In 1981, I read a fascinating book that explored the question of why some countries were rich and others weren’t. The name of the book was Wealth and Poverty and its author’s name was George Gilder. For an economics book, it garnered a surprising amount of buzz. It was kind of the Capital in the …
The Groovies are movin’ and groovin’ in 2018. For starters, we begin our home-building and relocation adventure. Then, Mr. Groovy is publishing his first ebook this spring. And finally, we plan to grow his Talking Trash With Mr. Groovy vlog on YouTube. Here’s what’s in store: Groovy Ranch A few weeks ago we purchased 3.3 acres …
Mrs. Groovy and I never built a house before. Naturally, we’re excited. Hello ten-foot ceilings. Hello farmhouse sink. Hello barrier-free shower. But we’re also nervous. We don’t know jack-squat about residential construction. And over the course of the next ten months or so, we’re going to give a total stranger roughly $200K to build our …
Man, 2017 flew by. And what a year it’s been. Mrs. G and I finally got to meet some of our blogging heroes—Claudia and Garrett from Two Cup House, JW and Lucy from The Green Swan, Fritz from The Retirement Manifesto, and Jillian from Montana Money Adventures. And I can say unequivocally that they’re all …
I remember the feeling of dread when I signed up for my first two graduate school courses at Baruch College in 1997. Those two courses would cost me roughly $1,200. Throw in the cost of the Long Island Railroad and books and my first semester in grad school was going to add $1,800 to my …
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