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# Eric Rosenberg

Finance & Entrepreneurship Writer, Speaker, and Online Entrepreneur

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://ericrosenberg.com/blog/)
- [T2 Unofficial Android App](https://ericrosenberg.com/t2-unofficial-android-app/) - Hi friends, long time no posts here on my personal blog! I just created an unofficial, unsupported version of a T2 Android app. It comes with no warranties. Use at your own risk. You can download it here. It's an unsigned app not available in Google Play or officially signed at the moment (honestly, I'm
- [How Side Hustle Income Has Changed My Life](https://ericrosenberg.com/side-hustle-income-changed-my-life/) - I’ve been writing a lot about side income this year. It has been much of the theme of Personal Profitability in 2015. While looking over my financial results in QuickBooks today, I noticed I had hit a major milestone for both the year and my all time earnings. The milestone opened up a Pandora’s Box
- [How I Got a 40% Raise by Ignoring the Advice of a Recruiter](https://ericrosenberg.com/how-i-got-a-raise/) - When I was nearing graduation from the University of Colorado with my shiny new finance degree, I thought I knew it all. In retrospect, however, I can see the huge blunders I made starting five minutes into my first on-campus job interview. I sat down with two young consultants visiting for the day from an
- [Thomas Fire - Touring the Damage](https://ericrosenberg.com/thomas-fire-touring-the-damage/) - On December 4th, the Thomas Fire ripped through Ventura, forced my family to evacuate home (when my wife went into labor), and ultimately became the biggest wildfire in California history. While the fire still raged on, we were able to return home and survey the damage in our neighborhood. The closest flames caused damage at
- [Enough with the Guns Already](https://ericrosenberg.com/enough-with-the-guns-already/) - Last night, ten miles from my home, a disturbed young man walked into a movie theater and started shooting into a crowd. As of now, 12 people are dead and 38 are wounded. While it was not in my neighborhood, it is one I know well. I have seen movies at the Century 16 Theater in the past and it is across the street from my Dad’s office.
- [The Story of Isabelle Proximus](https://ericrosenberg.com/the-story-of-isabelle-proximus/) - On my birthday three years ago, I was at my favorite downtown bar for a few beers with close friends. Little did I know I would be enjoying one of the greatest beers of all time and would never get to try it again. The Birthday Story I didn’t want a big, fancy party that
- [D’var Torah – Rosh Hasahana 2015](https://ericrosenberg.com/dvar-torah-rosh-hasahana-2015/) - When I started thinking about what to say in a d’var Torah for Rosh Hashana, my first thought was to read the Torah portion. When I was reading, though, I had another question come to mind. Why are we reading this story today? As we know, odds are that many Jews in the world only
- [The Art of Non-Conformity](https://ericrosenberg.com/the-art-of-non-conformity/) - On Friday night, I had the pleasure of meeting one of my “blogger heroes.” I spent the evening with a crowd of non-conformists and Chris Guillebeau. Chris, the author of The Art of Non-Conformity blog, was here on his Art of Non-Conformity Unconventional Book Tour.
- [Flash Mobs: Fun For the Sake of Fun](https://ericrosenberg.com/flash-mobs-fun-for-the-sake-of-fun/) - Over the last month, I have become a part of the small community of flash mob planners in Denver. On Black Friday, I joined about thirty other Denver locals to dance the afternoon away in our first silent dance party. On Halloween, we had a pillow fight. Last month, I joined my first flash mob when we danced on light rail.
- [Act Deliberately, Never Apologize](https://ericrosenberg.com/act-deliberately/) - I am always reading a lot, and a recent topic of interest led me to look introspectively at how I carry myself and act in social situations. I have always thought of myself as a “nice guy,” but have found that being too nice can keep a guy from getting what he really wants in life.
- [Podcast #1 - Eric the DJ](https://ericrosenberg.com/podcast-1/) - I did something pretty awesome. I did something on my life list. I learned to DJ.
- [Recognize Your Dreams and Make Them Come True](https://ericrosenberg.com/dreams/) - We all have dreams. When we are young, we want to be firefighters and astronauts. As we get older, we want to be athletes and rock stars. Eventually, some of us dream of wealth, others dream of travel, some dream of retiring early, others dream of meeting Mr/Mrs right and having a family. We all dream, but what are you doing to make them come true?
- [Life List Goal - Learn to DJ](https://ericrosenberg.com/life-list-goal-learn-to-dj/) - I have marked off my life list goal of learning to DJ. I am about to have my third gig of the year and have only heard good reviews from my past work.
- [A Recap of 2011](https://ericrosenberg.com/a-recap-of-2011/) - This has been quite a year in the life of Eric Rosenberg. I have ventured through exciting trips, new projects, non-profit volunteering, entrepreneurial adventures, and keep ramping up for more as the year comes to a close.
- [Thoughts at Thirty](https://ericrosenberg.com/thoughts-thirty/) - I woke up this morning at 2:00am because I had to go to the bathroom. When I rolled over and looked at the clock, I realized that the first thing I had to do in my 4th decade of life was waking up mid-sleep. I hope that is not a sign of things to come.
- [My Mother is on Facebook](https://ericrosenberg.com/my-mother-is-on-facebook/) - The world is changing. Just in 2010: a man was cured from HIV, the CERN Large Hadron Collider was used without destroying the world, the United States made a step toward universal health coverage, and my mom joined Facebook.
- [Welcome to the Blog of Eric Rosenberg](https://ericrosenberg.com/welcome-to-the-blog-of-eric-rosenberg/) - Hello world, welcome to my blog. I have been blogging for quite a while, but never had a "blog of my own" to use for my own thoughts, stories, and musings. If you want to see my other blogs, and I hope you do, please take a look at IsraelSituation.com and NarrowBridge.net. If you are up for a laugh, check out my rap group, the Heebs with Chutspa, at HWChet.com.
- [How to Start a Blog that Doesn't Suck](https://ericrosenberg.com/how-to-start-a-blog-that-doesnt-suck/) - I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Ignite Denver, and my video is now live. If you want to find out how to start a blog that doesn't suck, make sure to check out my talk.
- [Why Denver Is Way Better Than The City You Live In](https://ericrosenberg.com/why-denver-is-way-better-than-the-city-you-live-in/) - I recently had the opportunity to plan and speak at Ignite FinCon, the Ignite event at the Financial Blogger Conference. As we were in Denver and I could talk about whatever I wanted, I took my five minutes in the spotlight to tell everyone "Why Denver is Way Better Than the City You Live In." Enjoy the video below.
- [Life List Goal – Create a Niche Website That Makes Money](https://ericrosenberg.com/niche-site/) - A while back, I started a new web project with a friend, Jeff from Sustainable Life Blog, to create a niche website that makes money. I just found out that we have officially made money!
- [How to Be Kind of a Big Deal](https://ericrosenberg.com/how-to-be-kind-of-a-big-deal/) - In October, I attended the third annual Financial Blogger Conference. At FinCon, I hosted the second annual Ignite FinCon speaking event, and took to the stage for my own five minutes of glory. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ9V5wtfetY
- [Speed Up Your Wordpress Site for Free in 5 Easy Steps](https://ericrosenberg.com/speed-up-your-wordpress-site-for-free-in-5-easy-steps/) - Slow sites are one of the most frustrating parts of running a blog. When I started with Wordpress, there was little more I knew than adding a caching plugin and GZip plugin. In the years since, I have found awesome methods to get a great Google PageSpeed score and make my site load lightning fast,
- [The New Energy Economy](https://ericrosenberg.com/the-new-energy-economy/) - The world is on its way to a scary place. With talk of $5 per gallon gas, the world is again looking at energy as a major concern for the future.
- [The Answer to the Great Toilet Paper Debate](https://ericrosenberg.com/great-toilet-paper-debate/) - There is a debate that has been a major part of our society for decades. Ever since the advent of modern toilet paper rolls, people around the world have had to make a serious decision. One that puts their entire moral fabric on display for visitors to their homes. The question: should the toilet paper
- [The Case Against Ghostwriting](https://ericrosenberg.com/case-against-ghostwriting/) - As I grow my portfolio of writing on the web, I see many sites that will only work with freelancers willing to write as a ghostwriter. Based on my experience, this is a terrible idea for both the writer and the site. Here are some reasons to turn away from ghostwriting and proudly putting the
- [Important Features of Your Small Business Website](https://ericrosenberg.com/important-features-of-your-small-business-website/) - In my growing website consulting business, I have worked on sites ranging from finance blogs to construction companies. I have seen many common problems that can be easily fixed by implementing simple Wordpress changes, or switching from static HTML to a dynamic content management system. Here are some issues you should always ask about when
- [Adding Themes, Plugins, and Widgets to Your Wordpress Site](https://ericrosenberg.com/adding-themes-plugins-and-widgets-wordpress/) - If you are new to self-hosted Wordpress from a managed blogging provider like Wordpress.com, Blogger, or Tumblr, you may be in for a wake-up call on how web servers and programs work. Once you have your Wordpress installation up and running, you need to learn more about keeping adding themes, plugins, and widgets to your
- [How to Build a Website for a Client without Content](https://ericrosenberg.com/how-to-build-a-website-for-a-client-without-content/) - Some ideas on building a website for a client that doesn't want you to write content for them. We discuss filler typesetting and fun alternatives.
- [Securing WordPress and the Rest of Your Digital Life](https://ericrosenberg.com/securing-wordpress-rest-digital-life/) - It seems that almost every week we read about something bad caused by hackers in the news. It used to be that sites were being taken down by DDoS attacks, but things have escalated. Hackers are no longer just slowing down the web, they are using it to access private networks and steal our personal
- [What to Do When Your Email Gets Hacked](https://ericrosenberg.com/email-gets-hacked/) - It seems like hardly a week goes by these days without someone I know sharing that their email account was hacked. Whether you are on Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, or any other mail platform, there are bad guys out there trying to get into your account to spam your friends with their viruses and junk messages.
- [Create a Binge Reading Archive Page on Your WordPress Site](https://ericrosenberg.com/binge-reading/) - My amazing client and friend Paula Pant, owner of Afford Anything, wanted to give her readers an option to see all posts from the start of her site on one page. She calls it a "binge" reading experience. You can see the page at Afford Anything here. In this page template, we can see a
- [HWChet – The Heebs With Chutspa](https://ericrosenberg.com/hwchet-the-heebs-with-chutspa/) - Back in college, I decided that there was not enough Jewish Hip Hop (aka Heeb Hop) music, so I joined forced with a friend and started a rap group. While the website doesn't exist anymore, I wanted to memorialize one of my favorite past projects here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQKAZGf-tX0 The Facebook Fan Page is still up and
- [Improve Your WordPress Email Delivery with Mandrill](https://ericrosenberg.com/wordpress-email-delivery-mandrill/) - As a WordPress site owner, you may use your site to send emails for a variety of reasons. Whether your site is running a contact form, product sales, or event signups, it is important that your emails make it to their intended inbox and don’t end up in the dreaded spam folder. Lucky for us,
- [The 2012 Life List](https://ericrosenberg.com/2012-life-list/) - I shared my 2011 recap with you just before new year’s, and it was exciting to see how I did on my 2011 goals and look back at everything I accomplished. I took a few minutes to update my life list for 2012.
- [Add In-Content AdSense Block to Maximize Revenue](https://ericrosenberg.com/add-in-content-adsense-block-to-maximize-revenue/) - The single most profitable design change I have ever made for AdSense revenue is putting the ad right smack dab in the middle of where people are reading. Rationale I hate seeing ads as much as the next guy. I know it is annoying to readers to have pop-ups, pop-unders, irrelevant sidebars, and ads in
- [How to Start a Blog that Doesn’t Suck](https://ericrosenberg.com/start-a-blog/) - There are a lot of blogs out there that suck. Do you want to know the easiest way to find one?
- [How I Use Social Media to Enhance My Life](https://ericrosenberg.com/how-i-use-social-media/) - A lot of people do not understand the power of social media. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are an important part of my real life. I am not talking about a separate life online. I interact with real people on the internet and that leads to real world benefits.
- [Live Your Life – You Will Regret What You Missed](https://ericrosenberg.com/live-your-life-you-will-regret-what-you-missed/) - “You will always remember the fun things you did, but you will rarely remember being tired.”
- [The Craziest 72 Hours of My Life: Fires and Babies](https://ericrosenberg.com/thomas-fire-baby/) - It started at 12:30am. I woke to the sound of pounding, far louder than any sound my two-year-old would make in the middle of the night. I jumped from bed and as I lumbered to the front door the knocks got louder. I picked up my pace to stop the knocking and hopefully keep my
- [TBEX and My Surprisingly Awesome Trip to Alabama](https://ericrosenberg.com/tbex-surprisingly-awesome-trip-alabama/) - On May 2nd, I hopped on a plane to Huntsville, Alabama on a journey to my 40th state. I would spend eight days in The Heart of Dixie. My time would be split between the TBEX conference in Huntsville and a post TBEX trip with a smaller group to Montgomery. I have spent a lot
- [Using Amazon SES to Send Transactional Email for Free](https://ericrosenberg.com/amazon-ses-send-transactional-email/) - With the big news that Mandrill is dropping its free plan, I decided it is time to move on and find a new transactional email service. While it looks like there are a handful of competitors offering a free introductory plan, I decided to go to Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), a service included in
- [My Family’s Almost Free Trip to Austin](https://ericrosenberg.com/my-familys-almost-free-trip-to-austin/) - The last weekend in February, I took my wife and daughter to Austin to tour and visit family and friends. We had a great trip, and thanks to travel hacking and smart planning the entire trip cost next to nothing! I had a great time and would love to share more about what I did
- [Building My New Online Personal Brand](https://ericrosenberg.com/building-new-online-personal-brand/) - If you do anything long enough, you’ll eventually reach a point where someone asks you, “if you could start over today knowing everything you know now, what would you do differently?” If I were going back in time, I may have started my online business at ericrosenberg.com. It certainly wouldn’t have been ericseconomicandpoliticalisnights.blogspot.com, which is
- [Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving](https://ericrosenberg.com/giving-thanks-thanksgiving/) - If you missed the memo, I quit my job and took my online writing business full-time in April. At the same time, I moved to the beach in California a long drive from the Fortune 500 companies I’ve spent the majority of my career working for. This is letting me live a dream lifestyle. I
- [My $1000 Online Business Failure – The Reusable Bag Store](https://ericrosenberg.com/online-business-failure/) - In early 2013, my pal Jeff and I were itching to start a new business venture. Such is the life of a serial web entrepreneur. We had both built reasonably successful personal finance blogs, so we thought we would team up and try our luck at an online store. In the end, we lost about
- [How to Become a B-List Blogger](https://ericrosenberg.com/become-b-list-blogger/) - Even the most famous actors and bloggers started with day one. It takes time, practice, and hard work to make it to the A-List in anything. But before you get to the A-List, you have to stop by at the B-List. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRSOpxjRJUI
- [Keep Friends that Make Your Life Better, Ditch the Rest](https://ericrosenberg.com/keep-friends-that-make-your-life-better-ditch-the-rest/) - ‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.' Jim Rohn There is no shortage of thoughts on success. Some people say success is something determined by your birth, and only your family has the ability to help you fail or succeed in life. Others put the outcome of life
- [How I Moved to My Dream City, Found a New Job, and Got a Big Raise All At Once](https://ericrosenberg.com/dream-city-portland/) - I felt stuck. I was living in the same city my parents chose when I was 5 years old. I was in an industry with lots of consolidation and at a company with litterle room for growth. I had a great boss and a great job, but didn’t see any path to promotion. I was
- [The Many Side Hustles of Eric Rosenberg](https://ericrosenberg.com/the-many-side-hustles-of-eric-rosenberg/) - To pay for my home and the majority of my life, I work a full time day job as a financial analyst at a large local employer. Outside of work, my biggest hobby is making money. That has become a web of hobbies and companies that I use to make quite a bit more on
- [Your Favorite Personal Finance Blogger is Engaged!](https://ericrosenberg.com/your-favorite-personal-finance-blogger-is-engaged/) - Excuse this interruption from your usual financial updates. I have some big news to share! I am engaged! Yep. That's the news. I will certainly have lots of money tips on cohabiting, combining finances, wedding spending, and other related topics. Don't worry, though, you will keep getting lots of individual tips as well! I have
- [Happy Birthday to Me – The Best Birthday Party on a Budget](https://ericrosenberg.com/happy-birthday-to-me-the-best-birthday-party-on-a-budget/) - Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday Dear Me. Happy Birthday to Me! Okay, you get the point. Today is my birthday. The big two eight. I am getting near the end of being a twenty-something blogger. But I don’t look at age as a bad thing, it is another year of
- [December Recap and 2012 Money Reflections](https://ericrosenberg.com/december-recap-and-2012-money-reflections/) - What a year. Memories were made, countries were visited, relationships were made, businesses were started. 2012 was possibly the busiest year of my life. I had a lot going on and I am proud of what has happened. Here are some highlights from the blog and elsewhere. Narrow Bridge Finance As I mentioned in my
- [My Biggest Financial Mistake](https://ericrosenberg.com/my-biggest-financial-mistake/) - This is a special post from Shondell at Call Me What You Want Even Cheap as part of the Yakezie blog swap. This week, we are all discussing our worst money mistake. Check out my post on the same topic on her site. I can't even count the number of money mistakes I've made in
- [What Are You Waiting For?](https://ericrosenberg.com/what-are-you-waiting-for/) - Something that comes up again and again in my life is the question of how I have time to do everything I do. I have a lot of thoughts on time management and cutting wasted time, but a big part of it comes down to priorities and jumping in head first.
- [My Niche Site Experiment](https://ericrosenberg.com/niche-site-experiment/) - One of my life list goals for 2012 is to start a niche site that makes money. Having never done this before, I was not sure exactly how to start and where to go. Rather than try it alone, I joined forces with my friend Jeff at Sustainable Life Blog to start our first niche
- [I Paid Off My Student Loans – Seriously – All of Them](https://ericrosenberg.com/paid-off-student-loans/) - You read that headline right. I paid off all of my student loans. And I went to graduate school. And it took me 2 years and 6 days to pay it all off. Cost of Private School Tuition for the University of Denver is currently $1,026 per credit hour plus fees, book, and other incidental
- [My Third Blogversary at Narrow Bridge Finance](https://ericrosenberg.com/my-third-blogversary-at-narrow-bridge-finance/) - Three years ago today, I started on a journey I called Narrow Bridge Adventures. In my first post, I outlined my reasons for starting my second blog. At the time, I had recently left working in a bank. At the bank, I learned all of the tricks used on the other side of the counter.
- [You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened to Me: The Rick Strandlof Saga](https://ericrosenberg.com/rick-saga/) - On October 8, 2010, I went to my first flash mob. The light rail dance party was a blast and I took videos of the experience. About a week later, I was at local Jewish young professionals happy hour telling someone of my first flash mob exploits. They told me that they had just met someone else who was there.
- [My Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Notes (2010-2012)](https://ericrosenberg.com/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meetings/) - For several years running, I made the trip to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. These are my notes from those trips, merged here from what were originally separate posts covering 2010 through 2012. What I Learned at the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting (2010) I made it to Omaha and back for the Berkshire
- [My Narrow Bridge Adventure Begins](https://ericrosenberg.com/my-narrow-bridge-adventure-begins/) - Rabbi Nachman Me'Uman wrote a beautiful, inspiring song. Kol Ha'Olam Kulo, Gesher Tsar Me'od. The whole world is a very narrow bridge. Veha'ikar - veha'ikar lo lefached klal. The most important thing to remember is not to be afraid at all. It is true, this world is a narrow bridge. We all have something that

## Pages

- [Eric Rosenberg: Finance Writer and Speaker](https://ericrosenberg.com/) - Eric Rosenberg is a financial writer, speaker, and consultant based in Ventura, California. Work with him to create financial content for your website or event.
- [Binge Reading Archive Page Template for WordPress](https://ericrosenberg.com/binge-reading-archive-page-template-for-wordpress/) - Binge Reading Archive Page is a free WordPress plugin that lists every post on your site by month, so readers can scroll your whole history and read straight through. You add one shortcode, , to any page, and the plugin builds the archive for you. It works with any theme and inherits your existing fonts
- [Work With Me](https://ericrosenberg.com/work-with-me/) - Work With Me I Build And Run Production AI Plus 20 years in finance and marketing, with bylines in Forbes and Investopedia. See the systems at ai.eric.business. Tell Me How I Can Help Services AI & Consulting I build and run production AI systems and advise teams on AI, automation, SEO, and marketing. From strategy
- [Apps and Plugins](https://ericrosenberg.com/about/apps-and-plugins/) - I've developed several apps and WordPress plugins from scratch. I'd love for you to try them out. Let me know what you think! Business and Finance Apps Freelancer Dashboard Freelancer Dashboard is a one-stop app for business owners to handle clients, track to-do lists, and automate invoicing. HSA Tracker HSA Tracker allows you to track
- [Nonprofit Manager Plugin for WordPress](https://ericrosenberg.com/nonprofit-manager/) - Nonprofit Manager plugin for WordPress simplifies operations with email signup, memberships, donation forms and newsletters. Download the free plugin.
- [Every Post](https://ericrosenberg.com/every-post/) - Jun 2023June 11, 2023 - T2 Unofficial Android AppDec 2017December 26, 2017 - Thomas Fire – Touring the DamageDecember 7, 2017 - The Craziest 72 Hours of My Life: Fires and BabiesJul 2017July 11, 2017 - TBEX and My Surprisingly Awesome Trip to AlabamaMar 2017March 28, 2017 - My Family’s Almost Free Trip to AustinFeb
- [Writing Samples](https://ericrosenberg.com/writing/writing-samples/) - Writing Samples Check out articles by Eric Rosenberg Writing Samples from Eric Rosenberg My Blog and Portfolios I started writing online in 2006 and began writing about money in 2008. I've been a full-time writer since 2016. Personal Profitability My personal finance and entrepreneurship blog, podcast, and video channel founded in October 2008 Portfolios Contently
- [About Eric Rosenberg](https://ericrosenberg.com/about/) - About Eric Rosenberg Eric Rosenberg: Finance Expert MBA - Finance and Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®) My name is Eric Rosenberg. I've earned two finance degrees and have been writing about money online for over a decade. I started my personal finance blog, Personal Profitability, in 2008 and began freelance writing shortly after. I took
- [Speaking](https://ericrosenberg.com/speaking/) - I jumped on stage to speak to an adult audience for the first time at eight years old. In the years since, I've reached audiences from coast to coast, speaking on topics related to personal finance, entrepreneurship, running an online business, and other exciting topics. I'm standing by to bring my exciting, educational, and inspirational voice
- [Eric Rosenberg Financial and Marketing Consulting](https://ericrosenberg.com/consulting/) - Consulting I can help your business grow and thrive. After spending a decade as a corporate financial analyst, corporate accountant, and bank manager at both regional and Fortune 500 companies, I am excited to bring my consulting expertise to your business. I have managed the finances for $1 billion+ product lines in the banking, payments, card
- [Writing](https://ericrosenberg.com/writing/) - Writing Freelance writing services I am a full-time professional writer with over a decade of online writing experience. Focus topics include banking, investing, credit cards, fintech, entrepreneurship, accounting, payments, real estate, cryptocurrency, travel, and technology. I have experience as a retail bank manager and nearly a decade in corporate finance and accounting. I apply my
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- [Eric Rosenberg Speaking Appearances and Events](https://ericrosenberg.com/speaking/speaking-appearances/) - Eric Rosenberg Speaker Demo I have decades of public speaking experience going back to experiences planning and running large events in high school, college, and as a summer camp staff member. I took my skills to the professional stage through involvement in the local tech community and business conference circuit. Here is a selection of
- [Life List](https://ericrosenberg.com/life-list/) - Inspired by author, blogger, conference planner, and world traveler Chris Guillebeau, I created a life list, also known as a bucket list, in 2011. This list is alive and evolving. I hope to live out my dreams and share them with you. Follow links to learn more about the goal or how I completed it. 2018
- [US States Visited](https://ericrosenberg.com/life-list/us-states-visited/) - One of my life list goals is to visit every single state in the United States. Here is a list tracking my progress: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts * Michigan * Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
- [Countries Visited](https://ericrosenberg.com/life-list/countries-visited/) - Country Joined UN Afghanistan 1946 Albania 1955 Algeria 1962 Andorra 1993 Angola 1976 Antigua and Barbuda 1981 Argentina 1945 Armenia 1992 Australia 1945 Austria 1955 Azerbaijan 1992 Bahamas 1973 Bahrain 1971 Bangladesh 1974 Barbados 1966 Belarus 1945 Belgium* 1945 Belize 1981 Benin 1960 Bhutan 1971 Bolivia 1945 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 Botswana 1966 Brazil 1945
- [Resume/CV](https://ericrosenberg.com/about/resume/) - Education Master of Business Administration, Finance - University of Denver March 2010 GPA: 3.74 Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Finance Emphasis - University of Colorado, Boulder May 2007 GPA: 3.2 Business School Certificate in International Business Spring 2006 Online Work Experience Freelance Writer and WordPress Developer (2012-Present) Weekly Contributor - Student Loan Hero (February,2016 - Present) Monthly Contributor
- [Colorado 14ers](https://ericrosenberg.com/life-list/colorado-14ers/) - I have a life list goal of climbing every single 14er in Colorado. This list tracks my progress. List taken from Fourteeners.org. It is a great climbing resource. Mountains with a strike through are off the list. Difficulty Peak Range/Date Climbed (If completed) Elevation Rank Easier Grays Peak* June 27, 2010 9th 14,270'

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