Remember That Time I Wrote About Lifestyle Inflation? Well…
A Cinco de Mayo trip to Trader Joe's challenged my determination to not let lifestyle inflation creep into my life. Maybe just this once?
What Gets Prioritized Gets Done
As I was thinking this past Sunday morning about how to conquer the various to-dos of the day, I was presented with a myriad of items to accomplish. Spend quality…
A Willingness To Work Hard Saved Me $8,000
Read about how an unforeseen roofing issue caused me to think creatively, roll up my sleeves, and put in some hard work to save some coin.
Justification For Practical Education
As a teenager, I realized I had basically no knowledge of how buildings worked. Fast forward: I can do stuff! How'd I get here?
The Military Wet Down: A Great Way to Celebrate a Pay Raise
A great military promotion tradition that the rest of us would be wise to adopt, the wetdown will let you have your cake and eat it too!
Google Fi: A Fool-Proof Way To Save Beaucoup Bucks
Google Fi is Google's cell phone service. It's flexible, cheap, you can bring your own phone, and it's awesome for international travel.
How To Easily Do Your Own Home Energy Audit
Take a look at how I did my own home energy audit for free, and charted a path to remedy most of the deficiencies I found.
Ride the Lightning: How to Install a 30 amp EV-Charging Outlet
Check out my overview of installing a new circuit in my garage to charge my electric car. Probably not for the uninitiated, but a good DIY project nonetheless!
How To Use Mint To Improve Your Financial Life
Mint is a free web tool designed to automate the tediousness of tracking your personal finances. It's proven invaluable for me, and I think it can probably help you to be a better financial ninja.
How Home Energy Inefficiencies Are Like Household Debt
Home energy efficiency and debt have a lot of parallels, and the latter can serve as a good framework for addressing the former. Sometimes a change in mindset is all you need to make it "click!"