I grew up staying fairly close to home. We took a few trips to neighboring states to visit a theme park or to see relatives for a week in the summer. I did get to visit my Grandma in Florida twice, once around age 8 and once around age 13, so I was familiar with the concept of commercial air travel, […]
Chautauqua 2017: Lessons Learned
As previously discussed in my Chautauqua recap post, I had a really amazing time hanging out with new and old friends, taking in the beautiful scenery, and learning some pretty interesting things. I covered the friends and scenery in the last post, so.….… time to talk about the lessons I learned! Lesson 1 Our host Cheryl gave a presentation on […]
Chautauqua 2017: A Breath of Fresh Air
I’ve recently returned from the beautiful Ecuador where I spent a week in paradise at the Chautauqua! For those of you who don’t know what a Chautauqua is, the original definition comes from the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “…an old-time series of popular talks intended to edify and entertain, improve the mind, and bring […]
What’s A Lot?
I love disc golf. There’s just something super peaceful about wandering around a park playing frisbee: sport edition. Low start up cost, endless enjoyment (unless you chuck your disc in a stagnant creek full of goose poop), no fee to practice or play, a variety of different courses to play.….. talk about a great first date activity. You get to […]
One Year with Project FI
Last year I wrote about flipping off saying a fond farewell to Verizon and saying hello to the new kid in town, Google’s Project FI phone plan. I was going through my numbers on Mint (at a record high thanks to low spending, payday, and a strong market) and realized it’s been a whole year since I switched to Project FI. Because I love […]
Monthly Status Report: October 2016
Why do I do a monthly status report? I find it best to do a monthly status report for a few reasons. It helps me evaluate how I did the previous month. Did I hit a target reduction in spending or did I go way over budget for a particular category? Did I earn more? What was my overall savings rate? It helps keep me accountable. How can […]