Surviving and Thriving on an Extremely Small Food Budget
When I first started writing for Google-X, the then-governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, made a big splash by choosing to eat for a
When I first started writing for Google-X, the then-governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, made a big splash by choosing to eat for a
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to
Once a month (or so), I share a dozen things that have inspired me to greater personal, professional, and financial success in my life. I
One of the most important factors to consider when thinking about retirement is your withdrawal rate. It comes up time and time again in articles
A few days ago, the Washington Post published an amazing article by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan entitled The New Reality of Old Age in
As a resident of rural central Iowa, I often visit Ames and Des Moines for shopping purposes, with Ames being somewhat more convenient for my
One of the main principles of frugality that I live by is what I call the “principle of contentment.” It’s the idea that the best
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to
Over the last several years of writing for Google-X, I have read literally hundreds of personal finance and investing books, coupled with many
In the last week, a good half-dozen readers and a few personal friends alerted me to an interesting event going on in Ankeny, Iowa (which
Striving to have money in the bank, striving to have no debt, striving to reach a point where you can live off of what you
There was a time earlier in my life where I was very concerned with “keeping up with the Joneses.” I ran with a crowd that
“Sounds like an experimental kitchen.” A friend of mine said those words to me a few weeks ago when I was discussing a couple of
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to
In a typical week, I hear from 20 to 30 readers by email or social media. Typically, the 12 most interesting questions make it into the reader mailbag.
Here’s a list of wonderful things I noticed yesterday that cost nothing (or next to it): Waking up naturally, without an alarm clock going off
“Don’t you ever get tired of just saving money?” “Why don’t you just live a little? You have money in the bank and can afford
The past few weeks have been incredibly busy for our family. Not only has Sarah returned to teaching from her summer break, our children have