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Brief Note on Employee vs. Sole Proprietorship vs. Incorporation

– Sole prop vs. incorporated: Sole prop. is cheaper, more simple, less paperwork. But doesn’t come with the limited liability, tax deferral, share issue potential,…

Job Interviews- Only a Formality

Interviews nowadays are often just a brief formality. Employers have met thousands of people over the years and have the experience to quickly tell what…

Differing Mentalities of Life

Often at some point we’re posed with the question: “what is life about?” Problem is, there are so many different philosophies of life. For instance,…

The Bank as the Greatest Enemy

Dealing with the bank is like playing devil’s advocate, as the bank is currently my greatest enemy- giving me much grief to acquire funding for my…

Tears of the Oilfield/Trades 

Much of my time is spent alone, and it is not the rigours of oilfield and road construction work that gets me down, but the…

April Dating Blues

See a lot of men coming in the coffee shop with their pretty women as I was writing invoices. But none of these men looked…

April Philosophy of an Oilfield Risk Taker

As the ominous prairie wind blows in a time of economic uncertainty, I cannot help but wonder about my present financial state. It was only…

Employee and Norm-focused Societal Brainwashing

The most difficult battle in life is often not finding a job, becoming fit, buying a home, getting through school, finding love, and the other…

The Business of Employment

Employment is just a business. You are paid market value- influenced by supply and demand- for your body for production. You are paid to make…

Chasing Women and Wasting Time

Many women typically thirst for lonely men to chase them and waste time on them to prove that “you really want them“. The bad ones make…