As overwhelming as the economic news is these days, we’ve learned to never underestimate the effects of a simple story. Sometimes, small trumps big. When we first wrote A Trip to the Beach, for example, we never expected to receive letters of thanks. We had hoped to entertain readers with the story of our move [...]
Category Archives: Money
Benefiting from the bad economy?
July 8, 2008 – 10:00 am
The bad economic news just doesn’t seem to end, does it? Food and gas prices are skyrocketing while the housing and job markets are tanking. Everyone’s feeling the pinch—it’s a scary, stressful time. But please don’t use the economy as an excuse to avoid changing your course. A lousy economy could actually be an opportunity [...]
Bob Acquires a New Passion
June 17, 2008 – 9:35 am
When you live what you love, you find that the boundaries between work and fun are no longer separated by a clean line. You end up adding your own passion to everything you do. And that makes for a life full of unexpected pleasures!
Here’s an example. We’ve always loved being retailers but we’ve never had [...]
What’s the color of your money?
June 5, 2008 – 2:06 pm
Just a couple of days ago, our new book Changing Your Course got a very nice review in The Washington Post–but not in the book review section, as you might have expected. Instead, it appeared in the newspaper’s personal finance column, The Color of Money, written by Michelle Singletary (Article).
Can You Afford The Life You Want?
May 27, 2008 – 8:41 am
We’re often deeply moved by the e-mails we get from our readers. Just recently a woman named Julie wrote, “I am so unhappy in my job, and pretty much always have been, but I can’t afford to do the things I want to do. In order to be responsible and pay my bills, I have [...]
The Big 4
April 2, 2008 – 3:30 pm
Don’t underestimate the importance of sharing passionate experiences with people you care about.
We’ve started 9 different businesses over the past 35 years, always working together and always working hard. Most of our companies have been successful but they’ve all encouraged us to take a careful look at how we’re living.
We drew upon these experiences to [...]