USF Financial Analysis Graduate Program

USF Financial Analysis Graduate Program

• 22 Months
  
• Classes on Saturdays only (8-12, 1-5)
  
• August - December, January - May
  
• March 1 - Priority application date
  
• June 10 - Application deadline
  
• Cost: $49,980 for whole program
  
• Can apply to USF MBA program after 19 units
  
• Coincides with CFA curriculum.
  

More goals...

Thinking about 2009:

• Plan daily/weekend outings: camping, hiking, mountain biking, golfing.
  
• Sightseeing: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Academy of Sciences, Filoli Gardens.
  
• Start a Catering company with Lisa. Do research into starting a business, plan the big take-home turkey event.
  
• Plan a group trip to Cabo for a week.
  
• Work on FF program.
  
• Pursue other non-work related interests.
  
• Play tennis with Dee and friends.
  

Revisiting Goals for 2008 and Looking ahead to 2009

Update on my "Goals for 2008" post on 12/17/2008.

• Studied for in-house CFA Certification and took exam.
  
• Read only one book, but many magazines!
  
• Always working on being a better person.
  
• Worked out for several months, but fell out of the habit about three months ago.
  
• Ran the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge.
  
• Haven't looked into ToastMasters
  
• Haven't volunteered at all.
  
• Haven't sent many b-day cards.
  
• Haven't created a disaster preparedness kit or plan.
  
• Take pretty good care of my teeth, have a dentist appointment for 12/11.
  
• Looked into Kiva, but haven't yet lent.
  

I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with my list of goals for this year. I think next time it would be prudent to create a timeline for the specific items on my list. I'm going to try and get the earthquake plan/kit taken care of before the end of the year, as well as donate to Kiva, but the other items are not as likely to be completed.

Preliminary Goals for 2009:

1. Continue studying for the CFA (Exam in April).
   
2. Start an online business with Lisa.
   
3. See a dentist regularly.
   
4. Workout at least 3 days a week.
   
5. Find a place to volunteer and go once a month.
   
6. Get more organized around the house.
   
7. Blog regularly (weekly).
   
8. Subscribe to a magazine about managing money.
   
9. more to come...

Earthquake tips

Earthquake tips from the American Red Cross

Starting an Online Business

I'm interested in starting a small online business to generate some additional income. I pretty much have no idea of what I want to sell at this point, but here are some thoughts and links:

• How Creating an Online Business Works
  
• Use Google's Merchant software
  
• Buy a server for web-hosing
  
• Register a domain name and several similar names
  
• Create a list of all possible product ideas, it's better to have a niche than to try and sell a broad range of products (e.g., Spatulas vs. Kitchenware).
  

Site ideas

1. Online Shopping List
   
   
   
   • Store recipes online and sort by category (e.g., main ingredient, cuisine)
     
   • Have check box or drag/drop feature to pick several meals at once.
     
   • Generate a shopping list and printable recipes based on this list.
     
   • Allow users to enter their own recipes/lists.
     
   • Allow users to share lists and add other recipes to their own profiles.
     
   
   
2. Shared Online Calendar
   
   
   
   • Start an online calendar for Lisa and I to share.
     
   • Tag pictures to event names on specific dates.
     
   • Post notes or reminders.
     
   • Have the day's events emailed first thing in the morning.
     
   
   
3. Simplify
   
   
   
   • Create a site devoted to making everyday life easier.
     
   • Start a list of all of the things that I am doing to ease my daily pains.
     
   • gmail on blackberry, shoe rack, organized recycle bins, paper shredder, file cabinet, shred/file baskets
     
   
   

Pic of the Month

I've decided that I'm going to post one pic each month of me doing something interesting. The first installment in this series will be a pic of me on my birthday, when my mom gave me a gift to remind me of one of my childhood accessories, a beenie copter.