Earlier this week a reader left a very thoughtful comment in response to my post Smaller House, Larger Life. Vicki S made the following point: I think people need to evaluate what “An American Dream” really is to them. With all the changes that have been thrown onto us in the last 12 – 15 […]
Build A Better Budget Part 4 – Budgeting Software
This is the fourth post in a series about how to build a better budget. You can check out the other posts here: Build A Better Budget Part 1 – The Mindset Build A Better Budget Part 2 – Creating Categories Build A Better Budget Part 3 – Tracking Methods Build A Better Budget Part 4 […]
August In Review – Income/Expense and Net Worth
Happy September everyone! Down here in the south football is in the air and the humidity is on its way out, which is a wonderful feeling. Here’s a quick update on how August went for us financially: August In Review August Income was pretty standard, nothing much made in the way of side hustles […]
Side Hustling Lessons I Learned as a Guinea Pig
One of my first side hustles after I started working full-time was as a “healthy volunteer” i.e. guinea pig for clinical studies. My full-time job was as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, and right on the same campus were tons of opportunities to make money on the side by letting […]
Be Flexible With Your Financial Goals
I love setting goals! Just wanted to get that off my chest, thanks. But seriously, I set a lot of goals. For myself, for my family, for my department at work, and for my individual employees (with their help and buy-in, of course). Having goals can help us to increase our performance and get […]