by Michael | Feb 22, 2019 | Money
This post may contain “affiliate links”. This means if you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read this disclosure for more info. Rat race (noun, an Americanism dating back to 1935-1940): “any...
by Michael | Oct 8, 2018 | Adventure
I returned home this week from FinCon 2018, the grand finale of my busiest month in recent years. Even though I’m eager to get back to my wonderful everyday family man life, I gave myself permission to take a mental health break for my first day and a half back home....
by Michael | Sep 9, 2018 | Life
In this recent article on Get Rich Slowly, J.D. explored the topic of using positive reinforcement to foster smart money habits. He began it with something of a confession: While many of his articles take a few hours to produce, he had drafted the above article...
by Michael | May 10, 2018 | Money
At last year’s FinCon in Dallas, I got the chance to meet and talk with fellow MMM HQ Patron, Sean Merron, co-host of the 2 Frugal Dudes podcast. We quickly realized we shared a background in community organizing. Not only did Sean have years of experience running...
by Michael | Jan 13, 2018 | Adventure
When Ellen and I sit down to list our values, travel always makes our respective lists. Before we met, we both studied abroad in college. When we finally crossed paths at age 23, we met in Mexico where we were both spending several months to further our Spanish...
by Michael | Dec 3, 2017 | Money
At around the time we started our blog this spring, Ellen and I ran into an article about FinCon, a 4 day personal finance conference. When we saw that FinCon17 was going to be in Dallas in October, it seemed like a good year to check it out. We likely would have been...
