So sorry for the lag. My friend who went into brain surgery is out but he needed some round the clock care and we were getting it organized. While I intend on adding new material here for generating spiritual wealth, it does help to talk about some of what I am experiencing here. [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Health and Spirit Wealth
Posted in health and wealth, tagged body, brain tumor, cancer, diet, health, medical system, natural healing on February 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Art of Happiness (and Sadness)
Posted in relationship wealth, tagged book review, happiness, loss, sadness, The Dalai Lama on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I have to read The Art of Happiness by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and Howard C. Cutler, M.D., for one of my graduate classes. There is a whole chapter on changing our perception of suffering so that we don’t suffer as much from the mishaps of life. [...]
Are You a Tech Addict? It’ll Cost You!
Posted in saving your soul, simplicity, sustainable wealth, tagged addiction, boycott, digital picture frame, sustainability, technology on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m going to tell you something few people know about me: I have a mechanical engineering degree. You know, with that little secret out you would think that I am a huge tech fan, but it’s quite the opposite! I used to be one of those tech nerds that loved every new gizmo and technology [...]
Long Life, Your Health, and Retirement
Posted in sustainable wealth, tagged disbursement, health, lifespan, retirement on February 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
No one likes to think about death, but when you are trying to plan retirement you have to sort of guess at when you’re going to die. The average lifespan of a woman is 79 years versus a man’s 73 years. Yet, somehow, we all think we’re going to live forever. We know we aren’t [...]
Valentine’s, Debt, and Romance
Posted in relationship wealth, tagged commercialism, debt, intangibles, romance, Valentine's on February 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been reading Debt Kid’s blog and I see that he fears that he can’t date until he gets his financial house in order. Apparently he’s over $300,000 in debt and fears to have to reveal that to anyone he is dating. There is a lot of justification for these beliefs in our culture where [...]
Sustainable Living To Increase Spiritual Wealth
Posted in sustainable wealth, tagged conservation, green, water on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the things that makes me hopeful about our present day culture is the continuing emphasis on greening our economy. Here in Raleigh, the drought has raised awareness on how we use water and how to conserve water. We have lots of work to do, but there are public measures being put in place [...]
Is it Nissan’s fault? Right now, I don’t care…
Posted in money dilemmas, tagged altima, auto, car, compassion, cost, fixes, head gasket, nissan, repair, service engine soon, trouble on February 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There are so many ways to suffer in this world, but in the United States financial losses seem to be the most popular way to experience loss and sadness. In other countries, which aren’t as materially blessed, they suffer things like loss of food, shelter, loved ones. It makes me wonder why we spend so [...]
TurboTax Marketing Labyrinth
Posted in discounts, taxes, tagged business, discounts, filing, marketing, taxes, TurboTax on February 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the product I normally use to do my taxes: TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State 2007.
I used to buy the package at the store and go through all the rebate nightmares, but now I find I like the online version much better. This year, I came across something very interesting in [...]
Acting Like a Business Super-Sleuth
Posted in removing obstacles, simplicity, tagged business tips, organization, passwords on February 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since becoming self-employed, I have come to think of this sort of like the spy business. Here you are running a business and you have to figure out first where your customers are congregating. Then, you have to figure out how to steal some of your competitor’s secrets to build your own business (if they [...]
