Archive for ‘ Lifestyle Design

July 7, 2010

2010 Quarter 2 Update

It has been exactly 6 months (and 6 days) since I outlined my goals for 2010. Let’s review my progress: —FITNESS 1 mile in under 5:30. *I’m down to 5:44! Should be able to complete this pretty soon. Run a half-marathon. 200 squats without stopping. 25 pull-ups without stopping. *At 17 right now, which is [...]

April 6, 2010

No Regrets: Renaissance Living and a Bucket List

[photo credit to Mandi Mara] When I was 15, all the adults I knew seemed to complain, ‘Oh, if only I’d done this or that when I was younger.’ That they had let life slip by them. I was sure that if I planned for it, I could have a life of excitement and fun [...]

April 1, 2010

2010 Quarter 1 Update

It has been exactly 3 months since I outlined my goals for 2010. Let’s review my progress: —FITNESS 1 mile in under 5:30. *I ran a 5:57 mile a couple of weeks ago. Hoping to take care of this before the next update. Run a half-marathon. 200 squats without stopping. 25 pull-ups without stopping. *On [...]

March 25, 2010

Abroad Care, Stage 1: Forming an LLC

As I mentioned last week, my buddy Chris and I are working on a new project, Abroad Care. I’m hoping that, with a little extra income I can start to free myself up for bigger and better things. The idea: to market gift baskets/care packages to students studying abroad. We still have several kinks to [...]

January 26, 2010

Personal Finance in the Digital Age

Wad of Turkmenistani Manat Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 11/08 If there’s anything I’ve learned since stepping outside the college bubble and into the real world, it’s that financial literacy in America is piss poor. Every day, personal budgets are neglected, debts are magnified and irrational decisions are made. Did you know that at the end of 2008, [...]