‘How-To’ Posts

  • A First-Hand Expatriation Guide for Americans (III) – Major Misconceptions

    Because reliable advice about renunciation is difficult to find, it’s easy for inaccurate, misleading information to spread. Here are five major misconceptions some people have about expatriation: 1.) “Even if I expatriate I’ll still have to file U.S. tax returns for the next ten years.” Believe it or not, this USED to be true. However, [...]

  • How to Send Encrypted Email with FireGPG

    Encrypting email to secure your deal making–or just to avoid Big Brother’s invasive eye–just got a whole lot easier. FireGPG is a Firefox add-on that acts as an easy-to-use interface for the fantastic–and normally fantastically difficult to use–GnuPGP encryption. GnuPG is free, open source, military-grade strength ‘public-key’ encryption for email. It’s truly par excellence. In [...]

  • Make Your Own Barcodes – The Lazy Man’s Guide

    I admit it. I felt like a rockstar the first time I made a bar code. Taking your first step to get your product carried in lots of stores is an awesome feeling! It’s actually super easy too. The hard part is knowing what format you need and what numbers to input into the barcode [...]

  • How to Become an Entrepreneur

    All entrepreneurs start as unabashed optimists. Even those that fail. But the successful ones have one thing in common: They act. And more importantly, they act until they get it right. If you are getting into entrepreneurship, there are a number of battle tested actions you can take to get off to a successful start. [...]

  • Debt that Makes You Rich

    Growing up, I thought all debt was bad. I received a $2 allowance every Sunday when I was little. Meanwhile, my parents bought our cars used, grew vegetables in our garden, and even painted our house and built a deck on it by themselves. They had no debt. And one day, I had $200. I [...]

  • How to Create Branded Apple iPhone Website Icons

    I’m somewhat of a branding fanatic. If you haven’t noticed. Effective branding builds trust and credibility. So I never want to miss an opportunity to reinforce brand logos, colors schemes, etc. Just as we can use favicons as one detail to reinforce our branding online. We can also create custom, branded website shortcut icons for [...]

  • How to Install Magento Sample Data

    Magento e-commerce is great. But their instructions are abysmal. I had a horribly difficult time installing Magento’s sample product data the first time that I tried. No clear instructions existed‚ until now. Enjoy! Please note that if you’ve already tried to install Magento sample data without success, start from scratch with a new database or [...]

  • How to Get Rich 101

    Yes, there is a key to how to get rich. It’s not a product or a 10-step program. It’s free. It’s a pattern of behavior used by ALL the self-made wealthy including Richard Branson and Warren Buffet. If you want to be rich, you must first master this pattern. The rich buy assets, then things. [...]

  • FREE Financial Statements

    Financial statements are your scorecard in the game of wealth. They reveal your financial strengths and weaknesses, allow you to strategize, and show you when you have sufficient resources to launch your next venture. To be a competitive player in this game, you need to be using financial statements. Athletes keep score, entrepreneurs should too. [...]

  • Fujitsu Scansnap S1300 Review for a Paperless Office

    It’s hard to believe a piece of office equipment can create such raving fans, but it’s true. The Scansnap document scanners will do that to you. It’s that paperless freedom that people love. To be able to travel anywhere and still have everything you could potentially need at your finger tips. With this, I’ve finally [...]