Business is Personal (Finance)

• Remote office technology

  Mar 31, 2010
  With office build-out done, my next task was to implement the necessary technology to integrate with the main San Francisco office. Step 1 was easy -- I put together detailed specifications for my desired hardware and got quotes from... 1

• Vacation but don't invest in Europe

  Mar 24, 2010
  Back in late 2007, I re-evaluated my asset allocation and came to the conclusion that European countries were in just as bad shape as the United States in terms of debt and delusions. The only diversification would have been due... 0

• Standing on shoulders

  Mar 23, 2010
  My wife and I have been involved in several businesses and probably will continue to be so for many years to come so when I came across Foreigner's Finances: The Entrepreneur Test, I thought to myself "eh...I should ace this... 0

• Health Care Reform

  Mar 23, 2010
  The big news in the U.S. is of course health care reform. Nancy Pelosi (who actually represents my old district) held tough on her party members in the House and made it happen even when it seemed Obama's administration might... 0

• China Office Build-Out

  Mar 22, 2010
  When my company started more than a decade ago, we started as a few guys working out of a rented condo unit in San Francisco's SOMA district. Back then, SOMA had a reputation for being multimedia gulch due to a... 0

• Moving to the repair phase

  Mar 17, 2010
  Ok, the topic title was an attempt at humor. :) After reading Jacob's post on the end of simplifying at Early Retirement Extreme, I decide write a quick post about some simple repair work I just did. You might think... 0

• Doors and windows followup

  Mar 17, 2010
  A few days ago, I wrote about the ground fog and condensation that strikes during the months of February and March in Southeast China. To see what we could do about it, our contractor came by for a look. First... 1

• North/south wind season and the cost of crappy windows

  Mar 15, 2010
  Living in China has been a nice change in my previously life but like any place in this world, it is not perfect. There are some rather irritating parts of the lifestyle here and number 2 on my hate list... 0

• Birthday Parties

  Mar 14, 2010
  With my daughter's birthday, everybody has celebrated a birthday in China. My wife's and my birthday were low key as usually. We went out to dinner (like usual) and then brought back a small cake to blow out candles. We... 0

• Keeping cards close to vest

  Mar 12, 2010
  After reading about possible appreciation later this year for China's currency against the U.S. Dollar, both my first thoughts and my wife's were to pay back my father-in-law immediately for the money we borrowed (in part) to purchase our home... 0

• Tour group vacations

  Mar 9, 2010
  For our vacation to Hainan last week, our local travel agent booked us on a tour group package. Following a tour group has some advantages and disadvantages. The good: cheap transportation and lodging with no need to make decisions on... 0

• Sales Psychology

  Mar 8, 2010
  March 8 is International Women's Day in China and many other countries around the world. Walking around local stores for women's clothing, signs showing "3.8 discount" representing the date 3/8 were everywhere. In China (and Chinatowns across the world), discounts... 0

• Yuan to appreciate?

  Mar 7, 2010
  After a few days rest from my vacation, I started reading up on the news again and my eyes immediately went to these articles: China faces new pressure to let currency rise Why China should let the yuan rise At... 0