I’m spotting a bit of a trend. I might be way off my rocker with this, but it seems the idea of millennials not having kids is a mark of shame somehow to this generation. Sure, get your financial act together first, before adding the burden of childcare and limiting your ability to travel, eliminating […]
Health and Lifestyle Matters
Good health and finding one's purpose are crucial variables that often get lost in the figures and spreadsheets of personal finance. Topics here range wide and far, from whether or not to get a hair transplant, how to avoid BMW drivers, and deciding between PRK or Lasik.
Learn how a healthy lifestyle is the more important factor in enjoying life today. Limiting sacrifices while paying down debt and saving for the future.
The Pros and Cons of Getting PRK Corrective Eye Surgery
Zap! Perfect vision. That’s what I’d thought would happen. Instead, I’m biding my time in recovery for 11 weeks since my PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) laser eye surgery. Up until college I had “okay” vision. Then, all of a sudden, I couldn’t read the overheads. (Overheads – now I’m dating myself!) Since then, and for a […]
Instant Gratification: Life Is Not a Clickable Link
Have you ever tried instant coffee? I hope not. Take an amazing thing, coffee, put it in a 1-time use packet, mix it with a bit of hot water, and BOOM. You have one of the nastiest things out there. Instant coffee is just another product in a long line of “instant fixes” for people’s […]
How to Do More Pull Ups (& Impress Your Friends)
Have you had enough of personal finance bloggers coming at you with their physical fitness makeovers? No? Awesome. Because I’m about to fire up a few paragraphs on how to do more pull ups, aided by a highly durable, low-cost joist-mounted pull up bar for your basement (or garage). After all, they are the end-all […]
Pursue Purpose and Struggle, Not Happiness
The post argues a wild notion that instead of pursuing happiness, we should pursue purpose and struggle. Grasp that concept for a minute. Happiness is, after all, nothing more than an elusive feeling. It’s the laser pointer we chase like a cat. We’re nuts about the topic. In a society that has all of the […]