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September 2018 Book Reading List


October 3, 2018

September 2018 Book Reading List

Sometime around September 15th I looked at the date and realized I hadn’t been reading anything for me. I had been reading fairly regularly to my son - a dozen or so different books in September - but I must’ve been too busy for myself.

What Does a Credit Score Mean?


October 1, 2018

What Does a Credit Score Mean?

It’s the little three-digit number that people obsess over as if it’s the final grade in the school of life. It affects the interest rate of loans you may get - or even if you qualify for a loan in the first place. Nowadays, it can even affect things not normally associated with “credit” such as insurance and utilities.

September 2018 Blog Statistics


September 20, 2018

September 2018 Blog Statistics

It’s been a steady month in terms of stats for this blog. While there hasn’t been much in the terms of improvement stats-wise, they have remained consistently good.

How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon


September 19, 2018

As recently as twenty years ago, if people wanted to publish a book, they would either have to convince a traditional publisher to publish their book, or shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars in order for a self-publisher to print their book for them. Some of these old self-publishing companies still exist - such as Morris Publishing, who, according to their website, charge around $5 a book for a 40-page book with a 25-book minimum. Others, such as the infamous Vantage Press, went out of business a few years ago and were even sued by the authors they were supposed to be supporting in 1990.

August 2018 Book Reading List


September 10, 2018

August 2018 Book Reading List

August was a good month for reading. I read four books for myself and eleven different books to my five-month-old son. I guess all the free time from being done with school has really paid off!