Pizza For A Dream

7 Steps to Eating an Elephant (or 7 Steps to Starting a Business)

I've heard it said, 

"How do you eat an elephant?"  

Answer: "One step at a time."

The same answer is true in starting a business.  Take it one step at a time!

Silver and Gold Investing? 5 Beginner Lessons Learned

Over the past several months as the economy has continued to wane, I've begun to look into precious metals.  Aside from collecting some coins when I was very young, I've never made any attempts to buy.

8 Ways to Prevent Financial Insanity.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  Are you financially insane???? With the economy in a free-fall, are you continuing to do the same thing day after day and expecting things to get better???  In this post, I discuss 8 ways to prevent financial insanity in your life.

 

The Simple Life

We just got back to the big city after a long Thanksgiving weekend in the country.  Every time I get away from it all, I yearn for a simpler and less stressful life!  

3 Turtles on a Fencepost

3 Turtles on a Fence Post

3 turtles sat on a fence post and one decides to jump off.  How many turtles remain?  ANSWER: 3 remain because the one only DECIDED to jump off instead of taking the action to get off the post.

Cutting Off the Cable TV This Week

It's quite a coincidence that this post was made today titled, Study: Unhappy People Watch More TV.  My wife and I have been talking about saving some money and becoming much more productive with our time and one of our solutions is to cut off the cable TV.  The pieces are in place for us to do just that by the end of the week!

Delivering Pizzas Brings Back Memories of Jobs Growing Up

Tonight was a brutal night of delivering pizza as it poured down rain the entire time!  For some reason, the cooler temperatures and the pizza prep brought me back to my first jobs growing up.  I mowed lawns for anyone who would let me and even substituted for a friend on his paper route once and awhile while in grade school.  In high school, I spent my summers in the cornfields of DeKalb Ag Seed Corn where I pollinated corn most of the summer.  I think sweating in the cornfields, all covered with pollen, was probably the worst job experience I ever had!  During the school year I flipped burgers at a local hamburger and ice cream place.  Don't remember the name of the place off the top of my head, but they served this huge ice cream sundae in a kitchen sink!

While lots of this work seems pretty menial today, I often times wonder if what we each do as a "professional" has any more meaning or brings any more fulfillment?

What are some of your best/worst growing up work experiences?  Join the conversation! Stumble It!

Disclaimer:  Below is a simplified explanation of taxes as I understand them.  I am in no way shape or form a tax expert!  In fact, I've used a tax preparer/accountant for the last 15 years I've been in business because of this fact.  I recommend you do the same.

Everyone in American should own a business!  The reasons for business ownership are endless, but today I'm going to focus on taxes and why owning a business makes sense when the tax man cometh.  To start, let's look at the taxes of an employee.

Just read The 'Trophy Kids Go To Work' from the Wall Street Journal.  An interesting read!  Though I think the author over generalizes a bit, I've seen this type of behavior in the pizza world.  Loyalty and lack of accountability appear to be lacking in many.  Simple courtesies like calling if you can't make it in to work appear to be lost on many of them.

What are your thoughts? Stumble It!

photo by Felix 42

I watched an episode of Donnie Deutsch's show, The Big Idea, on TIVO this past weekend.  Donnie had Jim Cramer of CNBC's, Mad Money, on to talk about the economy and business conditions over next several years.  It was amazing how much gloom and doom was spoken by 2 men who normally are some of the most upbeat on TV.  The reality of the recession has hit home and they spent time talking about realistic planning for businesses during tough times like today.

Taxes: Why You Should Own a Business

Disclaimer:  Below is a simplified explanation of taxes as I understand them.  I am in no way shape or form a tax expert!  In fact, I've used a tax preparer/accountant for the last 15 years I've been in business because of this fact.  I recommend you do the same.

Everyone in American should own a business!  The reasons for business ownership are endless, but today I'm going to focus on taxes and why owning a business makes sense when the tax man cometh.  To start, let's look at the taxes of an employee.

Interesting Article About "Trophy Kids"

Just read The 'Trophy Kids Go To Work' from the Wall Street Journal.  An interesting read!  Though I think the author over generalizes a bit, I've seen this type of behavior in the pizza world.  Loyalty and lack of accountability appear to be lacking in many.  Simple courtesies like calling if you can't make it in to work appear to be lost on many of them.

What are your thoughts? Stumble It!

photo by Felix 42

I watched an episode of Donnie Deutsch's show, The Big Idea, on TIVO this past weekend.  Donnie had Jim Cramer of CNBC's, Mad Money, on to talk about the economy and business conditions over next several years.  It was amazing how much gloom and doom was spoken by 2 men who normally are some of the most upbeat on TV.  The reality of the recession has hit home and they spent time talking about realistic planning for businesses during tough times like today.

Now's The Time to Swallow Your Pride

photo by Felix 42

I watched an episode of Donnie Deutsch's show, The Big Idea, on TIVO this past weekend.  Donnie had Jim Cramer of CNBC's, Mad Money, on to talk about the economy and business conditions over next several years.  It was amazing how much gloom and doom was spoken by 2 men who normally are some of the most upbeat on TV.  The reality of the recession has hit home and they spent time talking about realistic planning for businesses during tough times like today.