Adulthood Doesn’t Need To Happen All at Once This is an error I made in my thinking post-college. I was so anxious to be a real, live grown-up that I wanted it to happen all at once. Mr. FW jokes that if I’d had my way, we would’ve graduated college, gotten married, Read more…
When it comes to bodyweight exercise, it is all about changing leverage and the amount of your bodyweight you handle. This is the key to progress. It’s not as simple as adding a plate or taking away one from the bar. And although you can certainly manipulate reps and sets Read more…
When basics like rent, groceries, and transportation take up most of your income, you can’t fathom extras that are important for your mental, emotional, and physical health. Think about what you personally need to be happy now and find low cost versions. Spend your energy focusing on what you can Read more…
As I wrote this piece, I kept stopping to contemplate, “what makes for a long term, long distance friendship between men?” Well, for starters, there are quite a few similarities to what makes for any strong relationship, romantic or platonic: common interests and values, mutual respect, consideration, and an appreciation Read more…
“If your truck payment is bigger than your house payment – you might be a redneck” via Our Car Payment was Bigger than our House Payment – Money Peach.
“Good? It’s been great,” she said. “I don’t have a single criticism. You seem happier lately, too.” “Well, I think I know what I can attribute that to,” I said, smiling. Living in the office had many unexpected perks. But it was far from a permanent solution. When the company Read more…
This book is for people who are tired of being owned by their stuff. If you feel like your home is crowded with junk, your time is eaten away by endless searches for lost items, or that you spend way too much money on things you don’t really need, this Read more…
What does that mean? It means it took the world a little while to catch up to the weird. That’s always the case with something new, different or unusual. Maybe what you’re working on is weird. Nobody has done it quite like you. It would be easier to conform to Read more…
Though it may be difficult to imagine Obi-Wan Kenobi ever balancing a checkbook, there’s much to emulate from the Jedi Order when it comes to improving your finances. Self-discipline is a key tenet of Jedi life, as well as the foundation to keeping your money goals on track. Unfortunately, we Read more…
Do you ever think, “Man, I wish I could do that!” when you watch old Bruce Lee films? If so, you’re in good company. Everybody loves “ninja” moves (or at least the popular notion of ninjas). People are drawn to incredible feats of bodyweight strength, and many drool over the Read more…