You know what sucks? The pang in your stomach the moment you realize you forgot to do something really, really important. That queasy sensation replicated only from finding the biggest, scariest roller coaster around, cresting the top of the hill, and having the floor completely drop out from underneath you. Freefall, right into the terrifying […]
Saving Money
When a Sale Isn’t Really A Sale
Downtown Minneapolis’ Macy’s is closing. A brick and mortar retail store closing isn’t exactly noteworthy these days, but the downtown Minneapolis Macy’s is a particularly special case. For one, the store is big. Not just big – massive. This thing takes up (took up?) nearly an entire city block and towers 6 stories into […]
Finding Your Perfect Day in Early Retirement
“So, just how exactly do you plan on filling your time in early retirement?” she asked me, pen and pad in hand, ready to record my exact answer to the quiz. I was a little taken aback. Sure, early retirement sounds great, and I’ve been drawn to some notion of it for as long as […]
Shopping for a $50 Million Dollar Vacation Home
Picture this: I’m having a great time last week on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. I’m skiing down the side of a beautiful mountain trail, when I stumble upon this condo complex: “Wow, that’s a nice complex,” I think to myself. “Hey wait, that condo building only has one garage…” I realize. It hits me. That’s […]
Learning About Money from Mr. & Mrs. Miser
Meet the Misers. The misers are an undeniably frugal couple whose story teaches us all a valuable lesson about managing our money. The misers live a boring lifestyle, or at least that’s what everyone says. You see, the misers have experienced economic collapse first hand, and the hardship left a scar of frugality deeply ingrained in their approach […]
