Back in April, I participated in the March for Science here in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is a city that has seen the very real and harsh effects of being irresponsible stewards of our environment. Our mills–which built Carnegie’s wealth and later his repentant philanthropic legacy–almost destroyed our region. A mixture of EPA regulations and globalization leading Continue Reading »
It’s been about a month now since I shared that I’m carrying some debt. As promised, I wanted to update you on my progress towards putting it the eff to sleep. The Progress Chart I was able to put a nice chunk of change towards Debt #1. I was fortunate that last month was a Continue Reading »
As conference season inches closer, I’m realizing that I really need to start planning my travel itinerary now. While I have flights and hotels booked, I haven’t cemented what, exactly, I’ll be doing once I hit the ground at FinCon this year. So I started planning a couple of lunches. I blocked off time for Continue Reading »
Aspiring musicians, and oftentimes their parents, find themselves asking, “Why are music lessons so expensive?” Many do not realize that music teachers are usually self employed and have to take their own expenses into account. Teachers also factor in the time they prepare for each student, including travel. Music teachers want to give their students Continue Reading »
A few months back, we took a road trip down to Florida. We were going to a wedding, and a family member had gifted us a week at their timeshare in Orlando as a Christmas present. We couldn’t have gotten out of going to Disney if we wanted to. Of course, we wanted to go. Continue Reading »