When is the last time you volunteered? The Bureau of Labor and Statistics tracks volunteering and has seen a downward trend in the last decade. The latest study (2015) found that 62.6 million Americans, 24.9% of the population, volunteered at … Continue reading →
The people who live on the little island of Dominica need you to remember them! 2017 was a stunning year for big storms – Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria are just a few that pop into my head quickly. I … Continue reading →
My ability to live as a night owl helped me survive grad school. Balancing work, marriage, and fatherhood led to some very late nights as I worked on that degree. Bedtime was typically between 1 and 2am. I have always … Continue reading →
This is a post about saving money. More accurately it is a post about more efficiently managing the money that you have. Those few people who really get a thrill out of monitoring their bank statements might not get a … Continue reading →
Life tends to teach us lessons and remind us of things along the way, if we are paying attention. Back at the end of June my wife wound up fracturing the upper portion of her tibia while playing with the … Continue reading →
This weekend we took a quick trip to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas with some friends. I’ll be writing about the park on Friday, but today I wanted to share an observation about wealth and security from the … Continue reading →
Regular readers of my blog are quite familiar with my ‘flipping’ exploits. One of my favorite items to flip is dry erase boards…but this isn’t another post about flipping. Instead I’d like to share some thoughts on the people buying … Continue reading →
I have written about buying and selling on Craigslist (CL) on more than one occasion, but never have I tried to get all my thoughts about the subject into one comprehensive post. I have been buying and selling on CL … Continue reading →
After a holiday break, it is time to take a look back at what I was writing about a year ago. It is truly a diverse collection of posts… Little Hands, Big Hearts – This was the post that fueled … Continue reading →
I’m a big believer in having goals. I don’t always accomplish my goals but they keep me moving forward and learning. A life, marriage, career, etc. without goals is adrift and in danger. I prefer to set goals that follow … Continue reading →
