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Can you help make places more people-friendly?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 25, 2014 | Featured

(200th post! Thanks everyone for your support.) I talked before about the pain of being in a place that isn’t designed for you. It might have seemed a bit heavier than the usual fare here, but then again, if we … Read More … Read More

Tags: advocacy, cities, moving, streets, towns, walking

Why no one walks (or, this land was not made for you or me)

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 22, 2014 | Featured

Recently, I spent some time in a small city in the US Southeast. Stationed in a hotel a few miles from the center of town and without a car, I spent a few days negotiating the area on foot. … Read More … Read More

Tags: bill bryson, Charles Marohn, pedestrians, planning, roads, Strong Towns, towns, walking, windshield perspective

Why the Home Depot and Target breaches aren’t an argument for using credit cards

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 18, 2014 | Featured

Another month, another major retailer announces that their internal records have been hacked, and their customer credit/debit card accounts stolen. This time it was 60 million accounts, making it the biggest breach ever. I was at dinner the other … Read More … Read More

Tags: credit, credit cards, debit, debit cards, emergency fund, fraud, scam

Become a Trusted Traveler with NEXUS (and get your eyeballs scanned)

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 15, 2014 | Featured

A few months ago, I wrote about my experience signing up for NEXUS, the joint border clearance program between the US and Canada that allows for expedited travel in, out, and between the two countries. The process for getting … Read More … Read More

Tags: airports, border crossing, Canada, customs, Global Entry, international, NEXUS, Pre-check, travel

Start a mastermind group to get things done

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 11, 2014 | Featured

As I wrote in my last post, I’ve just released a new e-book. I’m very proud of it, and I think you’ll enjoy it too. (Did I mention I’m giving it away for free?) The project was a large … Read More … Read More

Tags: accountability, mastermind group, peers, work

Get my new e-book: Stick It To The Man!

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 8, 2014 | Featured

I’m excited to announce that I’ve written an e-book! This manifesto-sized book is called “Stick It To The Man! A primer on how to live and thrive inside the system.” It’s full of ideas and meditations on practicing abundance, … Read More … Read More

Tags: book, e-book, ebook, publications, subscribe, writing

How to respond to hardship

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 4, 2014 | Featured

I don’t wish hardship on anyone. But then again, I don’t need to; there’s enough of it to go around without me doing anything. With that in mind, knowing that hardship, pain, and hurt are a necessary part of … Read More … Read More

Tags: coping, hardship, pain

Don’t invest until you understand

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 1, 2014 | Featured

You don’t have to look hard to find a celebrity (musician, movie star, athlete) who has been bilked out of a large portion of their earnings through mismanagement. And while some of this mismanagement could be via too much … Read More … Read More

Tags: advisors, investing

On cultural programming, or why a home is not necessarily a house

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 28, 2014 | Featured

While writing why you probably can’t afford to buy a home, I found myself subconsciously substituting the word “house” for the word “home.” That article, one of the longest I’ve ever written for this site, has the word “home” … Read More … Read More

Tags: assumptions, cities, culture, home, house, owning, renting, urbanization

Five reasons why you can’t afford to buy a home

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 25, 2014 | Featured

It seems like lots of people I talk to these days are thinking about buying a home. Perhaps it’s the season, or the particular intersection of age and socio-economic background in the circles I travel in. Perhaps it’s coincidence. … Read More … Read More

Tags: home, home ownership, house, mortgages, owning

Blog

Can you help make places more people-friendly?

Why no one walks (or, this land was not made for you or me)

Why the Home Depot and Target breaches aren’t an argument for using credit cards

Become a Trusted Traveler with NEXUS (and get your eyeballs scanned)

Start a mastermind group to get things done

How to respond to hardship

Don’t invest until you understand

On cultural programming, or why a home is not necessarily a house

Five reasons why you can’t afford to buy a home

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