You know the saying, One man's trash is another man's treasure. The phrase never rung more true than the day I helped load a metal monstrosity weighing several hundred pounds into the back of a pickup truck. I discovered my love for grilling … [Read more...] about Proof That You Can Sell Anything On Craigslist
Happy Valentine's Day, Clever friends! Another weekend is upon us, and the wife and I are moving to our next round of home cleaning and decluttering that we started last weekend. Nothing says romance like putting on sweatpants and cleaning, right? … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – 2/14
Oh checking account, why do you hate me so? Personally, I don't even understand why you're called a checking account given that I use my debit card far more than I write checks. I try to love my checking account, reconciling it as often as I … [Read more...] about Why I Should Reconcile My Checkbook Every Day
Growing up, I was taught that hard work is valued and rewarded. I learned recently that may not be 100% accurate. Let's back up a few years. As a software engineer, I “own†certain pieces of software that I have written, and continue to … [Read more...] about Life Lesson: Leaders Earn More Money
Last weekend's Super Bowl was a complete bust. It was a very anti-climactic end to my favorite sports season, and as I mentioned last week I now have 6-8 weekends before it gets nice out to do outside activities. I happened to mention this in … [Read more...] about Clever Posts Of The Week – February 7th
It started out as a joke almost twenty years ago while my now wife and I were still in college. Her mom would come to the city where we were attending school, and take us both out for lunch or dinner just to catch up on how we were doing. Since we … [Read more...] about How a Trip to the Bathroom 20 Years Ago Means I Never Pay For Dinner With My Mother-In-Law Again
It went right to voice mail. Again. My wife and I had both texted and called our son, but we had been unable to get any kind of response from him for well over an hour. He was at a friend's house for the afternoon while my wife and I traveled to a … [Read more...] about The Frustrating Tale Of a Teenager And His Cell Phone
Making a career move can be a very rewarding step to take but it can also be a risky one. If you’ve been feeling unhappy in your current position or feel the pull of bigger and better things, then quitting your job in search of a new career path … [Read more...] about Is the time right to change jobs?
