At one of my previous churches, there was an older couple who owned a million+ dollar mansion in a rich area of Parker. This was years before house prices began to skyrocket in Colorado. It had several floors, an enormous atrium, an elevator, a spa, a half-court for basketball, some cool outdoor seating areas with […]
Category: Culture
Thoughts on Travel
It’s travel season. I know this because my Facebook newsfeed has been blowing up with pictures for the past month. I have mixed feelings about travel. Which is why I’m writing this. Travel and I go back a ways and have a bit of a dark history. Part 1: The Past When […]
The PlayStation Hunt: A Case Study in Consumerism
Some of my favorite memories from my previous church involve the game nights we used to have. At the time, I was pretty terrible at first-person shooters but managed to learn enough to get into the games and play decently, which helped to make things fun. By far the coolest game “night” was the 10 […]
The Unpopularity of Financial Independence
I don’t have any friends who are interested in financial independence. A few friends have encountered Mr. Money Mustache’s blog through the course of their financial searches, but I don’t know anybody else personally who is pursuing FI. Largely, I don’t think anybody knows it is an option. I certainly didn’t. I once had the […]
The Pernicious Lie
“It will always be tough.” Several years ago, I experienced a significant pay raise at my job and found that my money was melting away and I wasn’t sure where to. I was living with my parents to avoid paying rent and was using a large part of my paycheck to pay off my student […]
Who are the Joneses?
I had never actually heard of the Joneses until I began reading Dave Ramsey nearly a decade ago, and I have mostly only heard the expression “keep up with the Joneses” in financial settings. My family has never, to my knowledge, purchased anything to keep up with their neighbors or friends. I could be wrong, […]