Darwin’s 2011 Goals – Gonna Crush It!

January 4, 2011

I’m pretty pumped about 2011.  I had the best blogging year ever in 2010 (my accomplishments vs goals), my investments have performed spectacularly (my portfolio), I contributed a healthy amount to our kids’ 529 plans, I’m firing on all cylinders at work and our family’s having a blast.  But I also made some mistakes and […]

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Elasticity of Demand – MBA Mondays with Darwin

January 3, 2011

Elasticity of Demand is more than just nerdy economics jargon.  There are some real-life applications and examples of price elasticity of demand that are worth learning about so you can be a better informed consumer, and in some cases, business owner.  So, we’ll cover this concept in this week’s edition of MBA Mondays where I […]

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Darwin’s 2010 Performance vs. Goals

December 29, 2010

Earlier in the year, I wrote about Setting Goals and Changing My Life with metrics, systems, motivation and execution.  Since 2010 is coming to a close, it’s time to go back and review how I did vs my goals in 2010.  I had spoken of a few primary categories affecting both my finances and my […]

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Vertical Integration Explained: MBA Monday at Darwin’s Money

December 27, 2010

For the first in an ongoing series of business-related posts I intend on doing on Mondays, I thought I’d explain what vertical integration is (as well as horizontal integration), why you hear it so often, and what the relevance is in business.  I hope you enjoy the MBA Monday concept as I intend to deliver […]

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Guess Which 5 Companies Pay the Most Taxes?

December 26, 2010

People love to trash big business, especially politicians.  You know, those greedy bastards that make all those profits?  Recall when oil spiked to over $140 per barrel, politicians were calling for a “windfall profits” tax?  What a ridiculous notion.  I don’t know, do they get a “windfall loss” tax deduction when times are bad?  Well, […]

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Best ‘o The Rest: I Finally Met a Blogger In Real Life Edition!

December 23, 2010

After years of blogging and essentially starting from scratch with no skills, no knowledge, no network and no talent, I toiled away for hours on end learning about blogging, platforms, networking, SEO and content.  I used to be envious of other bloggers whose success seemed to be second nature since they worked in Silicon Valley […]

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