It seems like there are too many young people worrying these days.  As I checked Facebook on New Years I read way too much of the “Thank God 2008 is over!” or “2008 Sucked! Let’s hope for a better ’09″ status updates.  Quite frankly, 2008 was a pretty good year for me.  Mary and I ... Read the rest »

Not as much as most people think. The following information is adapted from research by Stephanie Komon at Kent State University, and is based on the book The Millionaire Next Door.  Stephanie’s research was derived for the ability of fundraisers to be able to spot wealthy people, but it is very relevant for us.  Her ... Read the rest »

Today I did something that I haven’t done in over a year: I Googled my own name and the reality of my e-life slapped me across the back of the head pretty good.  In the past the results have yielded a famous Australian blogger (who owns my name’s domain name), a magician, a wikipedia article ... Read the rest »

I am doing a series for recent grads called Getting a Job.  I want to cover things that are imperative to know going forward after graduation.  Chances are you didn’t learn these things in school, and/or your career development center at school sucked. Last week I wrote a resume crash course called “Getting a Job: The Resume”, ... Read the rest »

For the next few weeks I will be doing a series for recent grads called Getting a Job.  I want to cover things that are imperative to know going forward after graduation.  Chances are you didn’t learn these things in school, and/or your career development center at school sucked. The Resume: A 10 step crash ... Read the rest »

A couple months ago I walked into my bosses office after a few weeks of pure boredom in my job: “We need to talk,” I said, “I enjoy working for you, and I feel like I have gained a great deal of priceless experience, but I’ve been increadibly bored over the past few weeks and ... Read the rest »

As many of you know, I started this blog to hold myself accountable for budgeting as my wife and I planned and budgeted to move into our new house.  Over that time, I successfully wrote and grew this blog to over 100 subscribers. Now that we have moved into our house, I’ve found myself at ... Read the rest »