One of my favorite things to do as the new year approaches is hit many of my favorite blogs and find some of their writings about the resolutions they made for the year past – or the resolutions they intend to make for the coming year. I almost always find something insightful in such discussions, […]
Right now, in the entryway right next to our kitchen, a giant whiteboard hangs on the wall. On that whiteboard, you will find several different sections – a calendar of the week stretching from Sunday to Saturday including a meal plan, an ongoing grocery list, a section that just contains notes between Sarah and myself […]
FMF pointed me to this article from the Washington Post on the sad end of Bud Post, a lottery winner from Pennsylvania: William “Bud” Post III, 66, whose $16.2 million in lottery winnings brought him debt, despair and heartache, causing the kind of trouble often recounted in country-western songs, died of respiratory failure Jan. 15 […]
There is no such thing as a free lunch. From my experience, that’s completely true. Yet, I constantly advocate using free services all the time – the library, the parks, and so on. Lately, a few readers have called me on this seeming contradiction, pointing out that, indeed, these things have costs. We pay those […]
A few months ago, I made a key change to my work schedule. I was feeling frustrated that I never felt as though I had enough time for long-term projects, like writing books or creating new things, because each day felt chock-full of tasks related to my current projects, like writing articles for The Simple […]
I’m pleased to announce that we’re expecting our third child. The baby is due in late April. And, of course, when the child is born, you can expect pictures. This is the “news” I alluded to on Monday that was affecting my wife’s health – she’s had a big case of the first trimester “tiredness” […]
It’s Monday again, and that means it’s time for another Reader Mailbag. I think I read an old post where you gave a suggestion into when it is good to utilize a credit cards rewards program and when it isn’t such a good idea. I don’t remember too much about the post but I think […]
Your Money or Your Life is, without a doubt, my favorite personal finance book. To say it had an enormous impact on me and how I thought about my money is a serious understatement. I first picked up the book during our lowest financial point, when Sarah and I were struggling to plot a way […]
Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire you as well. 1. The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes I spent part of this week assembling a handmade book of poetry to read to our children in the evenings and on road trips, […]
“One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdowns is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.” – Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell When I worked at my previous job, I always felt like […]