Generosity This week we were fortunate to participate in an awesome program in our community that provides gifts to teenagers living in homes for varying reasons, mainly because it's challenging at home due to family or personal behavior. What's tricky about this age is that so many people like to buy for little ones because it's easy to know a 5 year old girl might like a doll and a boy would … [Read more...]
December 6, 2013 6 Comments
December 4, 2013 4 Comments
What Should I Invest In? Depends On Your Star Wars Character
So What's Your Meyers Brigs/Enneagram/Love Language? I recently had a friend say to me, "you're are such a Qui-Gon Jinn". Knowing exactly who he was talking about (Qui-Gon Jin is a character from the Star Wars Franchise) but now knowing the context of his comment I asked him to clarify. He said "you're an ENFP right?" "I am" I responded, but still didn't have any idea what he was talking about. … [Read more...]
December 2, 2013 10 Comments
How to Improve your Resume
You'll Probably be Switching Jobs Soon Some people say that gone are the days where someone will get their first job and stick with that company until they retire, and they are probably right. A new employee entering the workforce today will likey change jobs about every 5 years, that means in an average 40 year working career (the length we have to work has also changed) they will have 8 … [Read more...]
November 29, 2013 11 Comments
GRAND Update-Black Friday, the Most Generous Day of the Year?
Generosity I feel that my title needs a little bit of explaining. I think that Black Friday, with some intentional spending could be the most generous day of the entire year. I was thinking yesterday at how many retail stores have huge sock sales on Black Friday. One of my favorite childhood memories was getting up early on Black Friday and going sock shopping with my mom. We never really spend … [Read more...]
November 27, 2013 9 Comments
How to Make the Last Student Loan Payment
Congratulations! The first time you get to pay off a loan in full it feels phenomenal. The momentum builds with each one you pay off (assuming you have multiple student loans like we do) and gradually you come to anticipate that pay off by counting down the days like you would till your birthday or a sweet vacation. However how to make the last student loan payment on any of the individual … [Read more...]
November 25, 2013 14 Comments
Dave Ramsey vs. 2 Copper Coins
No Hard Feelings We have nothing against Dave Ramsey other than his tendency to patronize those who verbalize their disagreements. However we also realize how effective he is in helping folks out of really terrible situations, and how he has a lot of expertise in this area because it's a part of his story. We have realized that Dave doesn't always give the same advice we would give and many are … [Read more...]
November 22, 2013 14 Comments
GRAND Update – How Quickly Do You Go Through a Pair of Jeans?
Generosity Not to reiterate the same message as Wednesday - wait exactly to reiterate that message - we want you to check out Sevenly and consider some holiday shopping. It's a pretty great site and we're so intrigued by a group of people that care enough and are talented enough to create this organization. I'm excited to see what group they support next week, I'll definitely be staying … [Read more...]
November 20, 2013 7 Comments
How Can I be a Generous Consumer?
Your Dollars Make a Difference Krista and I were recently having dinner with two friends of ours, who happen to be incredibly talented designers, and we had a great conversation about our struggle to connect what we buy with our desire to live generously. When I go to the store looking for a pair of new shoes, shouldn't I be able to buy a pair and also help someone else in the process? When I … [Read more...]
November 18, 2013 6 Comments
The ACA and You- What It Means for Your Finances
A Whole Lot of Confusion Unless you've had your head in the sand for the past 6 months, you have undoubtedly heard about the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obama-care legislation that will take full effect in March 2014. This monumental piece of legislation, which was actually signed into law on March 23rd 2010 has sparked an incredible debate about the necessity of health insurance and the … [Read more...]
November 15, 2013
GRAND Update- Learning Patience
Generosity When something as tragic as the typhoon in the Philippines hits, it's common to see many different relief sources asking for financial support. We absolutely think it is great giving to one of these organizations, the Philippines can use a lot of help right now. Please don't give to the first organization that comes along. Poke around, check out what type of work the group does before … [Read more...]
