Another round of US elections has come and gone - this one with a historic democratic set of victories across the country. My personal voting journey for this election took three tries. The first two times I tried early voting and ended up not being able to wait it out. I voted on election day…
For weeks, I’ve been saying, incorrectly, that this was my last travel week of the year. In truth, this is my last big work trip of the year (at least as far as I know right now - that could still change). The trip in mid-November is less of a heavy lift on my part….
Kona and I grab a last photo with our beloved Kate I know next to nothing about cars. Yet, saying goodbye to my beloved Kate, a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium FWD, is incredibly bittersweet. You can encapsulate what I know about internal combustion engines, car makes, models, and trims, the differences between wheels and tires, and the entire myriad of things that light up car enthusiasts into a thimble. My bestie, Gayle, is much more of a car enthusiast. One of our favorite memories is standing…
Turns out, it’s quite a lot. The 10-year Treasury rate graph from cnbc.com on September 3, 2026 I’m buying a new car tomorrow. This is a decision I’ve grappled with for a long time and I’ll write more about it later. But it provides an interesting lens through which I was reading this morning’s headlines. One of the things I love about personal finance is there is always something new to learn. Today, for me, that’s about 10-year Treasury notes and their impact on my day-to-day life. Today,…
A review of what’s ahead in Week 32, 2026
It’s been a while since I did one of these weekly updates - and I miss doing them! So, back at it again. It’s funny that the last one of these I posted , I was also at my dad and sister’s house - aka “The Meadow” - for a part of the week. I decided I’d put together a little photo carousel of last week and then chat about what happened. The biggest accomplishment of the week was passing the certification exam that is part of the requirements for becoming an Accredited Financial Counselor. In a…
Sermon delivered at Central United Methodist Church, Richmond, Indiana, November 2, 2025 All Saints Sunday – Luke 19:1–10 Our reading today comes from the 19th chapter of Luke, but I want to rewind all the way back to the beginning of the book and read verses 1–4 from New Testament Scholar N.T. Wright’s The Bible for Everyone translation : 1 Many people have undertaken to draw up an orderly account of the events that have occurred in our midst. 2 It has been handed down to us by the original…
Dad working on the “impossible” puzzle I spent most of the week at what I lovingly refer to as the Meadow, which is my dad and sister…
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