One Wish List Item Bought

For those of you following my Selfish Little Wishlist, it’s now one item shorter. I bought a wetsuit! If you can believe it, renting one can cost anywhere from $40 to $65 for an entire weekend. I was kind of surprised by this, since you can rent them right outside my office on Lake Michigan [...]

Keeping me motivated: Upfront expenses

Thank goodness tax time is almost here, because I ended up needing to pay up front for a lot of activity recently: FinCon12 – This is a personal finance conference I’m headed to in Denver in September. I spent $149 on the ticket. The event is going to sell out, so I needed to pay [...]

Stepping Up for Kids

This weekend, I participated in Step Up for Kids to support Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I climbed 80 flights of stairs, more than 1,600 steps, in about 24 minutes. Children’s is a charity I’ve supported for years, and this event was a new and different way for me to contribute to an important cause [...]

A Budget Workout for Busy People

I just spent 30 minutes over my lunch break running stairs in my 12-story office building. I managed 50 flights (up and down) during the 30-minute period. The great thing is that this workout is FIERCE and costs nothing. And now my evening at the Bulls game (free tickets!) will be truly guilt-free. Score. The [...]

Triathlon Countdown Begins

Seven days to my next triathlon! I’m doing an international distance triathlon on Saturday (first attempt at this distance) and am feeling pretty pumped about it! Of course, as we’ve gotten closer to race day, I’ve had a number of gear issues. My stopwatch broke, I washed my inhaler in the washing machine, my bike [...]

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