Posts Tagged ‘margin’

Why Realtors make for terrible Financial Advisors

April 29th, 2010 | Leadership, Making Money | Chris | View Comments

Realtor or Real Estate Agent, they’re never the best source of financial advice. Mostly due to conflicts of interest. A financial advisor who gets paid just on commission has a clear conflict of interest, and the same is true of any real estate agent. They are going to push you into the most expensive house you can afford (with Mortgage and Taxes equal to about 33% of your annual income.) That way, they can maximize their commission, even if it leaves you in the poor house.

Better Font Margins Increase Reading Comprehension

March 13th, 2010 | Advertising, Motivation, Tools | Chris | View Comments

I’m not normally that interested in typography. In fact, nothing typically bores me more than listening to a designer rail on about the differences between serif and sans-serif fonts. I get it, it’s important, move on! That changed when I launched a new Wordpress site and realized that the theme I used was terrible to read. So that set me off learning more about the correct use of font on a modern, Web 2.0 site.