I recently interviewed for what I'd call my dream job--writing at home full-time about all things personal finance. Part of the interview was to write five different writing assignments. I was really nervous. Even though I spend between 2-4 hours a day writing for various clients, I still feel like there's a lot more room to grow in terms of my writing skillz. So I enlisted a … [Read more...]

Has anyone else had that suffocating sensation of feeling helpless when it comes to their finances? I feel it on and off again and right now I'm in the on again stage. To set the stage, my wife is pregnant. A few weeks ago, I took her to the hospital because she had been throwing up non-stop for the previous 24 hours and was severely dehydrated. The trip to the ER, which … [Read more...]

[Disclaimer: I know I sound bitter in this post, and that's because I am.] Yesterday morning I came to the depressing conclusion that my college degree is practically worthless. First of all, I'm mad it took me a year and a half to realize it. I should've seen it just a few months after I graduated. At the time, my wife and I had moved to Arkansas to be closer to her family, … [Read more...]

What do you do for someone's birthday when they literally want nothing? Today is my birthday, for any of you out there who care. And I really struggle with the question, "What do you want for your birthday?" Along with that question are "What do you want for Christmas?" and "How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?" I don't know! I have a problem. There were … [Read more...]

My wife is away for the weekend, giving me some extra time to stare at the wall at night when I come home from work...just kidding. In fact, I've been working. Something I haven't mentioned yet is that while I was on my blogging hiatus, I got this SWEET opportunity to run a couple of blogs for a company that I've been writing for since November. One is their German blog and the … [Read more...]