What do we teach our kids?

I’ve heard that talking about parenting can fetch you a bunch of caustic feedback, but I’m going to do it anyway.

My son Austin is five. The kid is brilliant. I know that all parents think their kids are smart, but this is no joke.

Austin knows how to do the basics of multiplication and division. His vocabulary rivals mine (“celtic punk”… Continue Reading

Man attacks debt; kicks debt’s ass

You’ve gotta check out this half-hour interview I did with Adam Baker of Man vs. Debt. There’s a reason I interviewed Baker, and it had a lot to do with the fact that the guy decided that he was overburdened with debt and resolved to rid himself and his family of it, so they made a plan… and that plan was toContinue Reading

How to make the most of South by Southwest last weekend

I just got back on Monday from attending the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. It was one hell of a great time, but not for any of the reasons I might have expected.

So, since I seem to have lucked into a way to make conference attendance awesome, I figured I’d spell out a few of the things I’ve learned… Continue Reading

You don’t want to make money online

This is a guest post by Drew Kime of Cook Like Your Grandmother. It’s probably time I had a post from Drew because not only does he constantly snipe dry wit at me, but I also keep mentioning him various places as an example of someone who isn’t simply selling into the self-perpetuating internet marketing arena. I’ll be like, “Well, what ifContinue Reading

No, Charlie Gilkey isn’t a 90-year-old bricklayer named Blanche

I’ve entered this weird and sublimely freaky area where I’ve realized that I spend 95% of the time that I’m not spending with my wife and kids with you people.

I guess this is what happens when you work online, and work in it in as skewed of a way as I do — where the borders between personal and professional are as thin… Continue Reading