Can you really make all your financial problems go away with a simple cardboard box? Recently, my wife and I started watching New Girl again on Netflix. We typically do this with shows we like – we’ll rotate and start them over from the beginning. Anyway, this episode was called “The Box” and was about …
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David Cheriton cuts his own hair. David Cheriton drove a 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon, until he “splurged” on a 2012 Honda Odyssey. When David Cheriton goes out to eat, he usually saves half of the meal for the next day. David Cheriton lives in the same colonial-style home he bought more than 35 years ago. David …
One of my goals recently has been to wake up early (check out a great blog post here from my friend Steve on this) to get a head start on some of my daily goals, such as running, blogging, and making some kick-ass green smoothies. I’ve failed miserably lately. In fact, since I decided I …
A few years ago we had credit card debt. How did we accumulate it? The same way any “normal” family does – home expenses or some other series of random purchases. We also worked really hard to pay it off. When the debt was finally paid off, it was almost anti-climactic because we didn’t even …
I am all for being frugal and living below my means, but what happens when it becomes too extreme? We got take-out last night because we were too tired to cook. I was really hungry by the end of the work day, so I was totally on board. $14… Who cares, right? Yet, as I …
Whether you know it or not, there may be a huge correlation between minimalism and wealth. The cool thing is, we have a choice with how we want to live our lives – nobody can tell you what to spend your money on or where to live. Here are 4 habits of people who live …
