So long, SONY. Good riddance?

It was announced today in my neck of the woods that the Sony TV plant will be closing. I can’t say that I’m surprised. Years ago, I use to work there. After I got sick of working for pre-press and graphic design places I wanted a more stable and less stressful “monkey job”, and I found it at Sony. I loved that job. I started as a temporary worker in Quality Control, and it was amazingly easy, the people around me knew it was easy too, and some of us became fast friends. I did such a good job t

Advice for the next Recession

I gave that title because I know it maybe too late for some to heed advice now. Always , always have more than one stream of income. Don't just sit on your job. Create more streams. I don't care how well your job pays get into the habit of making more than your job gives you. Don't not over leverage yourself. if your have a home mortgage and a car note. Guess what you are over leverage! If you and your spouse both have car note. You are over leverage. Try to have one debt at a time if possible

Advice for the next Recession

I gave that title because I know it maybe too late for some to heed advice now. Always , always have more than one stream of income. Don't just sit on your job. Create more streams. I don't care how well your job pays get into the habit of making more than your job gives you. Don't not over leverage yourself. if your have a home mortgage and a car note. Guess what you are over leverage! If you and your spouse both have car note. You are over leverage. Try to have one debt at a time if possible

Is music really important?

Yesterday I was upstairs on the phone with Social Security. I was finding out if I had to go in person to their office to get a replacement card or if I could do it by mail. My wife and I need the physical cards in order to get the new health insurance we want. We had full coverage in Germany which ended the day we were no longer residents in the country (6 days ago). There wasn’t a way to get new coverage in the USA before I was here. I figured I should get the new insurance right away becau