Our Guest Post At PlentyVegan.Com
A close friend and creator of the site PlentyVegan.com recently asked me to write up a piece on how we are raising our children on a plant-based diet. With lots of thoughts about that very topic swimming through my head, I enjoyed having the chance to write it all...
Quitting My Job Saved Us Thousands
I loved my job. I really did. But I’m so glad I quit. There are several reasons I decided to do so. The biggest and most compelling reason was because we were moving to Colorado and having a second child. If those two factors had not been a piece of the larger puzzle,...
Why Uncommon Dream?
My grandfather was super special. Kind, gentle, mischievous, adventurous, incredibly loving, and so darn smart. He had a sparkle in his eye and an easy laugh. People didn’t just like him. They adored him. Growing up, I was no exception. I just loved my grandfather so...
It’s Easier To Control My Environment than to Control Myself
Like anyone, I’m always struggling with habits and wants that don’t always serve my needs and goals. With the beginning of a new year, it’s a good time to be thinking about how to tackle this ubiquitous challenge. I’ve found the best success when I control my...
Adventure is Out There!
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...
Christmas: Minimize the Muck, Maximize the Magic
Somewhere in a photo box is a series of pictures I took as a kid documenting my Christmas haul for the year. I’d strategically pile everything up together in front of the fireplace and take a picture. That was usually sometime after I got off the phone with each of my...
FinCon17 Review: The Woodstock of Personal Finance
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...