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Archive for August, 2007
Giving US$10 Million Away!
Aug 24th
Yahoo! recently profiled a really cool start up called Kiva.org.
Kiva, which means “unity” in Swahili, is a lending organization with a twist: Anyone with a bit of money and an Internet connection can step forward as a microlender to assist struggling third-world entrepreneurs get out of poverty.
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Want a Super-sized Salary?
Aug 22nd
I read a recent article on CNN sponsored by CareerBuilder.com and Robert Half International. Based on RHI’s 2007 annual salary guide, the following positions are among the highest paid professions in the United States:
- A Chief Financial Officer’s average starting salary is between US$88,250 and $358,750 excluding bonuses and incentives.
- A Director of Finance’s average starting salary is between US$88,500 and $184,000.
- A licensed attorney’s starting salary is somewhere between US$51,000 and $185,500.
Want a 4 Hour Work Week?
Aug 19th
I’m sure everyone does! Think about how different your life would be if you could have a lifestyle where you have the time, money, and health to do whatever you want, whenever you want. That sounds pretty good, right?
Recently, a friend of ours recommended reading The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Would You Turn Away US$5 Billion?
Aug 15th
That’s exactly what Jeffrey Lee did. He is the sole survivor of his clan and the valuable Koongarra uranium deposit.
The following sections are excerpts from Lindsay Murdoch’s article as it was printed in The Sydney Morning Herald.
“This is my country. Look, it’s beautiful and I fear somebody will disturb it,” he says, waving his arm across a view of rocky land surrounded by Kakadu National Park, where the French energy giant Areva wants to extract 14,000 tonnes of uranium worth more than $5 billion.
Mr Lee, the shy 36-year-old sole member of the Djok clan and the senior custodian of the Koongarra uranium deposit, has decided never to allow the ecologically sensitive land to be mined.
What’s Really in Your Wallet?
Aug 13th
On July 29th, I wrote a fun article about the ultra high-end, luxury credit cards. One reader even mentioned we shouldn’t be carrying such expensive things around in our wallet. I realize not everyone will or can apply for a credit card of this caliber. So, in favor of a practical service we can all benefit from, I’d like to introduce you to YourCreditNetwork.com.