Entries by Alex Fisher

The nice weather is starting to come around and getting away from the computer and outside is a great way to save money. Some miscellaneous reasons why:

1. You can ditch your monthly gym membership fee.

2. If you're outside doing something then you aren't inside paying for something.

3. Chances are it'll help maintain your health which means less costly bills for poor health in the future.

4. I'm sure someone has proven being active and seeing light improves your mental abilities-- allowing you to be more effective in the things you commit yourself to doing.

5. You aren't inside watching TV, using the microwave, or the computer meaning you're using less electrical energy.

So, I have finally done it-- I jumped into running my own business full-time. Looking back and counting every job I've had since my first paper route there have been about 13 companies/people I've worked for over the last 15 years. The different jobs range from picking weeds for my high school teacher to running world wide webcasts for Fortune 500s to building computer software and hardware for small companies. Now, I'm off and running a technology consulting firm and have to make it or break it on my own!

Good article over at Sillicon Alley Insider comparing the different types of entrepreneurs, what to do if you're running a start-up right now, and some interesting stories of business successes and failures. Check it out. Make sure you read down to "the good news".

Hey everyone, sorry for the inactivity on YPFB lately. After the holidays hit it seems everyone wanted to get back to work and thus I've been pulled in a million directions on all the different projects I work on day and night.

In the meantime, I wanted to direct everyone to check-out the latest on YPBLOGS. It's now over 100 blogs strong and updated nearly every hour.

Also, I've started a personal site, AlexFisher.net, which features information about other projects I'm working on. It also houses my non-finance related blog articles.

With that said please keep your feedreaders tuned to YPFB as new articles are coming in 2009!

I just found-out yesterday you can find underwear, t-shirts, socks, etc. for a big discount at stores like T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. 50% savings means spend half as much or enjoy twice as many undergarments for the same price!