Understanding Health Informatics

A great book for pharmacy students....Understanding Health Informatics.

Collection of amazing time freezing photography

Here is a breathtaking picture of a drop of milk splashing in a cup of coffee. For more amazing pictures like this one, head on over to Martin Waugh's portfolio. And if that's not enough, check out life in a microscopic world.

The ABC's of financial exploration

Continuing from the first post, the next step in my journey of financial exploration to learn the ABC's of personal finance and investing, I started looking for dependable sources of financial information for beginners. The two best sources I thought were Investopedia's building blocks tutorial and the US Securities & Exchange Commission's roadmap for beginners. Investopedia articles are unique in that all jargon is linked to textbook definitions as well as an "Investopedia says..." explanation which provides some practical tidbits. I'd recommend reading these two guides in their entirety to get a good, basic understanding of concepts and jargon.

So much I didn't know about finance

In my quest to teach myself about personal finance, investments, and all that jazz (you know, stuff that you think you're just going to magically know when the time comes), I realized this would be a good place to chronicle my experience as I go along since I've spent much of Christmas break reading and researching. Hopefully, the time I've spent in looking for credible sources of financial knowledge will be helpful to someone else in my situation.

To start with, I read a book called The Millionaire Next Door. It starts out by breaking down the meaning of wealth beyond one's income and bank accounts. The ten dollars and twenty cents you spend on this book are going to be a lot more rewarding than that 1000-calorie Chipotle burrito. It's an excellent read for anyone who considers him/herself financially responsible. Here is a worthwhile summary of what the book has to offer. What I got most out of it is a convincing explanation of why it doesn't make sense to buy things just because you think you can afford them.

This just in: My net worth couldn't be more negative

Actually, it will be. Real soon too.

By this time, I've figured out there are things that I'm not going to learn in pharmacy school. Some things, for example, basket weaving, I can live without. Others are indispensable to survival in a materialistic, capitalist economy. Somewhere in between teaching myself about stocks and mutual funds, I realized from this worksheet that I'm not going to be able to kick back as soon as I'd like.

Desi 12 days of Christmas

One of my friends forwarded a hilarious desi Christmas video this morning. Along the same lines, here's a Simpsons video of a classic Bollywood song.

White IS the new silver

This is what happens when you put a can of white spray paint, masking tape, and scissors in the hands of a Mac addict. So I decided to spray paint a Western Digital hard drive to make it more apt for a Mac backup drive. I figured it'd be a lot faster than waiting for a manufacturer. I'm more than satisfied with the result.

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