I was on the radio this morning on KURV 710 AM in South Texas to briefly talk about my WalletPop story on 10 products to always buy generic. I only got through half the list, but they’ll have me back on the air to discuss another WalletPop story I wrote about generics to not buy.
I’m available for more radio and TV interviews. I still can’t get my TV interview on kids’ finances online yet; it’s not working on the ABC San Francisco website.
I interviewed Adam Carolla recently about his Hollywood home he’s selling for $1.3 million.
While we definitely move in different circles, but I thought of some similarities between us after the interview:
We’re both about the same age.
We were both laid off at about the same time. Carolla about a year ago from a high paying radio job that he’s turned into the top iTunes podcast, and me from a newspaper job two years ago that I’ve morphed into a freelance writer and editor.
Stay-at-home dads. He does it with the help of a nanny, but still takes care of his young son and daughter. I’ve enjoyed the past two years watching my daughter, now 5, grow up.
Working from home. He’s surrounded by expensive cars and owns two homes. I have a 1991 Acura and work in a home office.
My house needs renovation.
I’m a big fan of Carolla’s, following his work much more in the past few years. One of my first part-time jobs after getting laid off involved driving around to pick up police logs, and I’d listen to his morning radio show while driving. It was a Sacramento station, so the reception wasn’t great, but I’d always hurry back to the car to hear more between stops. I then started listening to his podcast, but stopped after awhile because he seemed to continue ranting about the same topics again and again. He’s still entertaining, and a comic I’ll continue to follow.
It’s great that his career path has done so well, from construction worker to podcast king. He found a niche and is taking it as far as he can. Good advice for anyone changing careers.
I’m starting to write a lot of book reviews lately, and Ian Graham’s new book “Unbillable Hours” is the latest book review I’ve completed. My story about it ran today on the AOL Find a Job website.
It’s a great book and a page-turner. Instead of focusing on the murder acquittal that Graham helped on, I focused on Graham’s search for meaning in his job as a young attorney. He didn’t have any passion for corporate law, and was chasing money. He found his passion in the pro bono case, and now teaches juvenile law in Los Angeles.
Watch more free documentariesThis should be a fun interview Thursday morning. I’m talking to the people behind this documentary for a story for WalletPop as part of my unemployment beat. It reminds me of the end of “Up in the Air,” where people who were laid off detail how it happened.
I know that the day I was laid off is one I’ll never forget. The Lemonade documentary, however, focuses on much more than that and is an enlightening story.
I’ll post the WalletPop link here when my story runs, hopefully within a few days or early next week.
My freelance career as a blogger continues growing. Today I started writing for a career website run by AOL, and will be writing about career and job hunt issues.
Today’s story was on being overqualified for a job and how to deal with it.
I continue writing about career topics for WalletPop, such as a story this week on how more aging workers may be having a “Helen Thomas moment” as the baby boomers age and work past normal retirement age.
My blogging topics, if you’ve lost count, are: personal finance, career, technology, and real estate. I’m also trying to add solar power to the mix.
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