by Jonathan | Jul 28, 2025 | Credit, Debt, Loans, Investing
Growing up, the two-dollar bill was an exciting oddity to me. I seldom saw them, so I believed them to be rare collectibles. I still have several today that I kept from birthday cards decades ago. It wasn’t until I had a bank account of my own that I learned you could...
by Jonathan | May 20, 2025 | Budgeting
It doesn’t seem like I handle cash very often these days, but when I do, I sometimes wonder what the austere faces on my money would say about my use of it. “Sweets?” I imagine George Washington asking from his vantage point as I reach toward the candy-lined...
by Jonathan | May 8, 2025 | Budgeting, Insurance, Investing, Saving
“Daddy,” my eight-year-old suddenly piped up from the back seat of my car, “did cars have seat belts when you were little?” I had to laugh. Some of the most random conversations I have with my kids come in the broken silence of a car ride. “Of course they did,”...
by Jonathan | Dec 8, 2023 | Charitable Giving, Taxes
If you haven’t seen Amazon’s Christmas toy catalog, it’s something to behold. Not only is it filled with hundreds of enticing children’s toys (prices not included), but it also contains sticker sheets and pages of activities to keep any child occupied for hours...
by Jonathan | Jul 19, 2023 | Investing, Saving, Uncategorized
There’s a particular house in my neighborhood that always catches my eye. I’ve jogged past it for 12 years but it still makes me smile. Rather than employ mulch or landscaping pebbles, the owners opted to literally encase their flower beds in concrete: creating a...
