ckib16

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by ckib16 6y ago
Fearless Salary Negotiation is a great book - very approachable and practical. I learned a lot from it. Also for context - just remember that actually negotiating already puts you in a good subset of people. Many people - including myself i
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by ckib16 6y ago
Learning about financial independence. The peace of mind that comes from knowing you have your financial world in order is enormous and opens up many possibilities. You are in control once you have 'F--- You" money.
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by ckib16 8y ago
That's a great tactic. Keeps the ball rolling on the negotiation & also shows them your competence in a real way. Thanks for sharing.
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by ckib16 9y ago
Lots of contractors are hiring in DC. Check out places like Excella consulting. Good luck.
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by ckib16 10y ago
That was a really good explanation and tip. Nicely done.
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by ckib16 10y ago
Yeah these are really good points @petra. Honestly I don't know what the future is. I lean more towards your interpretation about FBA selling being a short-mid term opportunity. Though I don't think it will just evaporate in the
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by ckib16 10y ago
Yeah, there are definitely too many FBA sellers who are 100% reliant on the Amazon audience for sales. No online store (Shopify etc.), no marketing, no email list etc. It's hard hearing those cases where seller accounts get turned off
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by ckib16 10y ago
I'm in the same boat @BeetleB. Sold a line of private label toys on FBA. Not a run-away success but definitely a great introduction to the market. My family members are also FBA sellers. The thing that most people don't realize is
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by ckib16 10y ago
This same topic is taught in flight training. Pilots are repeatedly taught to never "silence" the annoying warning horns that come on for different reasons (slow speed, wrong landing gear configuration). The idea being that mindle
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by ckib16 10y ago
Update - so...my bad. My brother actually uses http://www.zebrapals.com/ which is a logistics company but NOT a fulfillment center. They take your shipment, inspect, label etc. and send to the fulfillment center. He has had
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by ckib16 10y ago
The only logistics / fulfillment experience I've had so far has been Flexport (excellent BTW). They currently don't do 3PL - but may want to keep an eye on them as they expand. However, my brother is also big into FBA and jus
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by ckib16 10y ago
Great point r2dnb. This used to be my mentality as well and it hurt me. I was looking for a "smart" business that was "worthy" of me. How could these people spend so much time on such an indefensible & unscalable pro
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by ckib16 10y ago
Fantastic tool! I wish more code visualization tools like these were available. Great job.
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by ckib16 11y ago
Ahhh..the Staten Island to Manhattan commute. I know that world well my friend. Nice work on getting a remote job. That must make things much easier.
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by ckib16 11y ago
This was a very interesting article. And I can’t speak to the statistical methodology described. But I think it paints too broad a brush in terms of why the Air Force fatality rate (or “Class A Mishap Rate” as it’s called) decreased over th
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by ckib16 11y ago
I'm curious - how did you amass your 1.2m USD? I have a similar background and have done well but have not reached your level. Was it thru regular investing? Or did you have some "high payout" one-time events like making a lo
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by ckib16 11y ago
Correct. The U.S. has many retention programs to try to keep pilots serving past their initial military commitments. There is a lot of money invested into them.
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by ckib16 11y ago
Nobody knows. We usually cannot predict future conflicts very well. A number of people think Stealth increases the chance for WVR engagements (WVR = Within Visual Range, or dog fighting). I'm one of them. The U.S. has a bad history of
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by ckib16 11y ago
There's some truth to this. But, after you dig through this "bar talk", most every pilot would take the best technology has to offer when going into a fight. I'll gladly take a JDAM over a Mk-84 (dumb bomb). And I'l
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by ckib16 11y ago
Nice explanation. It can be hard to describe how pilots may or may not use certain cockpit displays depending on the situation. People tend to assume you are always using every indicator.
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by ckib16 12y ago
Interesting. Very though-provoking comment. Have not heard that one before but it makes sense. I agree there is probably something to that.
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by ckib16 12y ago
Fantastic book. If you are an introvert (and many here likely are) you should really consider this book an investment in understanding yourself. I can't count the number of times I was nodding my head in agreement, thinking I had been
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by ckib16 12y ago
Yes exactly. It's the same way in fighters. The vast majority of switches are used maybe once. There were some F-16 switches that I never touched in 11 years. In fact, some switches are actually secured with copper wire to be used only