Its been a tough week for a holder of Starbucks stock as the price has fallen 12% in total over the past two days. Today it closed at $50.62, a price that it hasn’t traded regularly at since 2015. On June 19th the company updated guidance to show only a 1% growth in same-store sales. …
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Own Your Life
The Little Things In Life I’m a firm believer that it’s the small things in life that lead you to where you are now and where you are going to be in the future. Not those “life-changing” events. Nope, just the long chain of small things that you choose to do every day. Notice that …
April Is National Poetry Month – A Personal Finance Poem About Debt
Personal Finance Blogging in Poetic Verse? Yup. My life has been a hectic one lately, our second baby was welcomed into the world and I have been extra busy with things related to work. Also, much of my spare time I have used on my side hustle of reselling on eBay. The result is that …
Doubling Dollars? Not This time. We Doubled Something Else.
Wow! What a weekend it has been. I had one of those days. Or really, both days this past weekend. Saturday morning I woke up early and went garage and flea market hunting with my father in law. We got back home around 1 pm. Just before the event that only happens a few times …
How To Cheaply Clean Your Car Carpets To Almost New For Under $10!
One reason people seem to get ‘car fever’ is a simple one. The car they drive is dirty. Fortunately, we can fix this rather easily; a great clean! It is amazing what a deep clean can do to make you feel good about your old car. But fighting car fever isn’t the only reason to …
Midland High School: A Prep School That Teaches Self-Reliance By Being Close To Nature
Hello Midland high! A school that requires students to collect firewood, grow vegetables and raise livestock, but also prepares them for ivy league colleges. At the Midland Highschool in California, a student’s life is drastically different than if they attended any normal school in the country. While the curriculum is strong and focused on college …