One of my favorite parts of high school were the years that I spent in the Student Theater Outreach Program (STOP). STOP was a group that used the performing arts to teach about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's message of nonviolence and racial reconciliation. We wrote and performed skits and spoken word, sang gospel songs … Continue reading Sanitation Is No Service
Planning is not my thing. Any time I try to go against this nature and plot out steps, timelines, and milestones I get bored, distracted, or over it and abandon the plan halfway to completion. Wait, is that why it's so hard for me to stick to a budget? I have a tendency to get … Continue reading Pass the Assets on the Left Hand Side – You Do Need an Estate Plan
From January 2010 until September 2012 I was 100% debt free. No mortgage, no car note, no student loans, no credit cards, no IOUs, nothing. It was the first time since 1998 that I didn't owe anybody anything. I will not give you the impression that I budgeted, brought in extra income, and cut back … Continue reading You Ain’t Got to Be Rich, But You Do Need Wealth
My mother had the biggest crush on Harrison Ford in the 1980s, so big that this poster hung in our home for years. I have to admit that I admire mom because she did not allow motherhood to keep her from getting what she wanted out of life. In 1984 what she wanted was to … Continue reading Just In Cases – You Do Need Life Insurance
Open Mouths Get Fed 