Why ‘Sell By’, ‘Use By’, & ‘Best Before’ Dates Matter
When playing the ‘is it still good?’ game with your food and its shelf life, it’s fairly easy to jump to your own conclusions about what …

I just read Michael Pollan’s Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual,and picked up on a few tips that intuitively make a lot of sense when it comes to eating healthy (but probably were not on the …

Frugality is great, and it can take you a long ways towards reaching your financial and life goals, however, there are some things in life that we absolutely throw frugality out the window for. These …

Political affiliations aside, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka H.R. 3590, will be signed into law by President Obama tomorrow. And it will impact every U.S. citizen. If you’re interested in reading the …

If you’re in the market for new eyeglasses, EyeBuyDirect just sent me an email that they are having a special ‘buy one, get one free’ sale today only. Not a bad deal when you consider …

Clutter elimination has become somewhat of an ongoing battle for me. One one hand, being able to eliminate things from your life frees up your conscience from feeling indebted to them. The less ’stuff’ you …

Hopefully, the catchy title sucked you in. We previously covered what backpacking gear to purchase, what food and clothing to bring, and how to properly train for backpacking. All of that stuff is great and …

Since this is a finance AND lifestyle blog, I’ve been covering the basics of backpacking lately. You save money over typical vacations every time you hike, get to experience the great outdoors, and challenge yourself …

In the last post on buying backpacking supply gear, there were two noticeable things left out by design – food and clothing. Why? It’s hard to survive without either – but almost equally as challenging …

The Benefits of Backpacking
Whether doing a week-long trek through the Grand Canyon, or a two night weekend hike at a nearby state park, backpacking has a number of great benefits and is relatively cheap in …