2 posts tagged “childfree”
Childfree is the way for me.
So with a little number crunching and research I figured that by plopping down $1,200 for the vasectomy, and assuming I would have had the 2.08 children that is the US average, I would save about $577,000 (or $945,000 if I was stupid enough to pay for my 2.08 childrens' way through college). This translates into a whopping total Return on Investment (ROI) of 48,177% (or 78,762%, respectively).
I cringingly call myself childfree because I truly am not childless. This moniker, in my mind no less, carries a lot of negative weight because I feel that often that group is nothing more than a whiny bunch of pansies intent on their own victimhood.
Becoming a titan of business requires mastery of all sorts of tasks, from the complicated (budget projections) to the trivial (figuring out why the printer keeps telling you it needs paper in tray A-1 when any idiot can see there's plenty of damn paper there).
Admittedly, most skills worth having take years to perfect. But there are others that anyone can improve relatively quickly--and that can have a quick and measurable impact on your career. To that end, we've identified experts in four key areas and asked them to construct action plans to help novices grow into deft operators. Absorb these lessons, and you'll be more effective and time-efficient, at home and at work. And the next time the printer jams, you'll be that much smoother at finding someone else who can fix it for you.
via Fortune Magazine
For anyone that's looking to improve their speaking skills I hear that Toastmasters is a fantastic route to go and it also gives you a good networking opportunity.
We Americans are a wasteful lot. If you've ever gone to any buffet style restaurant, be it Chinese, American or combination, you'll always see at least one table that had platefuls of food left over. Being biased against children I've especially noticed that you'll find this with parents, especially those of lower socio-economic standings.
This is one thing I've had a positive influence on my family in regards to. My elderly mother enjoys going to eat Chinese buffet after work on the one day of the week she closes her business early. When I travel back home and we, the family, go out to eat they've gotten good about only getting small portions and not leaving anything on their plate. The caveat being, of course, if they like what they've got. I have no problem with leaving small bits of food stuffs they've tried and do not like.
