Law school grad writes about losing his last shred of dignity

Well you know I just see this as a sign of the times. You have debt and you have to find a job wherever you can find one. In this case, if you've got student loan debt and there's not a job as a lawyer available then you may be forced into retail.

This article is hilarious:

The funny parts often involve his coworkers assuming he can answer every law-related question they have. His coworker Shaina grills him after it's discovered that another coworker named Julian is apparently "robbing the stock room blind." Here's the exchange:

"LawGrad, you a lawyer," Shaina began, "can Julian sue the store?"

"For what?"

"You know, accusing him of stealing because he’s Mexican."

"But he was stealing."

"So he can’t sue?"

"No."

Well, it goes from there. This makes me want to read this blog some more.

Then it makes me wonder if it's worth going to law school to incur more debt only to be at square one. At this point it would bother me much more than my current situation.

BTW, found this via Instapundit who says there's nothing undignified about honest work - here, here - and he further adds: "Check your class privilege, dude."

While I can't say that I saw that in the article, well let me take that back in some respects as far as his law degree he may well see working as a cologne salesman as beneath him. He shouldn't feel too bad that classmates may spot him at the store. If he could look at the big picture an opportunity may arise for him!

Resolutions

It's that time of year and while Christmas is always fun, I always look forward to New Year's. Now more than ever that day is representative of new beginnings.

That's what that means now more than ever. Since last year I've resolved to find another job, but it seems this past year I can't help but run into some type of disappointment. It's still a resolution that is achieveable this year and it just means that there's a way to make it happen.

Is that the only? Of course not, as there are other goals I hope to achieve this year.

Being healthier for one thing and that means better maintenance of my body in more ways than one. Healthier eating, more exercise and a trip to a doctor couldn't hurt either.

Also going back to the job, what do I expect to achieve. Benefits and better pay that will always be important to me. And something that has been elusive unfortunately.

Also, is it time for me to go back to school? At the very least learn some more skills that I hadn't learned in my years at a community college and at Morehouse. It's time to consider taking some business course starting with some accounting at least.

There are other resolutions that I may come up with as the time comes for New Year's. I do sincerely hope that you will resolve the many goals you may have for 2014.

Dave Ramsey: 20 things the rich do every day...

I wonder if this is true. The list you will read at DaveRamsey.com, does the rich truly engage in these many behaviors? Better yet, I would wonder if this has less to do with your income as the individual. Successful people engage in these behaviors from the day they were born wether or not they grew up poor or wealthy. To be sure this list is certainly one way to start with making your New Year's resolutions.

I know it's Christmas so, hopefully you would consider this your early Christmas present.

VIDEO: Bill Tull's Budget Holiday Tips

[VIDEO] As per usual when Conan O'Brien shares his Budget Holiday tips for 2013, hilarity ensues. How do they come up with this stuff. "Yule tide", a "snowman", a "silent night", or even "tinsel" man stuff you can never imagine but this makes for good comedy.

I just hope you all don't even attempt to procure a bag of cocaine & stick a carrot in it.

Still this is worth a good laugh!

It looks like Dominick's is going bye-bye

Dominick's soon to be a Whole Foods @ 255 E. Grand Ave

I've been following this story for a while since it broke in October. Dominick's has been something of a constant presence in my life as a consumer and it's a sad day when this well known local brand is soon to become a memory. Dominick's became a Safeway subsidiary and they decided to bolt the Chicago market. That means a lot of real estate up for grabs and a lot of people will be out of jobs.

Now the question is what to do with all those stores they still own which are expected to shut down by the end of the year. Well another local brand Jewel (or Jewel's in local parlance) well they've snatched up some of the stores at first it was four but they may have their eye on more Dominick's locations.

Also a new grocery upstart Mariano's owned by a Milwaukee company named Roundy's have bought 11 Dominick's stores recently. In fact a Chicago neighborhood blog Uptown Update seems excited by this possibility. They discovered that rumors of a Whole Foods Market coming to their part of town were untrue.

Did I mention Whole Foods? They have their eye on seven Dominick's locations although it appears at the moment they haven't made a move. Whole Foods seems to be aggressively expanding here in Chicago as they're expected to open a store in Englewood in 2016. Many people are wondering why they want to locate there and if this is a sign of "the dreaded G word".

Anyway, I have to be a bit sad about this development. Many stores have come and gone in my life time. I could reminisce about Zayre, Montgomery Ward, Marshall Field's, or even Venture. Things must change and it's understandable.

At the same time I still hoped that Safeway, in the interest of making money would be willing to at some point sell the Dominick's brand. In a way Montgomery Ward still exists and hopefully Dominick's could still exist in some way even under the many companies who are gobbling up the remains when Safeway exits the Chicago area. It appears at this point Safeway is keeping the brand. :(

Anyway, we have new players in this part of the nation. I've never shopped at a Mariano's, but I've been to a number of Whole Foods and of course I still continue to shop at Jewel which also strong local roots. Then let's not forget for everyone's grocery needs there is now a Walmart in several Chicago neighborhoods. So while it's sad to see a store such as Dominick's with strong local roots close in the area at least there are others who will open in their place.