Daily Archives: March 18, 2009

I’m in love with Ramit Sethi

Posted on March 18, 2009 by | 5 Comments

I really am. I love his site. I love him. I love his site. Did I mention I love him?

Okay, so when he and his peeps from IWillTeachYouToBeRich contacted me about his new book, I had to read it. Even though I hate self-help books. Who am I kidding, I’m constantly reading self-help books. They generally suck. This one doesn’t.

Consensus: The first chapter is great! Seriously, Ramit, you missed your calling. Forget finance, this guy should be a novelist. But then…who would help me balance my checkbook? Continue reading →

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Are they really serious? I say “No.”

Posted on March 18, 2009 by | 2 Comments

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Please welcome guest blogger, jdavis – a phillyboy who is currently teaching abroad in China.

After living in China for a bit over a year, one of the things I’ve realized is that, while I’m fairly certain corruption exists in every country, I don’t think I’ve ever been to a country that flaunts it quite so openly. Corruption like this can really be seen at all levels, from office workers and teachers, to the police, to government officials. This, I understand, is not uncommon for developing countries, as I’ve heard similar things about India. But for a country so publicly vying for rank as one of the greatest nations in the world, it troubles me that such corruption is so obvious on so many levels.

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