“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…
I’ve been buying up shares of Tofutti. I’ve been following Tofutti off and on for years. Tofutti was founded by David Mintz in the 1980s.…
Dear Me, For Christmas this year, I want you to look back to August 2nd, 2018. This was the day you set a plan in…