It’s late summer 1996 and I’m playing pool with some college buddies that are also home for the summer break. We’re all about 21 years old, and very comfortable in our upper-middle-class lifestyle fueled...
For almost a year now I have been doing the grocery shopping for our family of five. I like routines so I generally go every Monday morning, usually around 10 am or so—you know,...
Almost exactly ten years ago we were in the process of finding and buying our current house in the suburbs. At the time we were living in our first single-family home that we had bought...
A few months ago I was having lunch with a good friend (let’s call him Jake). During our conversation he described his current state of mind regarding his job at a corporate organization: he...
On my last day of work in Corporate America earlier this year I was having a conversation with a member of my team as we walked down the hall. It was just a generic...
The question of “how much is enough” is of central importance in our financial lives. In fact I think you could make the argument that it’s the only question to be answered in relation...
Now that I am semi-retired and enjoying the daily benefits that being financially independent (at least for the short-term) encompasses, I have the opportunity to be involved in our kids’ activities at a much...
During my years in corporate America I came to realize that many people toiling in this world do not fully understand or appreciate the bargain that they have implicitly accepted. They have traded their...
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