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...]
Sweet are the Uses of Adversity
All things considered, I have felt pretty sucky about my life as of late. I know, you've probably read the sob story before. I graduated with a Finance degree last December and had a great internship in the financial services industry, and I was rockin' it. All of the sudden, my wife and I felt strongly that we should move to Arkansas to be closer to her family (she grew up in … [Read more...]
So You’re Happy Huh? Keep Telling Yourself That
While my wife and I were at church yesterday, another member of our congregation asked her how her teaching job was going. “It’s great! But it’s also really stressful.” To give you an idea of how stressful, she’s a first-year Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Ec) teacher, teaching 4 separate classes, one of which is a full-blown catering class in its first year and she’s … [Read more...]
Spreading the Gospel: From the Twitter IPO to Increasing Your Revenue by 300%
Sup! This week has been a delicious one when it comes to blog posts by other financial writers. Unfortunately, I don't have the time today to link and comment on all the ones I want to, but this is all really good stuff. Jumping off a cliff: Investing in the Twitter IPO by John at Frugal Rules - For those who aren't familiar with financial terms like IPO, Twitter is going … [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...]