December 23, 2007: In his most personal podcast on this site, Jon uses the hard-won examples of his own web sites to talk about how the Internet can be used as a “feedback loop” to affordably market test new ideas. … Continue reading
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The Myth of Success and Failure (and the Feedback Loop)
Jon Reed notes, 1/19/08: As the book gets close to publication, I wanted to share this updated chapter with you. This has always been one of my favorite pieces in the book. For the most part, the chapters on the … Continue reading
Overcoming Adversity
There’s not a lot more to it; the hard part is seeing it through. I have a few more tactics and refinements to share, and then the book is finished. The rest is in the doing. But I should say … Continue reading
Gut Check: How Can Number-Crunching Help Us?
If you’ve read the previous chapters, you may have noticed a flaw. I’ve been poking holes in the so-called “assets” most of us lean on for retirement. But what am I advocating as an alternative? When I say “make your … Continue reading
Budgeting Sucks – So What’s The Alternative?
Budgeting is tedious. Yet that do-good voice in our head scolds us when we don’t do it. My biggest beef: budgeting pounds into your head that your income is fixed. For the “busy budgeter,” expenses are the enemy, weeds everywhere, … Continue reading