Have you ever wanted something really, really bad, but when you finally got it, you were left feeling kind of disappointed? Maybe you thought changing jobs would make you happy, but it didn’t. Or you thought you’d like living in another state, but ended up regretting the move. Perhaps you Read more…
By having your weekly review at the start of the week, you’re refreshed from the weekend and can focus on figuring out what the coming week’s big tasks are. For example, you could look over your schedule to see if you have any important meetings or projects you need to Read more…
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…
Password Trigger: “Make your passwords a goal you want to accomplish so every time you log into your laptop, download an app, etc. you’re reminded of a different goal you have set for yourself. BEdebtFREE!2016, DEC15FinishBook, DrinkH20NowJ$ :)” – Heather Stephens Pile of Crap Trigger: “When I was in credit 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…
Did you ever read that classic book when you were a kid — Paddle-to-the-Sea? A young boy carves a wooden canoe and tosses it into a stream. The big question is where will it go? What will it do? Giving away money is like that. No matter how old we Read more…
More important than our practical applications of frugality (say through our $0.39 rice-and-beans lunches) is our shared financial outlook, which guides how we’ve decided to structure our lives. Mr. Frugalwoods and I feel incredibly fortunate that we found each other and evolved together into the frugal weirdos we are today. Read more…
It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since that moment. Much has changed. I sold my car. I bought a bike. I sold furniture. I sold my TV. I sold books. I donated clothing. I retooled my diet. I packed more lunches. I ran and biked to work. I got up earlier. Read more…
“Don’t start your day with the news,” Mark said. That will send you down a rabbit hole of misery and frustration. It conjures up the wrong emotions for productivity. “The best way to start a perfect day is to attack something that is problematic, something that you are struggling with Read more…