Previously on Practically Humans, Jenny and I have discussed what we do with any savings we have at the end of each month. We put 25% into our emergency fund in a high-yield interest savings account, another 25% on the … Continue reading Your emergency fund is fully funded, now what?
There may not be anything on this earth better than eating at a buffet. Endless amounts of food. A wide selection of choices. A reasonable price. Eating at a buffet is one of the most practical things you can do … Continue reading Eating at a buffet: 7 practical tips to get the most out of your all-you-can-eat meal
Jenny and I recently went into Amish country where we learned about a different way of life on two different tours. We rode a buggy. We interacted in the homes of the Amish. We saw them at work. Something else … Continue reading The Amish are minimalists but not always so practical
We began our investment journey in early 2020 after reading Andrew Tobias’ book The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need. Things were looking up. The stock market was soaring. Life was completely normal. You could sneeze at a restaurant and … Continue reading The best investment advice you can ever receive
Who has the time? No one apparently. Finding time to do everything we want to do is next to impossible. Between the necessary time-wasters in life to those moments where there’s nothing to do but kill time, it’s pretty tough … Continue reading How you can find more time to do the things you want
Have yourself a drink every time the Dave Ramsey Baby Steps are mentioned on an episode of The Ramsey Show and you’ll be calling up asking for help to get rid of your drinking problem. The seven steps are a … Continue reading Updated Dave Ramsey Baby Steps for the modern person
It’s on sale so you must have it! Not necessarily. A good money saving habit to add to your life if you haven’t already is to realize that just because something you don’t normally buy is available at a lower … Continue reading Money saving habit: Never buy something just because it’s on sale
What is minimalism? It must mean living in an empty tiny home with a single chair to maybe occasionally rest on, right? The minimalist movement is something that has been trendy for at least a good decade now. But it’s … Continue reading Your definition of minimalism is different from mine
Months ago, I was reading a book! I really need to read more books. It wasn’t the greatest or most prolific of manifestos I was going through. This was Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris. If you’re familiar … Continue reading Friends, Family, Health: Which is worth sacrificing, courtesy of David Sedaris
Investing has always been a curiosity for me. For the longest time, before we started investing, I’ve been hearing two extremes about it—either it’s just glorified gambling where you could lose all your money in a blink of an eye, … Continue reading Investing in 2022: Why we are still investing in a recession
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