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...
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...
I’ve been doing regular posts on financial topics from a geographic perspective. These selfishly serve my own interest since I’m a geographer by trade, but my main goal is to help those who may be considering geoarbitrage as a way...
Throughout most of my career I’ve held a second job as an adjunct instructor at a local University. After my salary at my main job got to a certain point, I often wondered why I was doing this. I didn’t...
How bad is financial illiteracy in the US? How about the world? Bloomberg ran this piece discussing a three question financial literacy test which was given as part of the Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey to 16,000 people in 15 countries. Here...
“Wake up, it is time!” a voice shouted in broken English, breaking the metronomic sound of the tent flapping in the wind. It was 12:30am, and I didn’t have anything to wake up from. I was up. I put my...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 118 Miles
Running: 20 Miles
Hiking: 12 Miles
Paddling: 0 Miles
Climbing Days: 0
2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5209 Miles
Running: 330 Miles
Hiking: 46 Miles
Paddling: 86 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
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