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How Much Money Do You Need?

What is the price tag on your dream?

Update 5/17/11: Interested to see how our savings is working real-time on our trip? Check out our monthly “expense reports” where we detail all our spending and the lessons we learn. This is the first in a series called How We Saved Enough Money to Change Our Lives and How You Can, Too. Click here [...]

Video Post: How to Write a Novel in 3 Days

3-Day Novel Contest

I have wanted to write a novel since I was 8 years old.  Quick math tells me that was 30 years ago.  In the last 30 years, guess how many novels I have written? If you guessed zero, you would be right.  If you guessed higher than that, I thank you for your optimism about [...]

Going from Vacation to Work without Losing Your Zen

Photo of Warren on San Juan Island by Maria Ross

Do you start dreading going back to work the minute you leave on vacation?  Does the thought of all those emails and tasks piling up prevent you from enjoying your time off? Most people do struggle with this, and many seek to resolve it by keeping up with email and work while on vacation.  Hey, [...]

Video Post: There Are No Rules

Today’s video post is courtesy of my friend Leslie (and because my new Flip camera has not arrived yet). The thing I love about this video is that they broke all the “rules” about what a wedding should be and celebrated in a way that made sense to them and their loved ones. Isn’t that [...]

Video Post: Reader tips for sticking with an exercise program

  Our readers have not let me down! You heard my call for help and sent in some great suggestions for sticking with an exercise program, which I put together in a video post. We’ll check back on this topic every 4-6 weeks to track progress and provide further readers updates. Got a suggestion to [...]

Video Post: My Top 3 Lessons on Clutter

Today is the first in a series of video chats on subjects ranging from clutter to bucket lists to eating more veggies. You know, all the things that make up the good life. I’m trying to mix it up a little and provide more variety for you to get the information, and I’d also like [...]

Video Post: The Craigslist Way to Clean Out a Garage

Last Friday we helped some friends clean out their garage. No, we don’t do this for fun, though I have to admit we had some. These friends had just consolidated a big chunk of their outside life into their personal garage, and they needed help getting their space back. Enter the Craigslist Guru, also known [...]

How to get through airport security

Planning to fly to your Thanksgiving destination?  I’m always amazed at how quickly security lines can get bogged down during holiday travel. By following these rules that regular travelers already know, you will save yourself a lot of time and aggravation.  And possibly make the travel day a little less stressful for everyone else, too. [...]