For more than a hundred years, people have used the expression “A picture is worth a thousand words.” While the origin of the phrase isn’t entirely clear—it was likely an advertising slogan—the saying itself has staying power, because it’s true. Even a simple picture can tell a story. Professional photographers understand this concept and create […]
Archives for February 2016
Guest post at Angry Retail Banker: Welcome new readers and subscribers!
Welcome new readers and subscribers! My recent guest post on Angry Retail Banker on the topic of mortgages this week piqued many readers interest in our personal journey to financial independence. Many of ARB’s readers visited this site and subscribed to receive future posts. Thank you. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new […]
Who Is “The Man” and Do You Work for Him?
I am part of a generation of people who grew up with certain fads, trends and slang that—back in the day—seemed timely. Each generation develops its own fads that sometimes look silly when we remember that era. Heck, I remember begging my mother to let me get bell-bottoms jeans, since they were what all the […]
Three Things at a Time
Does it ever feel like you are trying to accomplish too many things at once? It’s a common feeling—we rush from one task to another, sometimes leaving things half done or, if completed, done with less than our best efforts. In my reading, I happened upon an interesting concept: if we want to do things […]
Leaving it all behind: Cruising into our Vacation
Today is a real milestone for me – I turn the big 55. I keep thinking about the Sammy Hagar song “I can’t drive 55”, wondering how this age will be for me. I know it is just another year and number, but “dag nab it”; all those young PF bloggers out their retiring in […]
Do You Have the Travel Urge?
I was born with the urge to travel. My German-born mother met and married my father when he was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. A few months before I was born, they moved to the U.S., where I have lived entire my life (so far). As a child, I traveled with my […]
Here’s $25K. Now Go Spend It!
When the Powerball jackpot recently surged to $1.5 billion, “Powerball fever” swept across much of the country. On the news and across social media, many reported on what that much money (even after taxes) could buy, and the extent to which it could change a person’s life. I believe this helped people escape from the […]