Blast From The Past – Careers
I thought I would take the initiative to dig around the archives and bring forth some of our (when I say our I mean Teacher Man’s) best articles to the forefront of our site. Today we’ll take a career theme since many students have just finished exams and may or may...How To Use Your Liberal Arts Degree To Get a Government Job
I have been someone negative about the job prospects out there for people like me with a liberal arts degree before. While it is still not what I recommend for most people coming out of high school, it can be a valuable tool in your career tool belt if leveraged...Picks, Shovels, and Rent
There is an old saying that during the gold rush, it wasn’t the guys who found the gold that got rich, it was the businessman that supplied the picks and shovels. I’m wondering if a similar situation is not developing right now as North America embraces its energy...Golf vs Cocaine Addiction
I’ve never been a big golf guy. I always preferred to play sports with a little more action like basketball, boxing and wrestling; however, I am apparently getting old. More and more of my friends are taking up a set of clubs and playing the sport of gentry...Financial Engineers Vs Real Engineers
So let me get this straight – real engineers, guys that are actually responsible for building those little things we rarely use like bridges, roads, buildings, water systems, etc. They don’t make as much as the guys that play with numbers and don’t actually add...What Percentage of the Population Should Have a University/College Education?
What is the optimal number of people that should have a post-secondary education in order for society to function at its peak potential? This is a question that Western countries have been asking themselves for years. Aldous Huxley painted an interestingly honest...Pension Envy and the Company Match
With the crisis going on over in Europe, austerity measures going on around the world, and people having to prolong their retirement dreams due to decreased income and terrible market returns, I have been reading a lot of material that focuses on an increasing...Honorable Media Mentions
