“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” Isaiah 22:13 On August 3rd, 2023, I will commence Operation Austere August. I had been thinking…
In January I posted my New Year’s Resolutions. Here is the Second Quarter Report for the period ending June 30, 2023. Eat professionally prepared meals judiciously. GRADE:…
Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling are the Four Horseman of relationship failure according to The Gottman Institute. As a middle-aged man who has been married…
I declared 2022 the year of the abundancy mindset. I did that to counterbalance a proclivity toward toward scarcity, defense, security, and minimalism. That proclivity remains.…
Crafty Middle-aged Man says, “Yes, I Can Use My HSA for a New Roof, Tax-free!”
For several years now, I have half-heartedly contemplated the purchase of a vacation home. Last summer my wife and I took the baby step of…
“You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk? — Dirty Harry Depending on what source you pull and when you look, you’ll…
Arizona currently shares by far the highest gas prices in the nation along with California and Hawaii, sans the ocean view. For many years, our…
In 2021, I posted about Arizona’s Homestead Exemption moving in 2022 from $150,000 to $250,000. That was a long overdue step in the right direction.…