One of the things I come back to again and again in my conversations with family, friends and colleagues is that there is no way to waste money on good health. Organic food can be pricey. A gym membership can be expensive compared to working out at home. Vitamins or medications can be burdensome. But [...] Read more »
fear of making money
If I was going to search deep within my (financial) soul I’d admit that most of my money decisions are based on fear. Fear’s a negative word, and I don’t think that in this case my decision making is always a negative process. I am often quite happy with the result. A great example has [...] Read more »
how to be productive, and links
I’m sure like many people, I feel fairly overwhelmed day-to-day with all the things that need to be done. I had attempted to manage this (twice) by implementing Getting Things Done by David Allen, with initial success but little long-term progress. I’ve recently plateaued out on my second implementation and I’m again searching for [...] Read more »
thoughts on early retirement
My family has been gone for a few days, visiting family in New York, while I stayed here to work. It’s been an interesting experience, being alone, because I haven’t had this much time to myself in quite a while. I’ve attempted to spend my time doing productive things, although today, many of the productive [...] Read more »
Breaking Down Eco-Friendly Banking
For most of us, green is the color of money. But in business, going “green” means something a little different: shifting from products and services potentially harmful to the environment to using sustainable materials and/or production processes that reduce or eliminate potentially negative impact on the planet. For many businesses, however, going green is much [...] Read more »
What Are Local Currencies?
As a personal finance blogger, I follow economics and the ebb-and-flow of the capitalist system here in America, but I often ignore small trends that have global implications simply because they seem crazy on first glance. I’m as guilty as everyone else about missing trends because I think I know better. Here’s an example: local [...] Read more »
