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Musings on personal finance and more. Not written with AI since 2012.

You can (and should) love where you live

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  In my post on managing the post-vacation blues, I identified three strategies that you can employ to reduce or manage the emotional let down that comes along with returning from a trip or vacation.  There was a fourth strategy, … Read More … Read More

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How to handle the post-vacation blues

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  I’ve returned from Hawaii, the land of sunshine, to a land of gray skies and mid-afternoon sunsets. Coming home from a vacation or a long trip can often trigger an intense negative emotional crash.  This “post-vacation blues” is real, … Read More … Read More

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How to be grateful

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  All throughout my childhood Thanksgiving dinners, I was asked to be grateful.  Grateful for our food, our health, our families, whatever.  And I don’t know if other people felt the same way as I did, but it always felt … Read More … Read More

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Why cheap travel is better

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  I’m in Hawaii this week.  Among much else, it is a milestone for me:  I have now visited all fifty US states!  I’ve also made it to 21 countries, a respectable number (though not as respectable as this guy).  … Read More … Read More

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Van Gogh was a poseur, or why it’s okay to be a novice

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  I often hear people being reluctant to start something new.  “I’m afraid I’m going to do it wrong,” is usually how the hesitation displays itself.  I know that feeling myself, of course, having a whole host of things that … Read More … Read More

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Ex-Velleitiers Unite!

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  During the building of this site, I spent some time searching for a word to describe the people I wanted to surround myself with, the ones I identified with the most, the people who I wanted to connect with … Read More … Read More

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If they are advertising it, you don’t need it

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  Many words have been spoken about the perils about advertising.  I’ve never watched Mad Men, but I’ve listened to my friends’ discussions that followed after a long marathon.  But after years of being bombarded by advertisements, I’ve realized something … Read More … Read More

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When not to be frugal

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  I recently read about super-cheap fares to Hawaii from my home airport of Portland. I’m a travel enthusiast, and love going places any opportunity I can, but Hawaii holds a special appeal for me, as it is the only … Read More … Read More

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Are you an Unlikely Radical?

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  Have you ever wanted to shake your world up? Do you despise the phrase “that’s just the way things are” and want to remove it from our vocabulary? Do you come to your own conclusions?  Do you question everything … Read More … Read More

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Some things I know

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I may not know much.  Actually, I’m sure of that.  But here are a few things that I am pretty sure of. … Read More

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