… 80. About half of all Americans can’t come up with $2,000 in 30 days for an emergency. But practically everyone will run into an emergency sooner or later. 81. Imagine how much crap you’d have to make up if you were forced to talk money every day. Remember this when Read more…
Do you feel comfortable around them or an “affinity” of some sorts? You will quickly find out that sometimes you will need your trainer to act like your fitness therapist. No matter how great the coach may be, if you don’t feel a level of comfort with them, you won’t Read more…
Someone stole $90 million from a company I was involved in. I’m a poor judge of people. The company collapsed. Some things I can’t learn. I tend to like people too much. So it’s hard for me to be a good judge of people, no matter how much I try. Read more…
If you don’t like the way some people live their lives, then make a decision not to follow in their footsteps. Look at your watch now. Watch how the seconds hand ticks, it moves clockwise and never anti-clockwise. Tick-tock-tick-tock, that’s the sound of our lives draining away. You’ll never get Read more…
… In talking with people about money–something I get to do on a regular basis thanks to Frugalwoods–I find that just about everyone has, or had, a hang-up with regard to money. We spend and we save emotionally. For the most part, we don’t see money merely as numbers on Read more…
We were experiencing “hedonic adaptation,” the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative changes. We had grown accustomed to less time spent on cleaning and organizing; other activities began to fill in the gaps—some productive and some not Read more…
Let’s establish up front that goals are something more substantial than dreams or wishes. They can start with dreams or wishes, but they have an action plan behind them – something that spells out how we convert a desire into something real. That’s especially important when it comes to financial Read more…
This. Is. Awesome. Many people work in dissatisfying jobs — and most people’s stories end there. “We remained bored and listless for the next 20 years, counting down the days until traditional retirement age.” Not Diane and Neal. Instead, they saved two years’ of expenses and moved to France. Wowza. Let’s Read more…
It is not new news that exercise is an important factor of a healthy lifestyle. If you’re in some sort of physical practice, be it CrossFit, yoga, or endurance training, and are looking to upgrade your performance, enhance your longevity, and get in touch with the physical, it could be Read more…
You’ll sometimes hear these days that 30 is the new 20, and the importance of moving towards career, relationship, and finance goals in your twenties gets overlooked. When it comes to the latter category, it may seem like getting your financial house in order is something you can work on Read more…