I’ve had many new returning visitors to Consumerism Commentary over the past couple of months, so I think it is only fair to formally introduce myself.
On this site and in this context, I call myself Flexo. I appropriated the name from a popular cartoon, but that is besides the point. I use a pseudonym because this site contains a large amount of very personal information. If someone searches on Google (or any other search engine, for that matter) for my real name, I would rather not have this site be displayed.
I have a large amount of interests; one might say I’m a jack of all trades but a master of none. I studied music education while an undergraduate in college, and I can play a number of musical instruments. My jobs have included teaching music to middle and high school kids, running a department of a non-profit organization, and working as an accounting associate (with no background or experience in accounting). I’m slowly making progress toward an MBA degree and I’m on the board of directors of a soon-to-be non-profit organization.
In addition, I’ve been designing and maintaining websites for ten years now. Before the web, I was also interested in running bulletin board systems and computer programming. I learned BASIC when I was 8 years old or younger, more than 20 years ago, and Lisp at a study at Princeton University when I was about 12.
Other interests include languages, linguistics, photography, congnition, science, and theater.
I am not a personal finance or investing professional, and I do not pretend to be. Anything I write here shouldn’t be the only basis of any financial decision you make. This site just exists to help me learn more about the topic.
Feel free to join in any discussion by posting a comment, email me or send an instant message to FlexoCC on AOL’s Instant Messenger.
By the way, I’m 29 years old (as of March 11, 2005), single with cat, and I live in New Jersey.
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The unbendable girder…
Any blogs, sites or your own guidance on how college age kids can build effectively for the future, practical but somewhat entertaining advice that covers the basics of wealth building – cars, credit cards, rentals, buying a home, investment, pre-marriage discussion of finance, etc?
My kids listen to me but I see it going out the other ear, I’d sure like to turn them on to someone/something with good advice and info but written in a way they’d tune into.
Thanks, great site!
Doug
In response to Mr. Wilson’s comment, I’m just getting started on a blog that I hope will be a resource for young people college aged and older, getting started with planning their financial futures and hopefully making smart decisions. The first several posts are up, and I hope to be expanding content aggressively in the next few weeks. I am looking for some feedback regarding useful content, so any suggestions readers have would be great.
Also, if you check the site out please not it’s written in a non-traditional, humorous/irreverant manner. The intent though is still to pass on useful information.
The site is http://thenewmoney.wordpress.com/. Hope this can be of some help.
New to your site and I love the concept and discussions. Also a lover of (or maybe slave to) music. Got a little music ditty that you may enjoy both as a music lover and as part of your debt carnival. Im not sure about blog etiquette but I’m sure you’ll let me know. So here goes.
http://www.go2self.org/imagineORG.pps
is a powerpoint w/ vintage Blind Faith.