The Happiest Teacher

This blog journey really started out when I crossed that $100,000 net worth line back in January of 2018. It took me 34 years of life to...

Jobs can be stressful. I may be "The Happiest Teacher" online, but even I can get overwhelmed and frazzled. With Spring Break almost...

My first job was when I was 11. I was a fresh faced kid out with his parents, shopping for a Christmas tree on a cold and starry...

As I sit looking out of my floor to ceiling windows at my beautiful view looking over the water and city, I know I could save more money....

A few weeks ago, the world went mad due to a popular uprising. The little guy was fighting back against the entrenched powers, and even...

The world wants your attention. It craves your eyes, because your eyes are the quickest way to your wallet. Your brain plays a big role...

When I was about 20, I worked at a store called SEARS selling TV's. One day, a refurbished floor model was available for purchase, and...

This is the first Net Worth and Savings Update from China! My life here is pretty settled at this point. I have a lovely apartment, I...

Can Marshmallows determine our fate? More specifically, can our response to them determine our academic, social, and financial success? ...

My financial writing journey really started with this question for myself. I was getting my spending down, maximizing my savings, and I...

Times are tough. Budgets are tight. Even with news of COVID vaccines on the horizon, they aren't here yet. Even when it rolls out,...

November I started over. I moved, and when I did, I got rid of all my possessions, and got everything down to 4 suitcases. When I got to...

In the personal finance space, the phrase I hear more than any other is, “I wish I knew then what I know now!” But the thing for me is...

I'm a greedy person. I consume. For decades I consumed to excess and felt the short term excitement and long term decay. I got fat. I...

For years I was an ogler of cars. I had a mind for Mercedes, I blushed for BMW, I was riveted to Rolls Royce. I saw a shiny car, and my...

Do you want to make money while you sleep?  Pretty much every video or article about “Passive Income” starts with this alluring question....

If you've followed me for any length of time, you know I love my Batch Cooking!  If I were Romeo, Batch Cooking would be my Juliet (minus...

What would you say if your sister was about to start a job where 99% of the people who worked there LOST significant amounts of money...

In our world that seems to be spinning out of control with COVID, economic shocks, and environmental disasters, Stoicism is having a...

Our habits are largely a product of our environment.  In the 1970s, Canadian Psychologist Bruce Alexander conducted his famous Rat Park...