Three is a sacred number in many religious. In Christianity, there are three gods in one (called “The Trinity”). In the Hindu world, you have the three main gods – Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Muslims make pilgrimages to three holy cities. Wiccans believe in a rules of three. Odin takes three forms in Eddic mythology, and there are three Greek fates.
The number three is also used in industries and arts. For example, in photography and art, the rule of three refers to the best focal points on a page. Many philosophers have rules of three (for example, Aristotle’s 3-in-1 idea …read more

Earlier today, Deb Ng at The Freelance Writing Jobs Network wrote a post regarding job security in the freelance writing world. Actually, the post was more about the lack of job security for people who write online. As long as their contract to you is upheld, clients don’t owe it to you to continue giving you work month after month. Today’s $1000 job could be gone tomorrow.
And one day, it will be. Few websites have continuously hired freelance writers for years. The ones that have rework their payment schedule and amount often. This is a business, and as their freelance …read more

Projects can be personal especially when something like Social Security system failure is looming. This post is part of a blogging “odd couple” duet, hopefully with a lot of engaging conversation to follow, with Mary Emma Allen at www.homebiznotes.com. Her post on the same subject is from a self-employed/home business perspective, mine more from the point of view of an individual. Both are designed to deal with the question:
“At current rates, Social Security payouts will exceed payments made into the system within the next ten years. What should we do about Social Security?”
My preference would be to move the money …read more