Archive for May, 2008
A Perfect Weekend
Monday, May 26th, 2008My blog has been a bit depressing lately with talk of a slowing economy, layoffs at my company, and a generally toxic atmosphere at work. But this weekend put all of that out of my mind, at least for a couple days. The weather here in Brooklyn was idyllic; upper 60’s and low […]
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More Layoffs
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008There was another round of layoffs at my firm yesterday. This just doesn’t seem to end. It hit our IT group and our “special investments” group (the ones who put together all those crazy “structured finance” securities). Two good friends & mentors of mine were let go.
It’s been stressful to […]
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Dodging the Bullet
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008It’s been a while since I’ve written an entry. When I don’t write much it means either that something is on my mind, or that I’m very busy. In this case, both of these scenarios were my reality.
Word has been going around at my company for the past couple weeks that layoffs were […]
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Monthly Financial Update for April
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008As expected, it turned out that April was a good month financially.
I hit two milestones: my net worth is above $60,000 for the first time, and I have over $100,000 in assets. I never thought that would happen! Too bad most of it’s in my retirement account and can’t be touched for […]
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Summer Vacation?
Thursday, May 1st, 2008I got out of work at 5 tonight (a half-day for me), and decided to take the night off. I was home by 6, had eaten by 7, and now it’s 9:30. The dishes are done, I’ve caught up on my blogging buddies’ blogs, and now I’m settled in to write a blog […]
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