Archive for the ‘Health and Fitness’ Category

Why Is Dieting Difficult But Budgeting Easy?

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

This post is a bit off topic, but I've been wondering for a while why some people can be completely dedicated to budgeting (me) yet can't seem to consistently eat well (me). After all, isn't a diet just a food budget? Budgets have rules and diets have rules. Whether you're on ...

How Long Do You Expect To Live?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

When I told my wife about this post she blurted out “Don’t tell me!”. :-) I’m not trying to be morbid, but your expected lifetime is a key factor in retirement planning. You need to evaluate your life expectancy, and that of your spouse and/or family members, in order to evaluate ...

Financial Kung Fu

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Like most sports, martial arts require a combination of skills to be effective. There are numerous similarities between how each of us should handle our finances and the martial arts, and our personal finances also require a combination of efforts and skills in order to be effective. Stability When facing an ...