: About Me

I am a writer based in northern New Jersey in the greater metropolitan New York City area. I write about personal finance, career and life management at my blog, http://www.bripblap.com. Originally raised in Mississippi, I have lived in Germany, Russia and New York.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

accounting

My parents always told me ...

to read

My childhood ambition ...

to be a firefighter

My favorite memory ...

standing on the shore of the Pacific Ocean while in eastern Siberia

Why I write ...

because I have a lot to say!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

free media!

My first job ...

as an accountant.

My best moment ...

any time with my wife

My inspiration ...

my children

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I have a job making well over six figures. I am not bragging but I'm not going to be overly humble about it, either, because I put my blood and tears into getting there. I spent 6 years in college obtaining two degrees (and starting a PhD). I spent most of my twenties working like a maniac in the professional accounting sweatshop industry, also known as the Big 4. I was horrifically underpaid on an hourly basis - I was working 80 hour weeks when I was making $35,000 per year. I roughly estimate my earnings at the time to have been about $12 per hour. That's not shabby - it's probably a wor...

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