I'm doing 14 things
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11 months ago
I walk in June! Masters of Information Systems Management. :-)
the_technocrat's Life List
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1. learn ruby on rails
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2. Get the LPI Certification
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3. learn cisco ios
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4. get Cisco certified
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5. Build a website with 1 million users
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6. Watch a space shuttle launch
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7. Look people in the eye
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8. make new friends and be a better friend to those who put up with me
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9. build a race car
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10. Skydive
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11. Flip a house.
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12. go to Hawaii
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13. bench my body weight
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14. apply to Mensa
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How I did it
It made me
good times 
How I did it: Practice, and relaxing. There's something about not trying so hard that lets your rhythm just be natural and more accurate. Also, just go get some good clubs from last year on eBay - don't mess around with sporting good specials. Read how I did it…
It made me
meh 
How I did it: All I get is spammed by recruiters - I'll keep it around though, it's a handier place to keep a resume online than monster.comMost of the spam I get is from jobs that are loosely related to IT - you can tell they haven't looked at my resume. Read how I did it…
It made me
:D
How I did it: Keller Graduate School of Management - Master's in Information Systems ManagementTry to get all of your crappy non-related core classes out of the way int he beginning, you won't have the motivation to do it when you're finishing. Read how I did it…
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meh
11 months ago
I think I’m capable of finding or creating the environment I’m looking for without limiting it to one company. :-)
done!!
1 year ago
I had an extra $50 taken out of every paycheck, pus tax returns, I was able to pay off all of my credit card debt in February. I still have car and mortgage payments, but my goal for this was to not owe any bloodsucking credit card company anything, and I’ve done that.
I don’t even carry around credit cards any more. Instead of sending a few hundred bucks to them, I now send it to a savings account, and I give myself a “PayPal allowance” every 2 weeks. Since you can get a debit card tied to the PayPal account, I know exactly how much “fun” money I have in there, and when it’s gone, it’s gone until I get more. No touching the savings/checking account/bill money.
Definitely worth doing. It is so relaxing to not have any credit card debt…to not be a part on an industry whose life depends on people being hopelessly in debt. Good riddance. I’ll keep the card accounts open for the credit score, but the cards themselves now sit in a filing cabinet!
