Renting an Apartment in Rome

The magical city of Rome is a superb destination for a short break. Rome Rents has details of many Apartments in Rome that can be rented for your stay on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The prices are very reasonable, and comparable to a good class hotel room.
Renting an apartment when in Rome is preferable to staying in a hotel as you have privacy, and can do your own thing much more. Don't like hotel food? Cook your own. The other great thing about renting an apartment in Rome is that you are immersed in the city with its residents all around you.

Attractions of the City of Kelowna

The City of Kelowna is situated on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake which offers wonderful fishing, boating and watersport opportunities to the holiday visitor. The nearby mountain ranges offer opportunity for hiking as well as skiing and snowboarding in season.
To find a Hotel in Kelowna check the reservations website. There are many different classes of hotels catering to holidaying and business visitors alike. Many have conference facilities and other business class services such as internet access in rooms and secretarial services on site.

Earning Money, Building Wealth

Becoming wealthy is not easy! There are many people out there who tell you that they will sell you the secrets to wealth for $19.97 or something - some of these plans probably have some value, but be sure of one thing - you're going to have to work hard to get rich!
Planning for a good retirement is about as much as most people can do, whereas a small percentage will really work hard and take big risks to earn financial freedom early in life. Being wealthy can also mean a great deal of sacrifice along the way. Don't work so hard that you forget to have some fun along the way!

Kennewick Real Estate

Washington Real Estate News has pages dedicated to the City of Kennewick. Kennewick is located to the North West of previously featured Finley. Washington Real Estate News gives details of the history and attractions of Kennewick, along with the geography and demographics of the area. Education institutions are also listed.
Washington Real Estate News also has details of partnerships. If you are looking for real estate in Washington I recommend the site for its in depth news coverage of the real estate industry in the area.

Washington Real Estate

If you are hunting for an ideal home or residential property in Washington you should check out Washington Real Estate News. Listed on their pages are many quality properties in the South East Washington area. Washington Real Estate News also features many good investment opportunities.

The Finley CDP in Benton County is one of the places that Washington Real Estate News covers in depth. Finley is located to the South East of the larger city of Kennewick. Employment opportunities in Finley include several manufacturing and chemical plants, and smaller local businesses.

New Job

Well, I've been looking for a new job. Finding a job isn't easy as I'm sure you all know, but I wasn't looking for anything special - just a minimum wage job flipping burgers or something. You would think that for these kind of jobs you could just turn up and ask if there was any work available, but it doesn't work like that.
At Burger King I had to submit a resume and go to an interview (in smart clothes) and I still didn't get the job! Good lord! Anyway, I decided that I should aim a little higher if I was going to have to go to all that trouble, so I applied for a job at the Apple store. Hope I get this one! The manager seemed a good guy, and he could tell I was keen, so there is a chance :)

Nuclear Power

I think the whole world will end up running on nuclear power. Nuclear power already provides something like 20% of the US electricity needs, so the ball has started rolling, and I can only see it picking up pace. Anti-nuclear people can campaign all they like, but it wont stop this percentage from growing. The technology exists, and it is safe.
Other types of power are just impractical long term. How many wind farms would it take to produce as much power as one nuclear plant? How many acres would have to be ripped up to provide a home for those wind turbines? How many birds would get killed by the twirling blades?
It would be nice if the US and the rest of the world simply stopped using as much power in all forms - more efficient appliances, smaller cars, more consumer care.

Private Investigator Tricks

I really love old detective movies, and lately I have been doing some detective work myself. I wanted to track down a girl who used to be in the same classes as me, and I figured there must be some kind of detective techniques I could use to find her.
I was actually quite successful - I found her. Using the skip tracing techniques on this private investigator website I managed to track down several leads, one of which revealed her phone number. I sent her a text message, and we are meeting up next week!

Buying and Selling on eBay

Buying and selling stuff on eBay can be a real headache. I've bought stuff in the past that looked like it was local, but ended up shipping from Japan - it took weeks, and then I got stiffed for duty when I finally got it.
I've been reading up on some eBay selling tips before I sell my old CD collection. No need for that anymore now that I have an iPod (also bought off eBay!) I might sell some of my old computer gear too. Hopefully I will make money from these sales so that I can buy a new mac book. Guess where I will buy that from? That's right - eBay!

New Business Support

If you are about to start a new business then you are going to need support. Often businessmen like to call themselves entrepreneurs; entrepreneurs are businessmen with a new idea or a twist on an old idea.
Entrepreneur Support aims to take care of the boring side of business and to leave the entrepreneur with more time to develop new ideas and new business. If you have questions about business finance, tax, or employer obligations then this is the place to go.
There are heaps of business articles on the site, and recommendations for magazines and books about business that cover every aspect of this wide topic.

Search Engines and Black Hats

A friend of mine (who shall remain nameless - protecting the not-so-innocent) claims to be making thousands of dollars per day using Black Hat SEO. Black Hat SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the art of manipulating search engines into giving you a higher ranking position than you deserve by using 'sneaky' techniques.
The Internet Search Engines FAQ gives a good rundown of Black Hat methods, listing some of the methods such as doorway pages which redirect visitors to the 'money page' or main page. The required code to create a doorway page is included on the site. Many Black Hat SEO's use blogger to create doorway pages as blogger subdomains rank quickly, especially on MSN.

Tactical Gear from Fort Liberty

Check out this tactical gear at Fort Liberty, some of it is really cool. I'm loving the camouflage clothing, and chicks look really good in it too. Seriously though, there's some useful stuff there, functional military watches that are tough and have special features to help you out in a tight situation.
I have seen night vision goggles for sale on eBay before, and always wondered how good they would be. The ones featured on Fort Liberty are the real deal; proper military grade kit here, no rubbish!

Expat community

When my Mom goes over to Spain she is going to find out what it means to be an expat. Leaving behind all the things that are familiar to you, family and friends, local shops, the way people drive - everything is different. I know she says that she is going to try and make it more than just a holiday home, but I reckon she will be back here pretty quick.
It is always nice going on holiday and leaving the stress of everyday life behind for a few weeks, but when you move somewhere then you have to build a life there - without your normal support network.
Finding out about expat jobs, health and tax. etc can be pretty hard too, especially when you don't speak the lingo!

Annoying Polly Pocket

I keep finding these little dolls in different places around the house. My annoying little sister Amy collects dolls called Polly Pockets. They are really small and can fit almost anywhere as Amy keeps trying to prove. She has even snuck them into my shower bag that I use for football, I got laughed at for that on by the guys and had trouble explaining it!
Anyway, I reckon I can get her back. Every Polly Pocket I find now I'm going to put up for sale on eBay. Let's see who's laughing when Amy sees my Polly Pocket eBay sale!

Anonymous Surfing

My pal Jim Bob is really crazy into computers and the internet. He has what he calls a 'tin foil hat' which means he is paranoid that people are going to find out all kinds of things about him by tracking his activity on the internet. He uses something called anonymous surfing.
Anonymous surfing is when you mask or disguise what you do on the internet so that no-one can find out. I reckon that hes crazy and that no one would really be interested, but he is sure that Google and the other search engines and stuff track what you do to sell you stuff and build up a profile of you. Crazy fool.

Edinburgh Trip

I'm taking a short break in Edinburgh later in the year. I'm actually a big theater fan (some of you may not have known that!) I'm going to stay in the city for a couple of nights and take in a show at the Edinburgh playhouse, as well as having a night on the town!
Theatre breaks in Edinburgh are really popular these days - some hotels even do packages. We are staying at The Bruntsfield Hotel, right in the middle of the action. The Bruntsfield has an excellent reputation, a friend of mine stayed recently and really enjoyed himself.
The Kings Theatre also has The Goodies showing but I don't think my girlfriend will be keen to see them :)

Credit Card for my Business

A serial entrepreneur like me needs access to quick funds when my business needs demand it. That's why I have chosen chase business credit cards. They offer some excellent advantages including cashback on your business purchases (3%), no annual fee, and (for me the best) a $35,000 credit limit, which is pretty high going by most of the limits imposed by other credit cards.
The 0% introductory balance transfer offered on these credit cards for small businesses will be a big draw for some people too, but my company doesn't have any existing borrowings to move.

Different Certificate of Deposit Products

There seems to be too many CDs (Certificate of Deposit investments) to choose from. I'm trying to invest some money I have gotten in a windfall for a 'rainy day' but I'm struggling to choose a bank to go with.
Should I just look for the highest CD rates? or should I be looking at the penalties attached if I decide to withdraw the money early (for example, to buy into my brothers business, or maybe buy a new car :))... it is so hard to decide on a product.
I found some good advice on the RateTrackr website, defining what you want and need is the important thing, deciding how long you can lock the money away for, and what your ultimate aims are for the money.

Watching TV in Europe

Now that Mum's getting this place in Spain I'm trying to persuade her that it is a good idea to get a Sky TV subscription. I don't want to go anywhere that I can't watch my favorite TV channels. Most European TV channels suck, and I only speak English so I need my Sky TV.
She thought that we wouldn't be able to get Sky TV in Europe, but I know that the internet holds the answer to everything, and a quick search found this website that sells Sky HD subscriptions to Europe. I'm really looking forward to getting over to Spain now that I know I can watch proper TV when I get there :)

Holiday Home in Spain, Nice :)

So my mother has gone with her fella to look at buying a holiday home in Spain. They're excited, and so am I! As well as being able to go on holiday to this place, with its own pool and everything, it means that they will be away quite a lot so I get to kick back and party here. They have gone on a spanish property inspection flight with the Overseas Property Shop. Apparantley Spanish property is a great investment too, mother keeps rabbiting on about my inheritance. Good on her eh?