App Review: LINE update Part 2
After sending a service request to LINE they responded with a fix that didn't actually address my problem. Since I work doing validation at a software company I know what kind of information they...
View ArticleYNAB is the Budget For Me
Throughout the years I have read countless articles online concerning budgeting. Back in my first job as a programmer I kept a spreadsheet and loved to forecast how much savings I might have at my...
View ArticleMarch's Goal: Failure Is Imminent
It's nearly half way through April and I am finally getting around to writing about March. As it turns out trying to focus on sleeping sent me on a wild ride. My previous habits failed me as my sleep...
View ArticleMay's Goals: Getting Back On Track
It's been a while since I have posted anything, April was just a mix of being worn out, busy, and recovering. I achieved a major goal of hitting $300 saved by riding my bicycle. My wife has started...
View ArticleCamp Mustache
This weekend my wife and I had a great opportunity to go and attend Camp Mustache. At the same time Mr. Money Mustache wrote a blog article entitled Give Yourself the Gift of Not Worrying About Money....
View Article2014 Color Me Rad 5k in Vancouver, WA
Another year has gone by since my first ever 5k run. Last year I did horrible, started out way too fast and got drained by the first hill. Running into a coworker also didn't help all that much,...
View ArticleMaking $95 In 10 Minutes
Sure the title of this article may sound like a scam ad, but the essence of this is doing simple things to save money. As Benjamin Franklin said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." As Mustachians we...
View ArticleA New Hobby and a Gift
Last month as I came home one day I started talking to my neighbor as I sometimes do when he is out back in the alley way. He noted that I need to get myself a hobby of some sorts because I feel worn...
View ArticleJuly's Goal: Play My Cornet Every Day
Last month I decided to skip out on setting goals and to catch up on life a bit. My secret goal was to start writing more articles, aiming for around one a week. Even though I didn't quite hit that...
View ArticleGoals: Diet Better Challenge
Last week a friend introduced me to DietBetter.com, a place where you put bets on yourself to lose weight. Unlike gambling the house isn’t scheming to make you lose, and sometimes loses itself....
View ArticleJuly's Goal: Play My Cornet Every Day - Week 2
Passing the Starting LineThe first week and a half was all fun in games, it felt fantastic to be behind a horn again and playing to my hearts content. Now that the honeymoon period is over I have to...
View ArticleGoals: Diet Better Challenge - Week 2
Having been one to love numbers since the first time that I realized that the vains on my left hand form the symbol for Pi, my weight has been a frustrating affair, going up and down, and seemingly out...
View ArticleJuly's Goal: Play My Cornet Every Day - Week 3
Time has progressed, the honey moon is over. Having barely made it through July playing every day except two days the initial fun aspect of this hobby has worn off slightly. That's not to say that it...
View ArticleA Small Way to Save Water
A strange breed humans are. It seems that we never fail to look for change to come. In the winter we look forward to the warmth of spring and summer, then in the heat of summer we seek the solice of...
View ArticleGoals: Diet Better Challenge - Week 3
At the commencement of Week 3 of the Diet Better challenge I feel that I am now fully equipped to continue forth on this epic journey of cellulite annihilation. Still being on track for the third week...
View ArticleBiking Advantage: Stop and Go Traffic
Looking at this picture here this is a typical day getting off work. The road by my work is a clogged artery which backs up for about a mile, while the bike lane appears to be vacant. When I used to...
View ArticleGoals: Diet Better Challenge - Week 4
After finishing the third week with a little bit of stagnation I have started this fourth week by exceeding my goal of 96.1kg! My Open Diet chart shows me that I have been achieving a daily deficit of...
View ArticleReview: BUFFALO AirStation Extreme AC 1750
When I first moved into my new house I was driven crazy by not being able to find the switch that I knew must exist for all my networking ports to work. Once that situation was solved I was driven...
View ArticleLifestyle Change: The Only Diet That Works
For a long time I’ve gone back and forth on various diets and exercise routines, trying this and that, but never getting into fads. Very early due to my chronic skeptical nature I refused to accept...
View ArticleGoals: Diet Better Challenge - Week 6 - The Simple Math of Weight Loss
With the success of the first 3 Diet Better challenges behind me and three new ones started it has been an exciting time. My belt has two new holes added to it in anticipation because I have already...
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