Surprising Mother’s Day Facts

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Meandering | 21 comments

Mother’s Day is almost here. Did you buy flowers? Plan something special? Remember that Mother’s Day doesn’t have to be...

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We Gave Frugal the Finger

Posted by on Apr 4, 2013 in Meandering, money management | 28 comments

Let’s get philosophical before I tell you how I’m about to blow $4,000 on things people may think are “trivial.”...

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When Is It Time to Call in the Professional?

Posted by on Mar 28, 2013 in Meandering, money management | 16 comments

A serious question here…without an answer. Does anyone have the mathematical equation? Over the last few weeks, my garage door opener...

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On Celebrating Wins, Arkansas, Carnegie Mellon and Budgets-to-Nowhere

Posted by on Mar 20, 2013 in irrelevant stories, Meandering | 20 comments

This post was supposed to be yesterday, but we’d just returned from Fayetteville, Arkansas, full of good feeling, late and tired. Rather...

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Be the Master of Your Own Domain

Posted by on Mar 18, 2013 in Meandering | 21 comments

Pay attention to your own goals, not those of some celebrity you’ll never meet. I was at the supermarket yesterday buying (in case...

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Rethink Your To-Do List: Throw Out Your Problem Tasks

Posted by on Mar 14, 2013 in Meandering, money management | 23 comments

Your life is too short to work on tasks you aren’t good at or don’t like. Remove unnecessary tasks and I’ll bet...

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