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The art of billing

It seems like such a simple task for a contractor; bill for the hours you worked. In my profession and how my brain operates, defining “work” is not easy. My brain doesn’t have an on/off switch so at the end … Continue reading

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Three months of self employment

It’s now been 3 months since I left my job and became self employed. As I wrote after my first month of being self employed, things are still going quite well. I really like my projects and even though I … Continue reading

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A month of being self employed

I’ve now been self-employed for a month and things are going quite well. Right as I left my job, pieces fell into place which gave me steady contract work. My contract projects are going well with very little pressure (I … Continue reading

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A ride of a lifetime

  Today, my wife and I got the opportunity to rid in a Zeppelin run by Airship Ventures. The other day, I realized that I’ve been on a number of different aircraft ranging from airplanes (commercial down to a homemade … Continue reading

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First week of self-employment

Now that I’ve been self-employed for almost a week (Monday was my last day at my job), I feel like my life has changed a bit. There was nothing wrong with my old company or my old job, except that … Continue reading

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Doing what you love to do

When I was in college, I had no idea what I was going to do. I was in a general engineering program at Harvey Mudd College which was going to prepare me to be a “general engineer”. Would a company hire … Continue reading

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Fun day at the hospital

Most people my age have not yet experienced the joys of having a colonoscopy. A few of us are lucky enough to not only have had 1, but 2 colonoscopies. My 2nd was yesterday and boy was it fun. The … Continue reading

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Running again

I’ve been running on and off for more than a decade. I’ve used it as a way to relieve stress and by running 2 marathons, proved to myself that I can accomplish physical goals that we’re unimaginable to me years … Continue reading

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Working smarter, not harder

Work has been the focus of my life for a long time, especially the 5.5 years prior to my new job. Being a self-employed contractor meant that every hour I worked, I got paid. Then when I started ReceiptWallet, I … Continue reading

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