In my recent post regarding temptations of 2019, I described how my “inner voice” made the difference in assessing good arguments on either side of…
In 2019, my major financial temptations were buying a new car for my wife, installing a swimming pool at our home or buying a home…
“Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.…
“What gets measured, gets managed.” –Peter Drucker I have begun to measure my financial net worth (FNW) on a monthly basis. At the beginning of…
In August 2018, I posted Merry Christmas 2024! about a plan to pay off my mortgage early. As phase one of that plan, from August…
What is a polder? The Dutch word polder technically means diked in and drained low-lying land. For centuries, the Dutch have reclaimed land from the…
Sampo Yoshi is a philosophy meaning, “Good for the seller, good for the buyer, and good for society.” Developed during the Shogunate era (1185 to…
When I’m thinking about spending money on something, I ask myself, “Am I working for that?” For example when a bottle of water at the…
Throughout August, we bought groceries at Whole Foods, Natural Grocers, Safeway, and Walmart. We were exploring what each store offered, what the prices were, and…
I put together a new family budget recently. I included a cell on the spreadsheet for monthly giving to remind myself to make regular giving…