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Issue #29; January 20, 2003 Ask Boomer Al is the fun newsletter of BoomerJournals.com. If you don't want to receive it, we don't want to send it to you. Unsubscribe info is located at the bottom of each issue. _.·´¯) Contents (¯`·._ 1) This week's questions 2) What's up with this? 3) Boomer HA! HA! 4) Attitude Counts! _.·´¯) Questions (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al Issue #30, January 27, 2003 Dear Al, Please help! I’ve had it at my job! I’m a hard worker with a great record. People keep passing me up for promotions because I don’t have a college degree. I work circles around these people. They come to me for advice. I’m thinking of starting my own business. Any ideas and advice? Thanks, Fed Up Dear Fed Up, I understand. I was in your position. Despite the illogical reasons, HR people are usually college educated and have a built in preference for a college degree. A strong case can be made for it but there are many exceptional people who could do the job without one. Stop frustrating yourself. You have several choices my friend. Hang in and build up a pension and benefits at a solid company and enjoy your life, go back to school and get the degree you need, or start a business. Every choice has a price. It boils down to what you really want. Try and relax, think it through, and remove the emotion from it. Being upset like you are is a prescription for trouble. See if you can find a mentor to discuss things with. Al Dear Boomer Al, I enjoy your column very much. You seem down to earth and very wise. I’m looking for a new car. I don’t need anything too fancy. What do you suggest? What do you drive? Not Sure, Sarah Dear Sarah, Wow! A real name for a change! Sarah, I drive a ’99 Acura TL. It’s one of the best cars I’ve owned. Your choice of car depends on your lifestyle. If you spend a great deal of time on the highway you want a little bulk for safety. If you do short trip city driving you want economy because that’s the worst type of driving for gas mileage. I suggest you pay cash if you can. Financing a used car is more expensive than financing a new car. It makes no sense. Leasing isn’t the good deal it used to be. If you can afford it get a three or four year old car with less than 50,000 miles. Avoid luxury cars and their expensive repairs and high insurance costs. Visit your local insurance agent and find out what cars they choose as the safest. Insurance companies collect such data. Cars are poor investments so use your smarts. My daughter totaled a Toyota Camry with her kids in the car and nobody had a scratch! Al Need to buy or sell a house ... check this out! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ The liberals are slowly building a concensus on stopping the war to oust Sadam. We should have done it ten years ago. Too much of the world's economy needs oil to function to allow a maniac to sit on the largest reserves known. Sorry, but that's what it's about. So suppose the Anthrax did come from Iraq? Korea is only a threat to itself. The South could kick their butts any day they chose to now. The President is a no nonsense guy who knows the truth. Speaking of truth, Reagan ran up the largest deficit in history but both broke the USSR's back by out spending them on defence and his tax cuts laid the foundation for the ultimate prosperity we enjoyed through the nineties. Bush's tax cut will do the same. Corporations should be allowed to expense dividends. Look at the facts. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ Customer: "Waitress, why is my donut all smashed!?" Waitress: "You said to get you a cup of coffee and a donut and to step on it!" _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Henry David Thoreau It is very easy to spend a lifetime chasing other peoples carrots firmly convinced by some smoothe talker that it's what you really want. Try to quiet your mind and listen to your heart. Your well meaning friends have their own intersts in mind. It's only natural. Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Automotive tips on buying, leasing, repair rip-offs, automobile insurance reduction, and more! Read this page now Check out my new Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. Basics of Small and Home Based Business _.·´¯) General Info (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al is an opt-in ezine available by subscription only. We do not use or endorse the use of spam. Your e-mail address is safe, and will never distributed for reason. 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