I’ve worked in the aerospace industry for almost 5 years now since I graduated college. And whenever I tell people what line of work I’m in, they undoubtedly ask if I ever get to fly in the planes I work on for free. Sadly the answer is always no, actually there aren’t a whole lot […]

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Editor’s Note: I’m leaving for my trip to Kauai this Friday so I thought it would be the perfect time for this post. Aloha! And yes, that is our hotel in the picture below and that is a lazy river! Some people probably think I’m crazy for holding 22 credit cards in my wallet but […]

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I know I was extremely lucky to pick a winner in my lastest stock trade, but boy does it feel good to finally be right.  American Airlines(AAMRQ) is up 1,029.47%(as of 3/24/13) since the end of 2011 when I bought it.  I’d say my return has been pretty good .  Even though there was substantial […]

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