One Caveman’s Financial Journey

In just an hour or so, we’ll be heading out for what will probably be our last trip before the new baby arrives.  As a proper end to my at-home vacation, we’re taking our annual pilgrimage to Branson, MO.
This year, I was fortunate enough to land two free passes to Silver Dollar City (care of [...]

I’ve been suffering from a major writing funk this month. Hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance right at the beginning of the month seems to have burned me out on writing for some reason.  It took me more than 12 hours over two days to complete it and was up until 3 am on that [...]

We’re coming up on a long weekend here in the United States as we stop working to celebrate the fact we have jobs.  What a curious holiday Labor Day is!
My family will be taking advantage of the extended weekend to visit a local botanical garden that’s hosting a Japanese festival.  I’m eager to spend some [...]

If you know me, you know that I push myself until I drop.  I’m always going and I always neglect to carve out time for sleep, rest, and relaxation.  As an offshoot of my perfectionism, I’m unable to really stop working unless I completely leave everything behind.  But even if I don’t have work in [...]