Adultery Saturdays: The 10 (False) Commandments of Adulthood
Editor’s note: Well fancy that. It’s me, Ash, butting rrright into Jess’ post. Mostly because I want to remind anyone who’s either been in a week long booze binge, undergoing rectal surgery, or...
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So the other day I discovered my father’s obituary. Weird, considering I’d never met the guy before. Do you know what it’s like to learn everything you’ll ever know about your dad through a...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: How to Save Money For People Who Are Notoriously Bad...
Let me guess. You haven’t started saving for retirement yet. You don’t know how you’re going to pay your taxes (because you haven’t been keeping up with—what are those silly things...
View ArticleAdultery Saturdays: 10 Things Everyone On The Internet Is Afraid To Say
The internet is a huge, diverse place that prides itself on its acceptance and punch-to-the-gut honesty. And yet. AND YET! (I’m raising both my eyebrows and pointer finger dauntingly, in case you were...
View ArticleHow to Blow Your Competitors Out of the Water—Even When There’s an Entire Sea...
Last week, we talked about sustainable marketing efforts–not just wham bam thank you ma’am attempts like putting your logo on a BIC pen and handing them out to random nuns. Not effective. A much more...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: Voice Comments for Client Projects
If you work with clients at all, at some point in the process, you probably have to TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. However, it might not always be the easiest—or most effective—form of communication for...
View ArticleAdultery Saturdays: You’re Probably The Hottest Mess–And That’s Totally Okay
Lookie here, butterbutts. (I seriously have no idea why that just happened.) BUT BEAR GET BARE WITH ME AND LET’S GET BACK TO BUSINESS. Last week I talked about Those People who are about one...
View ArticleYou Think The Stakes Are High Now? Please.
I wonder about people. Specifically about the 50-something woman speaking softly at the table next to me, telling another woman how she desperately wants to go abroad—because, verbatim, it would be the...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: Earning Opportunity with TMFproject
This might come as a shock because it’s early and you probably aren’t up eyeballs deep in your 7th cup of coffee yet LIKE SOME PEOPLE, ahem, but…did you know that you can now work for TMFproject?...
View ArticleAdultery Saturdays: Why Death Threats Shouldn’t Threaten Your Swagger (And...
- When you’re good at what you do, it attracts attention. People tweet compliments at you, share your shit on Facebook, send brief, (yet straight to the point) marriage proposals from Sweden— —And...
View ArticleBusiness Is a Love Story. So Don’t Be a Selfish Lover.
The only way to make money is to stop thinking about how to make money, and start thinking about how to make MEANING. By which I don’t necessarily mean yours. Do we want you to do something you love?...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: Get Your Message To Spread Like The Wildest Of Fires....
HI! Jess here! SURPRISE! Because I totally have Ash tied up in a closet and have commandeered this week’s Just The Tip. KIDDING. We all know Ash could kick my ass around the block and back. But...
View ArticleAdultery Saturdays: The 5 Things You Don’t Have To Want–Now, Or Ever
Here’s the deal. I grew up in a family where the women cook casseroles that usually feature chili cheese Fritos. The men work with their hands, elbow-deep in cars, or electronics, or newspaper...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: How to Raise Your Rates for 2014 (Without Pissing...
Money: We love making it, but hate asking for it. (Unless the Tooth Fairy’s involved, in which case it’s all PAY UP, ASSHOLE.) Note: If your teeth are falling out after the age of 12, you should...
View ArticleIt’s Not About Having The Biggest D*ck In The Room
Psssst. Read this intro in your best infomercial voice, you guys. Deal? DEAL! Hi. I’m Jessica Manuszak, and you may recognize me from such things as that time I talked about shoving in an...
View ArticleYou Know You Need a Change When…
The year I tried to juggle 1,407 balls in the air and still be nice to strangers in the super market taught me an important lesson: Busy isn’t a synonym for happy. Full doesn’t mean fulfilled. And...
View ArticleJust The Tip Thursdays: Don’t Sell People.
As I write today’s tip, I’m sailing away from Honduras on a cruise ship as a guest speaker (are you picturing me stomping all over the poop deck with a microphone?), speaking to a group of bright,...
View ArticleAdultery Saturdays: You’re Losing At Your Life List–Here’s Why
I have a secret. (No, I’m not pregnant, and no, I can’t turn water into wine despite how many gentleman yell, “OH, GOD,” in my bed.) So, back to this secret. I’m going to spout it out like I’m...
View ArticleDon’t Follow Others. Follow Through With Yourself.
Unless you’ve been hiding away in a basement bar… …or maybe just not opening our emails – *flares nostrils* – you know that tomorrow is a very big day for me. For us. For HUMANITY. <–Okay, so that...
View ArticleWhen Customer Service Equals “Blow Me”
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: So she didn’t make her customers feel like a bunch of tossed aside assholes, that’s why. KIDDING. That would be a terrible joke. Please don’t tell it...
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