How money, debt and financial culture can affect you personally. The internal challenges and struggles when dealing with money issues. Motivation to do better financially, and how to handle mental setbacks when money emergencies pop up.
RENT vs. Mortgage — Are You What You Own? A question for you: Where would you go if you had the entire world at your feet? A lyric from one of my favorite shows, Rent — Jonathan Larson’s hit rock musical from the late 90’s. Loosely based on the Puccini opera “La Boheme”, Rent won multiple …
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7 Financial Goals You Should Be Setting for the New Year The New Year is finally here! With all that has come about unexpectedly this past year, making sure your finances are in check is more important than ever. If you haven’t thought about creating some resolutions for 2021, here are some financially-focused goals you …
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Recently, I’ve been cleaning house—both literally and figuratively. But more specifically, sifting through closets and shelves and basement containers. Trying to make sense of some of the clutter taking up space in my house. I’ve lived here for all of five years. But for some reason, it feels like stuff has been accumulating for decades. …
Spending Money — One of Many Things I Learned in College… Read More »
Requiem for the New Year… * 2020 * We’ve seen all the memes, the parodies, and the tongue-in-cheek satire. Poking fun at what an overall sh*t show the entire year 2020 had been. For me, it was a little disappointing — Because I was *supposed* to kickstart a “new” life this past year. I …
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I grew up watching horror movies. Which is a bit comical, since I’m pretty much a big chicken. No joke. If someone jumps out at me from around the corner yelling, “Boo!” I’m gone. You’ll find me two miles down the road, without a thought of returning until the whole house has been purged of …
13 Lessons Classic Horror Movies Teach Us About Personal Finance Read More »
By the Sea, Sure I’m sitting here on the beach, writing a blog post. Well, technically not on the beach — But we’re pretty darn close. I can hear the waves crashing right outside the window where I’m sitting. And I can see the surf breaking, all white-capped and angry, in a hypnotic swirl of …
The below is something I wrote for my two step sons, who are in their mid- to late-twenties. For a long time, I’ve wanted to give them some advice that could help provide structure as they begin to navigate their “grown up” years. Given the recent transition our family has been in, I finally …
Things to Remember While on Your Life’s Journey – A Letter to My Sons Read More »
Starting Over and the New Normal I have a confession. I feel like I’ve been failing as a blogger. Sorely ignoring my duties to the public. I’m supposed to deliver money-saving advice, provide guidance on profitable side hustles, and even offer an empathetic viewpoint of how challenges can be thrown at you when you least …
My New Normal: Second Chances, Reinventing, Beginning Again Read More »
The Reason For Your Season You’ll see a lot of blog posts around this time of year, talking about the true meaning of Christmas, or whatever holiday you happen to be celebrating. While I do thoroughly enjoy those type of holiday-themed posts, this is not one of them. This blog post is more about you. …
[ez-toc] Defying Stereotypes Quick — when someone uses the term “side hustler“, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? A fast-talking charlatan, using sleight of hand to con you out of your life savings? A 20-something jack-of-all-trades, picking up gigs to support video game downloads and extra beer money? Or even an insta-famous …
