Photographer in Your Life Olloclip 4-IN-1 for iPhone 6/6 Plus and 6s/6s Plus Silver Lens/Black Clip OCEU-IPH6-FW2M-SB I don’t have …
How to Start a Blog in 15 Minutes
Why Blog It’s a great outlet for your creativity and thoughts. It allows for feedback from a like-minded community. Writing helps improve your thinking. It’s the lowest cost start to a side hustle out there. Revenue and income are incredibly scalable. What You Need A domain name. A host for your site. WordPress and a Theme X-Theme Good free alternative …
What I’m Reading
Fun, Interesting & Informative A Letter to my Unborn Grandchildren (Jason Zweig) The Top 25 photos of 2015 (The Atlantic) The Sainthood of Bill Murray (NYT) Manhood in the Age of Austerity (Aeon) The $10 Billion Divide Between Elite Sports Programs And All The Rest (HuffPo) Finance How Universities Could Improve their Cost Structure (WashPo) Vanguard Whistleblower and What it May …