There is a high likelihood that you’ll be getting married (if you haven’t already). Although the percentage of married people is declining, it’s still well over 50%. The rate of marriages is 7.5 per 1,000 total population, according to the CDC. Given that, you better prep yourself for a wedding.

While the cost of a wedding can run anywhere from $18 (lowest cost of a marriage license, depending on state) to million$$, it would be smart to plan out a budget. Read More

STAY CALM. Most important from the get-go is to stay calm. If you spaz out you’ll most likely end up doing something really stupid that can come around and screw you (yeah..you know where). Almost everyone gets at least one bad review in their careers, so stay calm, and see how to deal.
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I spent this past weekend meeting up with friends I hardly get to see (damn you real life and your jobs). We all met up in NYC from our respective cities for a few days of catching up and craziness. Of course, when you stick a bunch of guys in the City, there’s bound to be some Y-chromo tendencies. So many hotties around it kind of makes you goofy. Obviously, for the single guys this is no thing; for the rest of us, it is a nut kick waiting to happen.
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There’s always that talk that you eventually need to have that just totally sucks. Either you’re telling someone they’re being let go, or asking for a raise, or telling your boss you royally fucked something up. Each of these and more are sure your get you stressed and chewin on your nails. The good news is that you’re not alone. Most people have a terrible time dealing with terrible conversations. Read More

I for one hate meetings. Unless they’re donuts and cookies meetings, where the topic is to eat donuts and cookies. But for those of us who work in an office, meetings are an unavoidable thing. You might be able to ninja your way out of a few, but the house always wins. My way of getting through them have been to zone out but keep alert for key words (such as ‘action item’ or ‘make 600 copies’). I know that probably isn’t the best way, but it gets me by usually. I’ve been lucky that there’s usually meeting minutes to give me a recap on all that I dazed on.

For a more tactical approach, go grab this month’s GQ (the one with Stephen Colbert on the front holding an oddly frightening Colbert baby) and flip to page 128 for a great article. Read More

Some people stay at their first company of employment for their whole career. Others hop around a few years before settling in. Others hop around a lot. I recently left my first place of employment for family, and have discovered that leaving is not easy and not just packing my box and going (unless the leaving is due to you getting canned, in which case you do want to vacate fast).

Unless you want to burn bridges, there’s a lot of things that you have to deal with, including writing a letter of resignation to your manager, exit interviews, and paperwork. Aside from the administrative items, there’s the matter of co-workers and friends that you are leaving. Each of these is a topic that I’ll write about later. For now, the focus is the letter of resignation. Read More

Lately a few of my friends have complained to me about being single. Either they aren’t dating or aren’t finding the right better-half to marry, but both types eventually converge on the “I don’t want to die alone” fear. I myself am getting married soon, as are quite a few people I know. This leads me to think that dating and finding someone isn’t impossible, but question if it is a prevalent occurrence in our time now to be single.

Going through collected data from the US Census Bureau, doing some Excel showed a steady rise in the percentage of age 18+ Americans who are unmarried Read More

Impressions are a powerful thing. At work they are often the basis of work relationships and movement. In your private life it can influence having true friends. However, in our society most people won’t tell you to your face, “Hey, nice weather today. You’re an asshole.”

At work or personally, everyone has dealt with that asshole, be it the obnoxious co-worker or the overbearing boss (If not, then consider that maybe you are the asshole everyone else is dealing with). Guy Kawasaki recently had a mini series on his site about Bob Sutton’s The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. Read More

So here’s the deal. You’ve just graduated, and you’ve just started your first real world job (Note: The paper route you had when you were 12 doesn’t count). It’s your first week on the job, and while doing rounds, a few of your co-workers have piqued your interest. You think to yourself, “That’s great, but should I date people I work with?”

Don’t worry, we’ve all gone through this before. Some say inter-office dating is the best. Others say to avoid it by all means necessary. In the end, it’s probably somewhere in the middle. Read More

During lunch today with a good friend, we talked about something that really made me think. The situation is this: You decide that you will be the stay-at-home parent once you have kid(s). Is it better to marry someone that you are really compatible with and have a lot of fun with, or someone that is less awesome but will be a better provider than the other person? What if you are already dating the former? Is it better to recognize the deficiency and move on? Read More