I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. They are generally drunken promises made on December 31st that are broken by the middle of January, if they are remembered at all. I don’t make resolutions. My goal for 2010 is to complete one major self-improvement project each month. That’s an entire year of 30-day projects. …
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I have recently reworked our budget, including a new spreadsheet, sorted by categories. It’s a Google Doc template available here. I will dive into each section in detail in coming weeks. My wife and I had a long conversation about what has worked and what has failed miserably regarding our debt and repayment plan. The…
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A conversation between me and my temporally displaced self. Future Me: Excuse me, Jason? Me: Yes? FMe: <Slap!> Me: May I ask what that was for? FMe: Of course. Me: What was that for, jerk? FMe: That was payback for all of the hell you have put me through. Me: What?!? I’ve never even met…
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Recently, my wife and I were discussing life improvement, the options in front of us, and our future goals. She said she felt trapped by the scope of our goals and didn’t know where to start. That led to a discussion on achieving our goals, which led to this. Examine your life. Take stock of…
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