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Hi, I'm Erica Douglass. I sold my business and "temporarily retired" at age 26. I write here about investing, setting goals, and entrepreneurship. Most importantly, I share lessons I have learned that can help you on your quest for financial freedom!
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Archive for May, 2005

I will win.

It’s the next morning and I’m still sick. If possible, I feel more sick than I did yesterday. The cold triggered a huge wave of depression when I woke up this morning, which took this time to remind me that there’s no one to take care of me when I’m sick like this, and that [...]

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Blogging from a party (Yes, I am a geek!)

So I’m at this party. I have to say this is definitely one of the weirdest parties I’ve ever been to! Normally when I think of “party”, I think of a bunch of people drinking and hanging out. This party has alcohol and hanging out as well, but it’s a geek-themed party, which means everyone [...]

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That was cool!

Every once in a while, I have a dream that makes me realize I’m going to be happy in the future (at least sometimes.) I really do think I get sent these dreams as God’s way of saying “Stick with it; you’re going to be just fine.”
I am hypoglycemic, and lately, if I don’t get [...]

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Heartbroken.

And this time it’s business that has broken my heart.
I have a friend (or one of those “business acquaintance” types, since he doesn’t really know me outside of my role at Simpli) who is starting up a wireless ISP. He wants to be the Wal-Mart of wireless and target suburban areas that don’t already have [...]

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Geeks and “Idea People” Don’t Mix

Since a couple of you are wondering what went on last night, I’m going to blog it in a way that doesn’t single out one person. This is actually a disappointing trend that I’ve been noticing lately, and I want to capture it in a blog without really railroading a single person.
The #1 thing people [...]

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