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!

8Mar2019
Painting, The Arts
March 8, 2019 /
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I eagerly unpack the bag of art supplies I just bought at the store. It has all the basics I need to start painting: brushes, paints, canvas paper and disposable palettes. I arrange them all out on the table, then jokingly tell my wife not to interrupt me for the next 30 minutes, because a genius is at work. Today, first the first time in over seven years, I am going to paint.
1Mar2019
General
March 1, 2019
I read a great short story by an anonymous author today that had some important lessons built into it. It was a story about a man who passed by some elephants. As he passed by, he noticed that they were all bound together by a thin rope – nothing else. It was clear that they could have broken free any time they wanted.
22Feb2019
General
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February 22, 2019
I’m fairly new to meditation; I originally started it as a way to try to become more mindful and aware in the moment. That said, people choose meditation for a whole bunch of different reasons; it helps reduce stress and anxiety; improves blood flow to the brain and makes it age more slowly; it can help improve your relationships with the people around you; and it can even help you sleep more soundly.
15Feb2019
Personal Finance
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February 15, 2019
A while back, I posted an update on my student debt situation, and I realized that the post was over a year old. Since then, a lot has happened (including a complete basement renovation), and I wanted to share an update on how I was able to knock my debt all the way down to under $10,000 today, from $37,900 in September 2017.
8Feb2019
General, Karate
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February 8, 2019 /
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A while back, in preparation for my black belt grading in karate, I wrote a post about what a black belt means to me. Since then, certain facets of what it means to be a black belt have taken on added importance to me. The most prominent among those is compassion.
1Feb2019
Karate
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February 1, 2019
Earlier this week my Sensei offered up a challenge to the black belts in his class. He tasked us with researching Marilyn Monroe, and then arriving at our own conclusions as to how her life and actions relate to our concept of fighting. This post is my attempt of summarizing my takeaways from the exercise. Challenge accepted, Sensei!
18Jan2019
Karate, The Arts
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January 18, 2019 /
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I had the privilege of attending a special symposium held by my sensei at his dojo over the past weekend. It was about 10 hours over the course of two days, and it was intense, in the sense that there was a lot to digest. Through it all though, there were some valuable nuggets that I think any martial artist should spend some time reflecting on. Here is one of the most important.
4Jan2019
Personal Finance
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January 4, 2019
There’s been a lot of talk about the new mortgage lending rules that came into effect in 2018. If you’re in the market to buy a new home or renew/finance your existing mortgage, the new rules, which are about as digestible as a three-year-old burger, probably leave you scratching your head. It doesn’t help that every site explains the rules slightly differently… so here’s my attempt to simplify the complicated for you.
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