Hi, and welcome to my site! It’s a blog about personal finance and careers, told through the lens of my search for happiness and mindfulness in life. Why those things? Well, because most people view them as a necessarily evil to use in their pursuit of happiness in life… and I think they can be more than that!


Listening to my Sensei talk about how Seiunchin, a kata currently taught at blue belt, used to be a Nidan kata, it got me questioning whether there really are white belt and black belt katas at all.

Hey guys, it's fiscal year-end at work, which means I'm head-down trying to get through the week with my sanity intact. Let's do this again next Friday, shall we?

Last night I was lucky enough to win an award from my company. It still hasn’t sunk in, but what has is the fact that I have a ton to be thankful for. The way I've been treated at my place of work is proof that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.