From October 2007 to March 2009 equities lost a sobering 54% of their value. Many millennials were just getting started in their careers during this time, and many more were still in college watching the horror show from the proverbial...
This post is for you high income earners, or those who aspire to be. So this post is for pretty much everyone still working, I hope. In the U.S. the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 set new marginal...
I’ve written before about the affordability gap to housing in the U.S., breaking it down by state. Well things don’t seem to be getting easier for Americans in regards to buying an affordable home. Bloomberg has reported that Americans are...
As regular readers know and as you can see on the right rail of this blog, I track some of my outdoor endurance activities. In 2017 I had a banner year, I rode my various bikes about 6400 miles, the...
I go to Trader Joe’s or Aldi about every two weeks, and usually spend about $100. But as the Tax Foundation’s recent report of the value of $100 in each state shows, I’m not getting as many groceries as millions...
CARBONDALE, CO – Local gasbag Brett Flaherty went into a five minute, stream of consciousness monologue in a pathetic attempt to deconstruct the cappuccinos at the ordering counter in the popular Bonfire coffeehouse in downtown Carbondale. “I’m kinda looking for...
A little while back I did a post called Is Your Job Total B.S.? It discussed a Bloomberg article about David Graeber’s book, Bullshit Jobs. In sum Graeber, asserts that most jobs today are total B.S., especially what he calls...
I have a cool post today to show an awesome data visualization website I stumbled upon. I know, you’re thinking “who stumbles upon data visualization websites?” Me, that who. I’m waving my dork flag high! Using data from the American...
BOOM! The crack of thunder shook the ground behind us and we started hiking faster back to our tents. At 11,700 feet in elevation, we were still above treeline, and during a lightening storm it’s a dangerous place to be. ...
This week Fidelity launched free index funds, the first company to do so. As Bloomberg reports they’re playing catch-up to Vanguard when it comes to the low-cost index fund space, and this is an unprecedented move. Sure, as many on...
Current gasoline prices nationwide are the highest they’ve been since 2014. The AAA site will give you the current day to day average, and it was $2.86 when I wrote this post. Time magazine created a cool calculator that will...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1719 Miles
Running: 141 Miles
Hiking: 19 Miles
Paddling: 10 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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