Last Friday I wrote about five things that are more important to me than money, and one of those things was health. I am allergic to mold, dust, cats, and dogs. I don’t have extreme allergies related to cats and dogs, just have to be careful about washing my hands after touching them and keeping […]
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Most people would find a 16+ hour a day, 7 days a week job undesirable no matter how much the pay was. When it comes to making money, there is naturally trade-offs in time and energy. Today I was thinking about how much focus there is on building wealth and “making money” in our society. […]
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Personal finance and quality of life go hand-in-hand. When you feel that things in your life are disorganized or cluttered it’s hard to feel like you have control. When you feel like things are organized and “in order,” it is a lot easier to feel like you have control over your life and makes tackling […]
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Sometimes the hardest part about getting “financially fit” (i.e. in a good financial place) is getting started. There are literally thousands of different things you can do to get your finances in order and improve your personal bottom line. The question is, where do you start? Today I share five steps you can take to […]
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Until my freshman year of college, I had never traveled abroad. Today, living abroad at some point in my life is a very real possibility and something that my wife and I have discussed from time-to-time. The biggest reason Americans head to other countries is to study, volunteer, or work. Since I am past the […]
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Every year at the Minnesota State Fair my alma mater, the University of St. Thomas, hands out bags. This year instead of their typical cloth bags they handed out reusable grocery bags. My wife and I were able to snag four bags in total (we went to the Fair twice and got bags both times). […]
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Well it’s Labor Day here in the US and I’ve been enjoying the long weekend. My poor wife had to work Saturday morning and this morning, but she’s also had some time to relax as well. We went to the Minnesota State Fair again, I helped my brother move into a studio apartment near his […]
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Last Sunday I went to the Minnesota State Fair with my wife and brother. The Minnesota State Fair is no joke – it has the highest average daily attendance of all fairs in the United States. People come from all over the state (and surrounding states) to eat a ton of unhealthy food, visit exhibits, […]
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While saving money is a top priority for many people, saving time might prove to be even more valuable. Time is a precious commodity. If you are overworked and can never seem to have enough hours in the day, consider hiring out some of the below tasks: 1. Yard Work It’s seems to be an […]
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I recently talked to a mentor who had switched to a new company for a promotion (Head of Global Mergers and Acquisitions…not a bad title if you ask me!). As we started talking about the differences between his old company and the new one, the biggest perk to him was that he could work from […]
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