Today’s post comes from my homegirl Sandy. She blog’s at firstgenamerican.com. She loves reading about personal finance and frugal living. Her frugal side comes from her immigrant mom who definitely falls into the camp of the frugal extreme. She currently goes by Sandy L in my blog comments. Here’s her post…. I have two children [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Health category.
Operation Sexy Body
Every so often I like to stray from the typical financial mumbo jumbo and write about some stuff I’m sure none of you really care about. As the title alludes, I am currently on a mission of utmost importance… getting sexified for my wedding. The wedding is tenatively scheduled for August 8th, which leaves me [...]
Willpower is genetic?
A few weeks ago, I briefly mentioned an article at I Will Teach You To Be Rich. It was titled Ugh,why don’t fat people just eat less? I have wanted to talk about my opinions in reference to the article for a while, so I do so today. Here’s a brief passage from the article. Most [...]
Mini Fridge Hell
I now can say I have experienced a little taste of hell. As you all are aware, I am currently on a business trip on a very tiny island in far east Asia. I have blogged a few times about my food setbacks when I wrote about packing a lunch and how awkward eating out alone can [...]
I’m a happy camper
What is the deal with sad people? I am thoroughly convinced some people choose to be miserable. Well maybe they don’t wake up and think “I hope today is a terrible day” but they definitely let little things bother them more than the average ninja. I had to take a three hour, seven hundred question, [...]
Sometimes the best investments return no money
Can ya guess where this article is going? It’s time to get all sentimental up in hurr and take a step away from money… kind of. If you’re like me, it’s probably not uncommon for you to make everything become a monumental financial decision. I have been trying to balance my priorities and make sure [...]
Physical and financial fitness
I hopped on the scale the other day and saw that I have gained ten pounds in the last year. Yuck! I’m 6’1 and went from 170 to 180. Now some of you are probably thinking “180lbs is still underweight for your height.” I totally agree, I have actually always wanted to weigh around 180lbs [...]
Discipline or Regret
“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” – Jim Rohn. Yes, YES, YESSS!!!! Be DISCIPLINED with your fitness and finance now or REGRET that you weren’t later. Which do you think is more uncomfortable? So why should you be disciplined about fitness now? [...]
Health Question Challenge
Health Question Challenge Here’s the deal. I like helping people. I want to help you learn more about health. I want you to ask me a question so I can answer it and hopefully help some of you out there. Thus begins the health question challenge, week 1. Ask away.And here is the rest of [...]
The Cost of Muscle Mass + Health
One thing that has been on my mind lately has been the cost of gaining weight. I have been looking at my budget, trying to cut back where I can, so that I can start investing in a Roth IRA. One area in my budget that I can legitimately cut back in is my grocery [...]
