Keeping The Truth In Front Of You
Many people look at tracking your spending as a chore. It can feel restricting, telling yourself that you can't do something or buy...
Own Your Fun
Summertime is full of trips, picnics, outdoor exploration, and sometimes family reunions. Each provides a special experience for you and...
Lifestyle Creep
I'm a software engineer by trade. That means I talk with computers all day programming them to do things. One of the jokes we have as...
Blessing Others
Taking stock of your total expenses and spending is all well and good. You can finally see where you tend to spend all of your money. ...
Shifting Perspectives
Have you ever felt trapped in your current budget situation? Do you feel like you've squeezed all you can out of the budget, but there...
Going With The Flow
When you start being intentional about your spending and money goals, you may find yourself driven toward the goals in the most direct...
Taking Responsibility
On Monday, I wrote about our freedom and how we use it to make choices that end up limiting our freedom. This is a human thing. We have...
Independence From
Here in America, today we celebrate our independence from Great Britain (and/or alien invasion). We celebrate the freedom we have to say...
You're Not Alone
In some of my conversations, it comes out that one or both of us feels alone in some of our thoughts and questions. For example, you may...
Under Par
I've not been golfing many times in my life. In fact, I have only done 18 holes once and it was a part of a celebration of interns at...