Um, the CEO of Blackrock according to the Wikipedia article you linked to is not worth $6.5M, rather $4.7B. That's only a factor of 7200x or so.

Ever since I exercised non-qualified stock options several years ago I've used an 'enrolled agent'. They are much more economical than a CPA, stay up-to-date with the crazy tax-law changes and nuances every year, and will represent you in case of any audit (which as you may know the chances increase a lot the more you…

Tried to get in at 1pm and was locked out like everyone else - just tried now (7pm ET) and got in, paid via PayPal, and received both a payment receipt and an 'account approval notification'.

Very handy tool - saves time in loading up a graphics program and cropping. I forgot how many times I wanted an entire page rather than whatever was displayed on the screen...

Fun to watch expen$ive luxury cars being trashed - woohoo! Very handy visual guide though, to evaluate safety. +1

For those who are looking for the IKEA tray - it is called 'Signum' and you can find it here. [www.ikea.com]

One of the most difficult ones is #1 - living below your means. Our desires are insatiable - and the problem of 'habituation' means that whatever you end up earning there will always be more that you want to have.

To think that success in business is due to 'one thing' is oversimplifying it, and of course curiousity is a requirement, but only a part of what is needed to succeed today.

Okay folks, here are two alternative download links for the original file (I added today's date 1.11.2007 to the filename) as a public service.

When I first stumbled across Lifehacker six months ago it was like I became re-acquainted with an old mentor - one who could show me better / faster / more effective ways of getting the 'stuff' done that comprises our days and hours.