My days used to be so much different. I moved to NYC in 1996 for the diversity and pace. That was the dream. Wow how things have changed! It seems like another life ago now. My schedule looked something like the following: Wake up at 6am. Shower/ Shave and out the door by 7am Jammed […]
The growing value of your time
When I wrote my post a few months ago about the benefits and savings I could extract from “Moviepass”, I was overlooking an important part of this as an investment. My own time. I’ve been guilty of this before, in estimating the true cost of shared office space. But, with movies, we’ve probably always heard […]
When you need to tap that..
Want what I want, when I want it I read so much about saving money and living a frugal life but I must admit, I wonder how sustainable that lifestyle is for many. I’ve lived that life. Like… “hardcore”. Since I’m still taking a break from the work world at 52, I’m trying to figure […]
When your time truly becomes your own
It never gets old I’ve been in between jobs now for 2 years. I’m still working on some back problems, but I’m making progress at a reasonable pace. During the time I’ve been off, we’ve even been able to take 2 short Caribbean vacations during that time. Whether or not this is temporary, or just […]
How does genetics effect my weight?
How hard is it to stay in shape at mid-life? Over a year ago, I decided to take the plunge into submitting my DNA to 23 and Me to find out a little more about my ancestry and my health. I must admit, I haven’t poured over the data and only initially logged into the […]
Online access to Social Security
Online access to your retirement benefits This is a follow up post to my original post regarding my investigation about why my social security estimated benefit statements stopped arriving. The last one I had received was in 2015. One of the nice things about living in New York city is spotting the occasional actor or […]
How to fix my bad lower back pain
What does lower back pain have to do with personal finance? I must admit, I never expected to be writing about lower back pain on this site. I started this web site to help others and to share some of my story. Truthfully, my core passions include personal finance and frugality. However, I found so […]
I hate my site stats! Revealing spotlight on what went wrong.
Site stats: The Devil is in the details Really that headline should read, “What went wrong & right.” because the numbers are trending back in a direction that are positive. However, February was a bust and March will still probably fall short of where I left off in January. Click the following links, if you […]
MoviePass extends the man-cave
Let me slip out of these wet things and into a dry martini You could say I’m a movie head. I own over 1,500 DVD’s and have written about how I’ve consolidated them to take up less space. The frugal side of me did this to avoid re-paying for digital versions of these films. I […]
Is the sharing economy derailing your budget?
Sharing economy friend or foe? I’ve been wanting to try Uber Eats for a while now. I don’t even use Uber, or I might have used it once or twice in the past. However, every time we’d drive or walk past McDonald’s I’d notice that Uber Eats delivery sign in the window. For those who […]