Okay, if you bothered to open this post after seeing the title you probably fall in one of two camps. The first camp are people who follow the world of outdoor sports and who are possibly climbers or know something...
*Note – I wrote this post just before the Census Bureau released the official 2017 Median Household Income Numbers. I may update these numbers in the future to reflect the 2017 data. You can find my post on the new...
Official median household income data for 2017 has finally been released. The Census Bureau American Community Survey data for 2017 shows the median household income for 2017 was $61,372, an increase of 1.8 percent. This equates to an increase of $1,492 for a...
Back in 2007, while looking for another adventure, I decided I needed to visit the Galapagos Islands. It’s a Unesco World Heritage site and the place where Charles Darwin solidified much of his theory of evolution. Needless to say the...
I have a treat for you today readers. You know I love me some maps, especially interactive ones. I recently discovered a very nifty site that serves up salary data for 320 different occupations across the country. In other words,...
Being single and an outdoor sports junkie means I’m often going out on adventures by myself. And now that I’m financially independent and semi-retired I have more time than ever for adventures. These are clearly not problem statements…. But there...
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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...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1086 Miles
Running: 114 Miles
Hiking: 18 Miles
Paddling: 3 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
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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