My aunt decided to trim her household budget, so instead of sending her favorite dress to the dry cleaners, she washed it by hand. She proudly said to her husband, “Look... we’re seven dollars richer because I washed this dress by hand!” Her husband replied, “Good. Wash it again!” It would [...]

Isn’t it funny that a popular New Year’s resolution is to get thin— yet we’d also like to “fatten up” our bank accounts? If your checking account looks a little scrawny, you’re not alone. Spending less and saving more is one of the “Top Ten” New Year’s resolutions every year. After [...]

After the holiday season, you might have over-indulged when it came to food and drink. January brings with it a flurry of resolutions to tighten up that belt... straighten up, and fly right. But what about your finances? Did you overspend? Buy stuff that you discovered was cheaper elsewhere? According to [...]

We’re now safely into the New Year… and one question I’m sure you’re either getting asked or asking yourself is this: “How are you doing on those New Year’s resolutions?” I won’t pry. Instead, I thought I share a few pithy quotes on the subject of our annual ritual of self-improvement.  Enjoy: [...]

What’s every child’s favorite two words in Winter? “SNOW DAY!” There’s nothing better when you’re a kid to get the happy news of the unexpected gift of a day off from school. It meant a day free from pencils, books, dirty looks, and instead offered cartoons, games, and snowball fights in [...]

They say there’s two types of people: Dog People Cat People In my opinion, dealing with dogs is MUCH easier. Maybe it’s because we’ve been around dogs longer. Some think we were playing some early form of fetch with Rover up to 36,000 years ago, while the human-cat relationship only goes [...]

This little note’s for those of us in what could be considered in the 3rd or 4th quarters of our careers. You’ve paid your dues. You’ve worked hard, grown your skillset, and have risen the corporate ladder. Now, according to Jeff Pundyk of Marketwatch, get ready to be shown the door. [...]

I interrupt this email for a special announcement… Baby Yoda Holy cow, that cute little green alien fuzzball has rocked the internet like a billion star cruisers on overdrive. Disney’s “The Mandalorian” has created legendary buzz, not only with its spaghetti western vibe and namesake star, but with the offbeat tagalong [...]

It’s an ongoing debate… Mac vs. PC Microsoft even revived the conflict recently with a commercial where someone named “Mac Book” claimed that a Microsoft Surface was the better computer. I won’t get into the pluses and minuses of either platform, what interested me was the recent announcement by Apple of [...]

Warning: THIS email is a distraction. But I promise… A good one. Every day at home, at work, on the road we’re CONSTANTLY bombarded with hundreds if not thousands of cries for attention. Most – in the grand scheme of things – matter little. Some, however, matter a LOT. How do [...]