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We here at Luxist owe a debt to Molly Sims. The picture of her in a diamond bikini remains a perennial top hit for our site. The lovely Sports Illustrated model and television star has put her charming three bedroom home in the Hollywood Hills on the market. This 1930s Spanish style home with views of the Los Angeles skyline has some fantastic details such as the bright white kitchen with Carrera marble countertops and the huge wine refrigerator. As the Real Estalker mentioned, the ebonized Saltillo tile floors are particularly gleaming and charming. The 3,043-square-foot home also has plenty of French doors opening out onto the patio and looks care about it stays cool even when it’s hot outside.

There are some off notes here. The puce shag and retro wallpaper in the den seem in need of a redo and the pool is a wee bit close to the house for maximum comfort and lounging potential. Plus, and this is probably just a personal quirk, I’m not a fan of the trough-like stone sink in the guest bath. Molly Sims paid $1.425 million for the home back in 2004 and is asking $2.999 million now.

For more prime properties and lush locations, see Luxury Homes and Mansions.

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Rob is the winner of the Small Business Boomers book contest (I used a random number generator to determine the winner).

Rob is Rob Marsh and he blogs at http://brandstory.typepad.com/. Check out his blog (I particularly liked the post about the free book).

His book suggestion was Art of the Begin by Guy Kawasaki. I agree wholeheartedly with his recommendation. I particularly like Guy’s comments regarding “Bootstrapping.”

My favorite quote from Kawasaki’s book (and one I have used over and over in speaking with classes): If you think you can’t live without something, wait and week and see if you’re still alive.

If you’re considering starting a business, I strongly recommend that you read The Art of the Begin.

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Tags: business startups, Guy Kawasaki, small businesses, starting a business, The Art of the Start

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I mentioned a few weeks ago my concern about the trend of companies to cut retiree health coverage, forcing retirees to pay a higher portion of the costs or drastically slashing the coverage. Now another example:

Maytag has been a large employer in Iowa. They were bought in 2005 by Whirlpool and the new company wants to cut retiree health benefits. In fact, Whirlpool is suing to be granted to change (read “cut”) the retiree health plan. This article is particularly disturbing because it involves a union. I had always thought that having a union meant that unless the union bargained away your benefits they could not be changed. Don’t count on it. Here’s what former United Auto Workers Local 997 President Ted Johnson said:

“It was negotiated in 2004 that the benefits would be in place for life, but I guess that’s the way corporate America now treats people,” stated Johnson, who was president of the Maytag local from 2005 through last year.”

So what are your plans if your employer cuts or eliminates your health coverage after you retire? Can you afford to pay for the coverage? Do you have any alternatives? Something to keep you up at night, isn’t it?

Tags: baby boomers, retiree health coverage, retirement planning, Whirlpool

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