I didn’t want to workout the other day. I was dead tired. Just couldn’t sleep the night before. But I did it anyway. I didn’t set any records—that’s for sure. But I did it. And I did the full workout. It was as if I had no choice. A mysterious force seemed to propel me […]
The fact that you’re reading a personal finance blog says a lot about your commitment to manage money well. However, I’m curious to know more about your motivations. To use a question frequently asked by our two-year-old: “But why?” Are you trying to get out of debt? Build savings? Figure out the best way to […]
My wife and I recently ran the 13-mile Chicago half marathon. For us, it was the accomplishment of a very challenging goal. Over the past 10 years, we had never run anywhere close to that distance. As we trained for the event, I noticed a lot of similarities with pursuing a tough financial goal like […]
