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confessions from the face of the earth

Contrary to what you may have suspected, I didn’t find the face of the earth and drop off of it back in June. I wasn’t even looking for the face of the earth; though I can bet Mt. Everest is involved – seems like a logical nose for the world to me. Continue reading

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when financial problems are really boundary problems

Most financial issues aren’t the root problem, they’re the leaves at the end of a branch, at the end of a limb, attached to a trunk that shoots down below the surface of the ground. Simply put: Financial problems are a symptom, not the cause. Continue reading

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remember cable tv?

One of the best lifestyle changes I experienced after marrying Elisa was limiting the amount of time we spent watching TV. I used to watch a lot of TV. The average household in America has a television on for around six hours every day and I probably wasn’t too far off of that figure. Continue reading

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the pottery barn kids catalog is like a living dollhouse

I wonder if we adults find solace in the Pottery Bard Kids catalog because we know life isn’t like these pictures before us, and these kids aren’t old enough to know that yet. Are the things we buy for our children about them or are they really about us? Continue reading

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saying “i love you” with beneficiary forms

If you’ve been working for an employer with a retirement plan like a 401(k), 403(b), Roth 401(k), or other form of alphabet soup, and you haven’t updated your beneficiary forms to include your spouse, it’s time to show some love. Continue reading

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