An engineer’s guide to smart budgeting and realistic debt management
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An engineer’s guide to smart budgeting and realistic debt management

ByDoug Fred E.I.

You are finally finished with college and you are happily employed at hopefully the company of your dreams. Before you realize it, six months have passed and the first payment on your student loan is due. So, how do you prioritize your bills while still cognizant of future spending, down payment on a house, marriage etc? This article provides a realistic guide on smart budgeting and debt management from an engineer’s perspective.

In Defense of the Land Development Engineer

In Defense of the Land Development Engineer

ByMatt Barcus

Over the years I have often seen outstanding land development engineers desire to break into a new area of specialization under the civil engineering umbrella, yet they have found the opportunity to do so to be scarce, at best, purely because they have a background in land development. That said, after discussing this topic with numerous land development engineers across the country, I have been so inclined to blog…in defense of land development engineers.

Schwarzenegger: US Infrastructure “Like a Developing Country”
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Schwarzenegger: US Infrastructure “Like a Developing Country”

ByKen.Kabaki

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger advocates for a high-speed rail system to modernize US infrastructure, which he considers to be on par with that of a developing country. He says, “Our trains go the same speed today as they were 100 years ago,” Schwarzenegger says. “So where is the progress?”

Brain Teaser – How long did Christopher live?

Brain Teaser – How long did Christopher live?

ByKen.Kabaki

Christopher’s youth lasted 1/6 of his life. He had his first beard in the next 1/12 of his life. At the end of the following 1/7 of his life Christopher got married. Five years from then his son was born. His son lived exactly 1/2 of Christopher’s life. Christopher died 4 years after the death of his son. How long did Christopher live?