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A few years ago, I had a peculiar dream. I made a commitment to meet at someone’s house. Getting there involved a big journey, taking me across the Atlantic Ocean to somewhere in Northern Europe. I crossed fjords (remember, this is a […]

“Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “I’d like to go on a vacation that isn’t consumed by my work.” Sound familiar? If so, you are in good company. Now that many people […]

It snowed in Eugene, Oregon this week. In April. The snow didn’t stick but the rain that followed relocated the profusion of spring flowers. Previously gracing tree limbs, we now have very colorful sidewalks. This cycle of life—birthing of the new bud, […]

An orange origami bunny hopping toward her investment carrot patch. A wagon train led by handsome horses steering toward a retirement hitching post. Green arrows reminiscent of Oz illuminating the path to financial freedom. Can we gather tips from television commercials to […]

I was about ten years old when my dad announced that he would like to change the way our family talked about money. Going forward he and my mom weren’t going to make the decisions about how resources were used but it […]

“Experiments are antidotes to discouragement.” – Dr. Moira Somers Perhaps you know someone like this. He or she is looking at the end of full-time work and grappling with the looming questions. Things like How much can I spend? and Where is […]