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Where are you going to get the boxes? My partner and I used to laugh privately at this. It became one of our favorite inside jokes. Whenever someone brought up some imaginary problem, we'd laugh and say "Where are we going to get the boxes?"
The Looting of America I think it's fairly easy for both liberals and conservatives to agree that putting purchasing power in the hands of the middle and lower classes is good. Certainly that's the goal in the "rising tide" theory, isn't it? Having a healthy working class lowers welfare needs, makes for more stable families, increases purchases of real goods and increases the overall tax take of governments. All that seems pretty obvious - where we get into shouting matches is how we should go about getting there.
Thinking about retirement What I do like is the state of being PMR - "Pretty much retired". That's where you work pretty much when you want to, take time off pretty much when you want, and generally try to lead a relaxed and stress free life. I've been "pretty much" in that state for five years or more and I have to say I like it - a lot.


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Title Date Comments
Answer the bleeping email   2009 10  2009/10/29 14:37 AndrewSmallshaw

Small is the new big   2009 10  2009/10/27 18:09 BigDumbDinosaur

Wicked Smaht   2009 10  2009/10/31 11:34 TonyLawrence

Fear of public speaking   2009 10  2009/10/18 01:39 TonyLawrence

You ask too much   2009 10  2009/10/15 00:48 BigDumbDinosaur

A little help with an RSS experiment?   2009 10  2009/10/22 19:41 TonyLawrence

I am always right - aren't you?   2009 09  2009/10/02 17:55 TonyLawrence

Weave your spider web   2009 09 

We can get bad service for a lot less, can't we?   2009 09 

Get some rest - be a winner!   2009 09  2009/09/04 15:21 TonyLawrence

The fish basket and the flower seller   2009 09  2009/09/05 02:39 Pasha

How to become a hacker   2009 08 

 
 
 
 
Thinking about retirement   2009 08  2009/08/10 21:32 TonyLawrence

Know your Balance Sheet   2009 08 

Don't screw up the owner's computer!   2009 07  2009/07/25 17:44 ToyLawrence

Google Voice   2009 07  2009/08/19 18:00 TonyLawrence

Integrity - do we really have anything else?   2009 07 

Keurig B-60 for the Home Office   2009 07  2009/08/26 14:53 TonyLawrence

The Looting of America   2009 07  2009/08/03 19:38 TonyLawrence

Why aren't you doing that?   2009 07  2009/07/03 14:29 BrettLegree

FTC and Affiliate Links   2009 06 

I'm a lousy sales person   2009 06  2009/06/25 19:22 TonyLawrence

Tough Times   2009 05  2009/06/03 13:19 BrettLegree

Working at home: Vipdesk   2009 05  2009/06/23 19:10 TonyLawrence

The future of Working   2009 05  2009/05/19 13:59 TonyLawrence

Web Content Filtering   2009 05  2009/06/05 10:46 TonyLawrence

Communication   2009 05 

One in a Hundred Million   2009 05  2009/05/04 19:09 TonyLawrence

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse   2009 04 

Corel Painter 11   2009 04  2009/06/18 14:17 TonyLawrence

April Doldrums   2009 04 

Spaghetti Dirty Horror Show   2009 04  2009/04/26 13:19 MartinBruce

Be Happy - Duh!   2009 04  2009/04/09 14:20 Friar

No Indian Support?   2009 04  2009/04/07 11:32 TonyLawrence

Billion dollar opportunity? Phooey!   2009 03  2009/03/31 17:37 drag

Reinvest in your business   2009 03  2009/03/29 00:52 TonyLawrence

Fear and Confidence   2009 03  2009/03/22 15:34 BigDumbDinosaur

Time to pony up   2009 03  2009/03/21 21:24 TonyLawrence

Laid off - so now what?   2009 03  2009/03/11 10:05 TonyLawrence

Goal Seeking   2009 03  2009/03/05 21:07 BrettLegree

I hate my job   2009 03  2009/03/04 16:16 BigDumbDinosaur

Sick Days for Freelancers   2009 02  2009/02/24 10:42 joe

Beauty Treatments   2009 02 

Down and Out   2009 02  2009/02/20 21:43 BrettLegree

Peddling Papers   2009 02  2009/02/22 23:15 Friar

Recession and Service Businesses   2009 02 

E-Book Updates   2009 02 

Programming the Turk?   2009 02  2009/02/08 11:34 TonyLawrence

Using Free Google Gmail with your Domain   2009 01  2009/01/29 15:26 NickBarron

You've Got (very little) Mail   2009 01  2009/04/13 12:42 LorraineBall

 
 
 
 
Micro businesses in a recession   2009 01  2009/01/16 18:27 TonyLawrence

Passive Income Smooths the Flow   2009 01 

The Internet isn't done with us yet   2008 12  2008/12/30 00:17 NickBarron

Review: Bait and Switch   2008 12  2009/03/30 14:36 TonyLawrence

Responsibility and Honesty- watch your back!   2008 12  2009/07/21 10:55 TonyLawrence

Where does the time go?   2008 12 

Psst - Wanna Work For Yourself?   2008 12  2009/07/12 19:02 TonyLawrence

Starting your first commerce web site   2008 12  2008/12/17 09:51 MikeHostetler

Are we there yet? Life and Business Goals   2008 12  2008/12/25 18:36 TonyLawrence

Fifty is nifty but twenty is plenty   2008 12  2009/05/28 14:12 Jukkapaulin

Wassup?   2008 12 

Updates to Psst book   2008 11 

The E-Myth Revisited   2008 11  2008/11/26 00:41 BrettLegree

Freebies   2008 11  2008/11/25 01:32 ScottCarpenter

E-Junkie Review   2008 11  2009/03/05 00:50 ManofPeace

Maybe I don't want to be rich   2008 11  2009/10/18 19:50 manny

The Last Time I Climbed a Ladder   2008 11  2008/11/03 16:46 TonyLawrence

Costs of starting up a business   2008 10  2008/10/31 21:50 BigDumbDinosaur

First e-book   2008 10 

Is Self-Employment really for me?   2008 10  2008/10/23 10:30 TonyLawrence

Some questions about Self Employment   2008 10  2008/10/15 18:11 MikeHostetler

A game worth playing   2008 07 

What am I doing here?   2008 06 

Know your customer   2008 06  2008/06/25 22:44 TonyLawrence

Smart Linux Shop   2008 06  2008/06/19 14:37 BigDumbDinosaur

 
 
 
 
Interview at Yes To Me   2008 05  2008/05/26 22:51 AkemiYestoMe

Sound mind, sound body   2008 05  2008/05/21 19:27 JonR

Sales Calls for Tech folk   2008 05 

You sounded annoyed   2008 05 

Did you really lose half a million dollars?   2008 05  2008/05/05 16:17 drag

What's your game?   2008 04  2009/09/21 14:22 TonyLawrence

Small Business Advertising Advice   2008 03  2009/08/01 23:49 Jackie

Time and Billing   2008 03  2008/05/11 03:30 Matt

The R Word   2008 02  2008/02/16 03:42 drag

Who sees the elephant?   2008 01 

Jack of All Trades   2008 01 

On your own   2008 01  2008/01/05 02:12 Skellie

Focus, Focus, Focus   2008 01  2009/08/28 14:40 BrettLegree

Master of All   2007 12 

Selling out - What do you really want?   2007 12 

Eggs   2007 10  2007/10/30 14:42 TonyLawrence

Accidental Entrepreneurs   2007 09 

The future of computer techs   2006 12  2009/03/11 10:22 TonyLawrence

Job Satisfaction and Self-esteem   2006 07 

Preventing Discrimination   2006 04  2006/04/14 17:29 TonyLawrence

Autodidacts and computers   2006 02  2006/02/21 15:20 BigDumbDinosaur

Tired and stressed   2006 01  2006/01/24 15:38 BigDumbDinosaur

Podcasting as advertising   2005 12 

Get your own ball   2005 12 

Is it worth it?   2005 12 

 
 
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Self Employed   2005 12  2009/05/04 11:11 TonyLawrence

You don't have to own the world   2005 12 

Self Employed   2005 12 

Websites for the self employed: part 1, creating your site   2005 12 

Websites for the self employed: part 2, content   2005 12 

401K for sole proprietors   2005 12 

Squeezing time out of the day   2005 12 

Suspicion and fear about self employment   2005 12 

Sick Days   2005 12 

Showing up   2005 12 

Junk marketing   2005 12 

Setting hourly rates for Consultants and service providers   2005 12 

What's your business worth to you?   2005 12 

Self Discipline for the Self-Employed   2005 12 

Preparing for change   2005 12 

What's your web niche?   2005 12 

Retire to self-employment   2005 12 

Retainers   2005 12 

Coasting   2005 12 

Eyes wide open   2005 12 

Happiness is more than money   2005 12 

I hate prospecting   2005 12 

Prepaid hours   2005 12 

Raw volume vs. popularity   2005 12 

Web Businesses   2005 12 

 
 
 
 
Product Review: Staples One Touch Stapler   2005 12  2009/08/18 17:23 TonyLawrence

One foot in front of the other   2005 12 

Networking   2005 12 

Your skills aren't enough   2005 12 

Low end clients   2005 12 

Scheduling time loosely   2005 12 

FOO-SELF-EMPLOYED Links Page, resources for the self employed   2005 12 

Look for the itch   2005 12 

IT workers unhappy; advised to consider self employment   2005 12 

Your life partner   2005 12 

Bill Early, Bill Often   2005 12 

The Inside Track isn't always the right track   2005 12 

IT can be a good choice for self employment   2005 12 

Difficulties of self employment   2005 12 

Avoiding Employee Classification   2005 12 

Incorporation   2005 12 

Opportunity   2005 12  2008/06/18 09:50 TonyLawrence

Fluctuating income   2005 12 

health insurance for the self employed   2005 12  2006/11/11 08:13 drag

You could have just asked us   2005 12 

Be Happy   2005 12 

Handling stress   2005 12 

Grow or die?   2005 12 

I'm not good enough   2005 12 

Getting more done   2005 12 

 
 
 
 
Life is not Fair   2005 12  2009/05/02 17:09 TonyLawrence

Embracing the unfamiliar   2005 12 

Where are you going to get the boxes?   2005 12 

The Windows back up most often forgotten   2005 12  2008/12/23 18:44 TonyLawrence

Self employment can be better than a job   2005 12 

Firing Customers   2005 12  2007/12/09 05:34 BigDumbDinosaur

Dreams of self employment   2005 12 

Attitudes toward self employment   2005 12 

Having Employees - or not   2005 12 

What did you learn today?   2005 12 

E-books for business promotion   2005 12  2007/11/27 23:53 TonyLawrence

What's your disaster plan look like?   2005 12 

Dirty competition   2005 12 

Do you wear a tie?   2005 12 

Don't make it hard for your customers   2005 12 

Contracting vs. self employment   2005 12 

Are you afraid of your competitors?   2005 12 

Communication Skills   2005 12 

Coaches and Mentors   2005 12 

Reporting Income   2005 12 

Champion of Capitalism   2005 12  2009/09/27 18:57 TonyLawrence

Choosing a name for your business   2005 12 

Broadband enables independence   2005 12 

Keeping sharp   2005 12 

Arrogance or confidence   2005 12 

 
 
 
 
Try it, you might like it   2005 12 

10 million strong   2005 12 

What do you do for a living?   2005 11  2005/11/23 20:28 orsenthil

Employees   2005 08 

Setting Project Exit Criteria   2005 07  2009/06/08 20:49 CMangos

Understanding Project Expectations   2005 07  2005/07/22 16:05 Kevin

Estimating for Consultants   2004 11 

Management, the Mother Science   2004 04 

Human Capital   2003 12 

Win-Win Negotiations in Program Management   2003 10 

Windows, Unix, and Linux- Which Earns the Most   2003 10 

Successful Consulting   2003 09  2009/02/17 15:50 TonyLawrence

Social Skills of the Project Manager   2003 09  2005/07/31 20:29 BigDumbDinosaur

Analyzing Employee Productivity   2003 09 

They'll miss you when you are gone   2003 08 

Telecommuting   2003 07 

You're So Lucky   2003 07 

Technofable   2000 09 

Success at Last   2000 09 

Customer Service   2000 09 

Living in a Looking Glass   2000 09 

I am not a railroad   2000 02 

Self Employment   1998 12 

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