I’ve been thinking about the US’ role internationally and some things that the US does and doesn’t quite do as well as other countries in my very limited exposure internationally. Even considering the limited exposure I’ve had internationally, there are a few things I had never considered before traveling that… Continue Reading... "3 Best and 3 Most Frustrating Aspects of Being American"
This is part 3 of 3 of my rambling advice for my daughter. Part 1 is here if you’d like to go! Self Continue Reading... "Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 3"
This is part 2 of 3 of my rambling advice for my daughter. Part 1 is here if you’d like to go! Relationships Continue Reading... "Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 2"
Over the last few years, I’ve been jotting down ideas, concepts and general ethics I want to make sure she understands. Each of these items I learned the hard way and never learned in school. I think every parent goes through this, in that we want our children to struggle… Continue Reading... "Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 1"
Credit Cards Most people don’t spend a lot of time considering how credit cards work (debit cards are different and tie directly to your bank’s checking account), it’s either just a handy thing that allows people to buy items quickly and easily or the most anti-consumer monstrous vampire to an… Continue Reading... "How do Credit Cards Work?"
The year is zooming by, as most years seem to do now! Here are a few items that have happened so far this year: Continue Reading... "2024 – Mid Year Check-in"
I haven’t seriously done New Year’s resolutions for a few years. Now it’s 2024, let’s give it a whirl! For the year of 2024, I will: 2. Read 20 books – This is the standard goal, I’m pleased with the yearly results so I don’t see a huge reason to… Continue Reading... "2024 – Thinking Up New Years Resolutions"
What is compound interest? Benjamin Franklin said “Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes money.” Outside of the egregious use of the words ‘makes’ and ‘money’ – this is the primary concept of compound interest. The concept can be deceptively easy to understand, deceptive in its true… Continue Reading... "Lesson Learned – Compound Interest"
I was asked to take a look at CareLink for medical emergency alerting for someone I know who may be able to get some good use out of it, so I figured I would do a post on what I’ve found. What does personal emergency alerting/response technology look like today?… Continue Reading... "A Look At CareLink Alerting Technology"
Hello! It’s been a while! My last post was last June of 2021 which was over 6 months ago. I realized after starting the site that as chaotic as my day job was, a new post a week here was fairly aggressive and I was not able to keep up.… Continue Reading... "Catch Up – Site Migration, Relaunch, and What’s New"