I attended a wonderful holiday party this weekend. It was in a beautifully-decorated house. The food was abundant and delicious. The desserts were scrumptious. The family hosting the party was kind and gracious. I had never met them before that night. Nor any of the guests. The only person I knew there was another musician. … Read more
Easy: Plan A can go away without notice. J Money of Budgets Are Sexy was relieved of his Plan A. He was fired from his ~$70k/year job with basically no notice. The good news is that he was going to give his two weeks’ notice the next day. How’s that for timing? He had been … Read more
I like McDonald’s. It’s not a staple in my diet, but in a pinch it serves a predictable meal that tastes pretty good at a reasonable price. I also have fond memories of it from childhood. We didn’t go there often (maybe once every few months), but we usually made it there for lunch on … Read more
J. Money, a.k.a. Budgets Are Sexy, posted a rather saddening story which took the form of a comment from one of his readers, Joe. I invite you to check it out, but here’s the gist of it: Joe is a healthy guy in his twenties, who just dug himself out of debt. Six months later, … Read more
After you get to know someone for a while, you usually discover something that they do reasonably well — well enough that you say, “Wow! I didn’t know you could do that.” That level of proficiency doesn’t come without a fair amount of dedicated practice. They may or may not be at expert level, but it’s certainly … Read more
The end-of-year holidays are festive for most people: attending parties, decorating, giving gifts, listening to music, visiting family, eating a bit too much. At work it sometimes means announcement of raises or year-end bonuses when there’s profit to be shared. People may be entering the new year with a fatter wallet and a bigger paycheck. … Read more
My daughter isn’t quite old enough to start reading my blog yet, so I can let you in on a little secret. My wife and I just ordered a bunch of stuff online from The Disney Store for Christmas and her birthday. She’s really into princesses. 🙂 Anyway, after my wife picked out the items, … Read more
It’s the holiday season, and a big part of the holidays is giving and receiving gifts. Visit just about any personal finance blog or big financial website and you’ll get plenty of advice on what kinds of gifts to get. You’ll also get lots of advice on what kinds of gifts not to get. I’ve … Read more