“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” - Aristotle Surprise! The baby is here! And like all births, there is so much excitement and joy. It's overwhelming, to say the least. One element of this new transition which scares me the most is the new … Continue reading Benefits of the lifestyle fast →

It's 8:13 am. I, hyped up on my caffeinated coffee buzz, enthusiastically, jump into the elevator on a Thursday morning as if I am Arnold Schwarzenegger about to "terminate" the day's adversities. As soon as I leap into the metal contraption about to effortlessly carry me up to my floor, I noticed three adults in … Continue reading The Elevator Culture Crisis →

Just yesterday I volunteered for a 5k race at my church. We raised money for a great cause and all went well. That's all good and great. But sitting in the shade, slowing things down a bit, and turning off my phone helped me see a few things that weren't necessarily displayed.  My view while I … Continue reading Giving is a frugal gift to yourself →

Gobble, gobble everyone! It's Thanksgiving time. As a frugal geek, it's only natural that I would love a holiday geared towards contentment. In addition, I am purposely making extra food to freeze throughout the week. I will also save all the turkey broth I can and freeze it for amazing soups in the following months. … Continue reading A lesson on contentment →

Greetings my financial cave dwellers. Today we tell a tale of a three-headed Dragon so deeply entrenched in our personal data we aren't even aware that we are being spied on without our consent. Yes, unlike the temptations of American consumerism, this fleecing of our personal data starts when we enter the world. The recent … Continue reading Equifax Hack: How To Protect yourself from the three headed dragon →

  You know what? I haven't done a website update before, but I figured I would give everyone access to what I have been up to in the background and show you how things work here. Hopefully, once you see how the sausage is made, you will still have an appetite. 🙂 First and foremost; … Continue reading Website update: Summer 2017 →

Somebody once told me that the second page of the Google search results is the best place to hide a dead body because nobody ever looks there. I feel the same way about Facebook comments. Regardless of what I once fell into, I have come to the conclusion that commenting on a controversial Facebook post … Continue reading Social Media Warning: Depression is expensive →

Political rant: Google "Milton Friedman Quotes", while on the page that shows his quotes, do a Control "F" for the word "Freedom". It appears so many times (shown below). That is not the case for the current landscape of candidates running for office if you do the same exercise (also shown below). This is yet … Continue reading One way to measure which candidate is fighting for the most freedom →

Welcome to another entry in my rant series where I aim to speak my mind freely with limited editing. It just so happens that The British Left the EU and we are still alive! Do you remember the mass hysteria last week? With national elections around the corner, I would like to take a minute … Continue reading Yawn, Brexit did nothing →