Since being married, my wife and I have mostly gone to other family members’ houses for Thanksgivings and Christmases. In fact, I’ve always associated the Holidays with big family dinners. The two…
Author: Chris
Rewards Card Update (Yes, I’m Giving Thanks!)
First off, Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’d like to write an update on our rewards credit card, which we got a few years ago. I was a bit cautious about it at the…
The Magical Savings Snowball
As I have written before, I am a big fan of compounding. It excites me to no end to think of the power of money that I have invested growing over time….
What Do I Think?
A couple of times in the past–such is this–I have examined some topics in my life that feel good just to look a bit closer at my attitude about them. I thought…
Eventually Water Always Wins Out
This worked last week, so I’m gonna try it again. Here’s a quote from “The Vortex,” by Esther and Jerry Hicks: A belief is only a thought that you keep thinking–it is…
Carving Out My Corner of the World
One thing I love about this blog is that it is my turf. I get to set the rules, I get to choose the subjects, I get to go on about whatever…
Finding My Groove in an Early-Morning Dream World
Saturday has become my usual day for doing longer runs. Today was no different: I got up at 6:30am to run 10 1/2 miles. It was cold and quiet on the street….
Hey, Mr. Investing Junkie, Lay Off the Rat Poison!
Recently I have spent a lot studying websites like portfoliocharts.com and portfoliovisualizer.com. First, let me say these are fantastic sites. I often find myself enjoying their rich wealth of data about the…
Oh, To Enjoy My Songs!
This week has been pretty remarkable, because for the first time in recent memory I have been playing my songs. And enjoying myself. And I’m not just talking about playing the song…
You Cannot Criticize Yourself to Success
This is from “The Vortex,” a book by Esther and Jerry Hicks: Whenever you criticize, or push against, anything, you hold yourself outside of your Vortex. Flawed premises hold people outside of…