About Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen is a full time trucker - part time blogger and imaginary entrepreneur. Some of Matt's interests include: latest news, current events and politics. He has biased opinions on everything.

[Infographic] 42 Highest Paying Work From Home Jobs

May 13, 2017 by Matthew Allen

Working from home is becoming more and more commonplace in today’s age. It’s not surprising that these top 42 work from home jobs have such great pay packages. Included in the following infographic:

42 Highest Paying Work from Home Jobs
- Phenomenal Growth of Work from Home Jobs
- List of Top Paying Work from Home Jobs
Top Companies/Organization that Offer Jobs/ Where to Look for Jobs
- A Couple of Sites to Look for Remote Jobs
- Telecommute-friendly Firms
- Tips for Landing a Well-paying Work from Home Job

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Why Olympic Silver Is Better Than Gold

August 10, 2016 by Matthew Allen

I originally wrote this article and posted it on a bad blog during the winter olympics of 2010. The content still totally makes sense and is relevant to the current summer olympics of 2016. So, I made some slight edits and I’m re-posting it now on Rambling Fever. Enjoy!

There are various reasons that winning a silver medal in the olympics is better than winning gold. For starters – and this is just a matter of opinion – the silver medal just looks better. Gold is out as far as jewelry goes and silver is in. White gold is a popular choice, but let’s face it – white gold is basically just expensive silver. Not really. But the appearance is essentially the same.

As far as merit, one might argue that the gold medal is the hardest to attain and represents the highest honor in each respective sport. I disagree. It is much harder to purposefully win the silver than it is the gold. Depending on the nature of the particular sport, this can be very tricky. [Read more…]

Driving a Truck vs. Financing a Degree

June 11, 2016 by Matthew Allen

This is a follow-up post to an ‘epic’ blog post that I contributed to over at the Don’t Quit Your Day Job blog. If you haven’t read it yet, check out “Should You Get a Degree or Drive a Truck?” In this post, I created a hypothetical example where I prove that driving a truck actually beats out financing a degree in the long run! And not by just a little – by nearly $1 million!
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