Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
I finished out 2019 with sixty-eight blog posts. That’s a whole lot more than I thought I would complete. It’s so many that I decided to pat myself on the back and write up a blogging recap for the year. My goal is not to write multiple times per week or even every week for … Read more
Why do people stay in jobs they hate? For the money, of course. You drive to work each day, dreading the next eight hours, yet you climb into your car each morning and repeat the same commute. Your job makes you miserable. As the day-to-day agony continues, you question your career: Should I quit my … Read more
When do you feel most alive? Is it when your heart gets stuck in your throat, when you accomplish a difficult task, or when you reach the perfect flow state? Is it when you laugh so hard you give yourself hiccups, or when the landscape is so beautiful it takes your breath away? Maybe it’s … Read more
Financial dishonesty (otherwise known as financial infidelity) is the act of falsifying details or omitting financial facts from your spouse or partner. Financial indiscretions can include spending money, opening secret accounts, borrowing money, signing up for new credit cards, and incurring credit card debt without your spouse’s knowledge. Have you ever kept financial secrets from … Read more
The ads pop into my inbox. Fifty-percent off. Lowest prices of the season. Best deals of the year. Buy-one-get-one-free. Temptation is the worst part of the holiday season for me. Those deeply discounted promotions lure me to spend money on items we really don’t need, so now I delete each new email and immediately unsubscribe … Read more
Do you equate financial independence with financial freedom? I’ve heard the terms used interchangeably but they don’t mean the same thing to me. I reached FI nearly a decade ago, but I’m still not sure I’m financially free. Financially Free What is the definition of financial independence? To become financially independent you must earn enough … Read more
What does it mean when you dream about money? It depends precisely on what you did with that money. What happened to the money in your dreams? Did you count, lose, find, hold, lend, withdraw, steal, or dream of someone giving you money? Each of these money dreams has a very different meaning. I often dream of … Read more
As our children snacked on orange slices and blueberries, a new friend and I chatted under a shady pavilion. We asked each other introductory questions like: What do you like to do for fun? Where did you grow up? You know the basic stuff. Eventually, we finished eating and began to pack up. One minute … Read more
“Ready, set, go!” I shout. My best friend and I dash down the street as fast as our little legs will take us. “To the stop sign!” she yells, “You’ll never catch me!” I lengthen my stride, pump my arms with all my might and propel myself forward. I stare at the sign ahead and … Read more
“Life is fragile,” people say, but what does that mean. It means tragedies, illnesses and other unexpected bumps in the road can strike at any moment. Unfortunately, a long life is not guaranteed. Some of us will get to live to be one hundred while others will live a fraction of that time. Another Reminder … Read more