My experience as a Mormon missionary in Germany was unforgettable. In addition to the spiritual experiences I had and the people I served, I had the pleasure of meeting a group of Nazis (who were actually quite nice), a self-proclaimed vampire (complete with filed teeth), and a guy who was convinced he was Jesus Christ. I was spit on, yelled at, and received death threats. So … [Read more...]
Changing Your Behavior Isn’t Enough
Last week I started a blog post entitled “How I Would Max out My Credit Cards”. I was feeling a little daydreamy and started to think about all the things I would do if I just let loose and lived my life the way the Joneses do. Do you ever do that? Obviously it’s not exciting to think about the consequences, but those people don’t live that way anyway. So I just began to let … [Read more...]
Learn How to Juggle Your Finances
Learning how to deal with your finances is a lot like juggling. To show you just how difficult and frustrating it is, enjoy this little gem of me learning how to juggle five or so years ago (while listening to German Christmas music): I know. I’m a goober. Anyway, if you’re just learning how to do all this stuff, it’s hard. There are a lot of different things you … [Read more...]
What I Will Not Give Up to Save More, and What I Will
Everyone is different when it comes to budgeting. It’s easy to look at someone else’s spending habits with utter disgust and not realize that they may be more frugal in areas where you have no control. It’s easy to judge someone else because they don’t do things the way you do or the way you think they should. So in the spirit of non-judgment (I guess you can judge me if you … [Read more...]
Be the Change You Wish to See
There is a quote often attributed to Ghandi, although he never actually said it: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." I'm pretty sure I felt like a big idiot when I found that out, and I'm sorry if you feel like a big idiot right now, but for today's post, I want to change that up a bit. And you can quote me on this one :) Be the change you wish to see in your … [Read more...]