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college eventually ends – part 1

Posted by huntsmanic on Friday, March 12, 2010

You’re at a turning point in your life. You could be…

…a college graduate. Hanging out, waiting for that fabulous career you’re relatively sure you’ll know when you see it, maybe.

Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think, I think you’re the most attractive of all my parents’ friends. I mean that.

…in college. Which you think you’ll finish [...]

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ask kate: i want to be a stay-(and work)-at-home mom

Posted by kate on Thursday, March 11, 2010

Right now I’m scrambling between two part-time jobs, but what I really want is to stay at home with my kids. I lay awake at night trying to think of ways to make money that will let me focus on my number one priority; being a mom! I’ve heard that there is good money working [...]

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unusual degrees for small business success

Posted by vincentkovar on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Most people assume that in order to start a small business they’ll need a business oriented degree like economics, project management, an SBE (small business entrepreneurship) or an MBA. Yes, these degrees are fine, but ask a dozen small business owners about their education and you’ll be in for a surprise. Many entrepreneurs acquired the [...]

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personal solar power: the plants had it right all along

Posted by huntsmanic on Tuesday, March 9, 2010

In the same vein as the Ask Kate post from this morning — Do I have a green future? — here’s a super-interesting front in green energy research:
With Artificial Photosynthesis, A Bottle of Water Could Produce Enough Energy To Power A House
Chemist Dan Nocera at MIT has been working on this project for about 25 [...]

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ask kate: do i have a green future?

Posted by kate on Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Dear Kate,
I am a junior in high school and everyone keeps asking me what I am going to do when I graduate! It’s tiring, but I have been thinking about my future, and I want a good job, plus one that is good for the environment. I keep hearing about “green-this” and “green-that” in the [...]

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ask kate: quest for meaning?

Posted by kate on Monday, March 8, 2010

Dear Kate,
Right now I get and paycheck and that’s it. I want more out of my work. I want to feel like I’m doing something that makes a difference. The problem is, I don’t know how to go about finding a job like that.
-Chuck

What is going on? Why am I here? Where should I go [...]

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ask kate: too old to go back to school?

Posted by kate on Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Dear Kate –
I’ve been working in my profession for a long time, and maybe it’s a mid-life crisis, but I keep thinking of doing something completely different, before its too late! If I switch careers, I’m definitely going to need re-training, so I’m going to have to go back to school. But I have a [...]

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your brain wants to spread the wealth

Posted by huntsmanic on Tuesday, March 2, 2010

via freakonomics.
A team of researchers, using functional MRI technology, has found that the “the reward centers in the human brain respond more strongly when a poor person receives a financial reward than when a rich person does.”
“In the experiment, people who started out rich had a stronger reaction to other people getting money than to [...]

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single moms can’t get no respect

Posted by huntsmanic on Wednesday, February 24, 2010

..from a large percentage of Americans, apparently. First, the facts:
There are more than 10 million single moms in this country, all raising children under the age of 18. Regardless of their circumstances – widowed, divorced, or never married – these women are responsible for a huge percentage of our future citizens.
Then, the [...]

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ask kate: working mom + college = chaos?

Posted by kate on Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Dear Kate:
I am a single mom with 2 small children, and a full-time job. My life is already hectic, but I feel like getting a college degree is the best way to making a better life for us. But when I imagine adding more demands on my time, I just see chaos!
-Kristen

Dear Kristen;
It’s not going [...]

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