en https://www.phamilyman.com/ <![CDATA[Phamily Man]]> https://static.feedpress.it/logo/phamilyman-58b83ddb8e4da.png Phamily Man https://www.phamilyman.com/ Money, Nursing, Food, Life. Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How I Got Into Nursing School in One Year https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/13067223 https://www.phamilyman.com/how-i-got-into-nursing-school-in-one-year/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:00:46 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1410 When I decided that I wanted to take on a second career as a nurse, the most common thing I heard from people was, “Good luck!” But, they didn’t strictly mean it as, “You’ll do great!” They meant that it was going to be a challenge getting into nursing school. Here in Southern California, nursing […]

How I Got Into Nursing School in One Year, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/how-i-got-into-nursing-school-in-one-year/feed/ 12 Why I Decided to Become a Nurse https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/13067224 https://www.phamilyman.com/why-i-decided-to-become-a-nurse/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:00:20 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1406 “They” say that having kids will change you. Beyond the things that every parent experiences, I never knew how much my life would really change after I had kids. You see, I said that I would never work for anyone ever again. After quitting my job and starting my own business, I figured that I […]

Why I Decided to Become a Nurse, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/why-i-decided-to-become-a-nurse/feed/ 0 Now or Never https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/13067225 https://www.phamilyman.com/now-or-never/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 15:00:57 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1380 It’s now or never. Life has been happening at an incredible pace and it shows no sign of slowing down. Lately, it seems that by the time I wake up and get a few things done, it’s already time to end the day. Plans and good intentions fall by the wayside as I’m being constantly […]

Now or Never, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/now-or-never/feed/ 0 Don’t Start Over, Take a New Direction https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2780811 https://www.phamilyman.com/dont-start-over-new-direction/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:25:52 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1355 I haven’t been back here in a long time. It’s not for lack of motivation, but lack of time. Life becomes ever increasingly difficult, and more and more just gets piled on my plate. True, some of it is my own fault, but most of it seems like it is destiny. My life was meant […]

Don’t Start Over, Take a New Direction, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/dont-start-over-new-direction/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – December 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2555134 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-december-2015/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:00:28 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1308 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment December 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 634.03 17.78 11,479.89 11,273.07 -206.82 Account Summary: 12/28/2015 – Reinvested $237.05 Dividend 12/28/2015 – Reinvested $11.67 Short-Term Capital Gain Distribution 12/28/2015 – Reinvested $110.54 Long-Term Capital Gain Distribution Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – December 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-december-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – November 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2538534 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-november-2015/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:00:18 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1307 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment November 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 18.71 11,120.63 11,490.11 369.48 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 575.13 18.71 10,657.98 10,760.76 102.78 Account Summary: 11/01/2015 – Contributed […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – November 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-november-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – October 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2520060 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-october-2015/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:00:06 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1306 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment October 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 18.74 11,120.63 11,508.53 387.90 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 550.93 18.74 10,199.65 10,324.28 124.63 Account Summary: 10/01/2015 – Contributed […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – October 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-october-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – September 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2520059 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-september-2015/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=1305 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment September 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 17.60 11,120.63 10,808.44 -312.19 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 524.93 17.60 9,741.32 9,238.68 -502.64 Account Summary: 09/01/2015 – Contributed […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – September 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-september-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – August 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482829 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-august-2015/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:01:27 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=639 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment August 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 18.13 11,120.63 11,133.92 13.29 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 498.96 18.13 9,282.99 9,046.09 -236.90 Account Summary: 08/01/2015 – […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – August 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-august-2015/feed/ 0 Getting Back to Work https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482830 https://www.phamilyman.com/getting-back-to-work/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2015 07:01:09 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=638 I chose to forgo waiting for Google’s 2015 smartphone entries. After a bad week, I decided to apply some retail therapy and moved away from the Apple platform to Android. I’m now using the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 and loving it! So, I’m trying to slowly get back into this […]

Getting Back to Work, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/getting-back-to-work/feed/ 0 Quicken Tutorial: How To Add An Impound Account https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482831 https://www.phamilyman.com/quicken-how-to-add-impound-account/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:01:47 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=637 How To Add An Impound Account This step-by-step, narrated, video tutorial will visually teach you how to add an Impound Account (for real estate/property taxes and home/property insurance payments) in the Quicken Personal Finance Software suite. Before You Start: Have your latest impound account statement, or mortgage statement with the impound account balance, available. Watch More Quicken […]

Quicken Tutorial: How To Add An Impound Account, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/quicken-how-to-add-impound-account/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – July 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482832 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-july-2015/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=636 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment July 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 19.26 11,120.63 11,827.87 707.24 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 475.10 19.26 8,824.66 9,150.39 325.73 Account Summary: 07/01/2015 – […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – July 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-july-2015/feed/ 0 The Need For Lists https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482833 https://www.phamilyman.com/the-need-for-lists/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:01:09 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=635 1. I’m not sure why I keep opening Facebook at various times throughout the day. At this point it’s a bad habit rather than being entertainment or a tool to stay in touch. I don’t even post anything anymore. Getting real tired of the “shareable negativity” and the randomness. I think things were better on […]

The Need For Lists, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/the-need-for-lists/feed/ 0 Vacation Steam https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482834 https://www.phamilyman.com/vacation-steam/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:01:52 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=634 I just got back from a vacation with my family several days ago. Although my mind is refreshed and I feel relieved of some stress, I just can’t get into gear. All I’ve been wanting to do is sleep – although, on account of having kids and the reality of all of my responsibilities, I […]

Vacation Steam, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/vacation-steam/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – June 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482835 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-june-2015/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2015 07:01:31 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=633 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment June 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 19.47 11,120.63 11,956.84 836.21 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 451.56 19.47 8,366.33 8,791.83 425.50 Account Summary: 06/01/2015 – […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – June 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-june-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – May 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482836 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-may-2015/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:01:09 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=632 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment May 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 19.50 11,120.63 11,975.26 854.63 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 428.05 19.50 7,908.00 8,347.05 439.05 Account Summary: 05/01/2015 – […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – May 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-may-2015/feed/ 0 Following My Own Advice https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482837 https://www.phamilyman.com/following-my-own-advice/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2015 07:01:46 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=631 I haven’t been following my own advice lately. A few years ago, I wrote about how to reduce the amount you pay for internet. For a long time, I never paid full price. I always made it a point to call customer service and see if I could get a better deal or at least […]

Following My Own Advice, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/following-my-own-advice/feed/ 0 My Confession https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482838 https://www.phamilyman.com/my-confession/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2015 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=630 I have a confession to make. I quit my job. In fact, I quit my job almost two years ago. I’m not sure why I’ve had such a hard time putting this down in writing, but this post has been sitting in my drafts folder for a long time. It’s been written, rewritten, and rewritten […]

My Confession, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/my-confession/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – April 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482839 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-april-2015/#respond Tue, 26 May 2015 07:01:03 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=629 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment April 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 19.41 11,120.63 11,919.99 799.36 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 404.60 19.41 7,449.67 7,853.25 403.58 Account Summary: 04/01/2015 – Contributed […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – April 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

]]> https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-april-2015/feed/ 0 Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – March 2015 Update https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/6477/2482841 https://www.phamilyman.com/contribution-timing-experiment-march-2015/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 07:01:26 +0000 https://www.phamilyman.com/?p=627 The Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Timing Experiment March 2015 Update. Annual Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 614.12 19.07 11,120.63 11,711.19 590.56 Account Summary: No account transactions to report. Monthly Contribution Roth IRA Shares Price Total Cost Market Value $ Gain/Loss 380.56 19.07 7,257.36 7,257.36 266.02 Account Summary: 03/01/2015 – […]

Annual vs. Monthly IRA Contribution Experiment – March 2015 Update, was written by Long Pham on Phamily Man.

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