This time of year reminds me of my late Uncle Carl. This shot was taken 10 years ago when they were visiting friends during Derby weekend. Carl was famous for his practical jokes, his sense of humor and his faith. He actually lived a couple years longer than the...
When you are deciding between buying two things, do you ever consider a third option? I'm thinking of a very specific third option : Buy item A Buy Item B Don't buy either A or B This Monday Money article is about saying no. When I first went grocery shopping with my...
What's better, the lowest price or the best quality? It depends, and it's entirely up to you. This Monday Money stems from a conversation I had with a friend about cat litter. He noticed that in Sundays paper the price ranged from 9 to 15 dollars for 20 pounds of poop...
It's a quiet Sunday morning. Raining again. Slow, Steady, Wet. As I leave my home and decide where to go for the next hour a couple of places come to mind. One is a chapel that is part of a Catholic church. This chapel is open 24/7 and there are signs asking that...
Monday Money is a series I started late last year when my wife and I discovered we could cut $2,000 to $3,000 from our annual expenses. Besides sharing the original steps we took, I've been occasionally adding additional tips. Before we made the conscious decision to...
April 27, 2013 is less than a week away. It's the date of this years TEDxFortWayne event. It's a day that will inspire a group of folks who attend to create change in their lives and subsequently in the lives of those around them. If you don't have your ticket, or...
Monday afternoon, it happened again. Another unexplained tragedy rocked the world as news of explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon spread on Social Media, TV News and Talk Radio. The President spoke a few hours later, pledging that justice will be...
It's a dilemma lots of folks face. Eat what you can afford or eat healthy. Eat what's quick and easy, or go hungry. Alright, that last one isn't going to happen, but the first one is a common problem. After all, when you can get a pizza for $5.00 to feed a couple...
Time to add an update to the Monday Money series I started last year. Over the weekend, I replaced a kitchen faucet. Big whoop, some of you are saying. That's kids stuff. Except when you thought of yourself as being mechanically challenged. First let me tell you about...