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When We Came Back to a Home Invasion in Progress

May 27, 2017 by Barnaby

“Dad, the light in our upstairs bathroom just went off,” Grey whispered fiercely. I froze. My heart did a funny skip. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck bristle and tingle. It was late evening and dark. We had just exited the car after parking against our curb. Nora and Pippa […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: barnaby king, home invasion, house burglary, sully moment

What Is the Cost of a Long Commute?

May 22, 2017 by Barnaby

When is a long commute worth it? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself ever since I took a job in Annapolis, 33 miles from home. That’s 24 miles more (one way) than my previous job in Baltimore. I wasn’t looking for a job that far away, it’s just what happened when I got aggressive […]

Filed Under: Work & Finance Tagged With: baltimore-annapolis, commute cost, commuter toll, irs reimbursement rate

8 Lessons from Two Sweaty Years of Being a Badminton Dad

May 12, 2017 by Barnaby

I tell people I’m the Richard Williams of the badminton world, with a few little 🙂 differences: I got started later. Richard started teaching tennis to Venus and sister Serena when they were 4 years old. I started with Pippa in 2015, when she was 14. I’m a little less serious. Pippa will never travel […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance, Misc Finance Tagged With: baltimore badminton, finance and badminton, girls badminton, high school badminton, lessons from badminton

One Can’t-Miss Strategy for Landing Your Next Good-Paying Job

May 8, 2017 by Barnaby

I have one piece of advice to anyone looking for a job: Don’t Do What Everyone Else is Doing. This applies to your first job or your 10th. An entry-level job or a senior management position. A summer internship or a Christmas-season job. This advice is related to the conventional wisdom that you are more […]

Filed Under: Work & Finance Tagged With: data.com, job boards, LinkedIn, seo for linkedin, strategy for landing good-paying job, tell recruiters you are looking

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