What causes hoarding?

While on Christmas vacation, I indulged in some of my more less-productive pursuits, including… watching TV. *gasp – shock – awe* One of the things I watched was A&E’s television show, Hoarders.  Basically, the show is a stylized documentary series which depicts the stories of...

Why I use a car share

I was having a conversation with Freedom 35 Blog a few weeks ago around my car sharing activities. While I’ve written about my choice not to own a car before, it was almost two years ago and I’ve since expanded my car sharing memberships so it’s a good time to revisit the subject. I...

Should I, or should I not?

This is a guest post written by Ryan Paredez at www.planwise.com – Planwise is a free and simple tool that allows you to understand the future impact of financial decisions you make today to allow you to make better decisions. Check out the Planwise widget under the Tools page. Interested in writing a...

My Sony Walkman MP3

Here’s my MP3 player.  Uh-huh… Are you all done laughing now?  My Sony Walkman is about three or four or five years old.  (I don’t even remember!)  I received it as a Christmas present after my previous Sony Walkman (a tube model that did not even have a picture screen) died.  It...

What to buy at the dollar store

I used to work in a dollar store.  It was my first retail job ever.  I wasn’t very good at customer service then: Customer: “This is terrible, blah blah blah blah…” Me: “Well… you’re welcome to leave.” Customer: “You can’t talk to me like that....

Coffee me

My workplace does not have free coffee.  It is a little frightening. As a software developer, coffee is what creates code and keeps me happy.  No coffee = no code.  There’s a few options for coffee near by: Starbucks, Tim Horton’s, and the like.  Buying coffee from Starbucks every day adds up...

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