Potentially controversial opinion alert: I think apartment improvements are pretty much always worth the time and effort. I don't know about you guys, but when I like my living space, I spend less money going out, I'm more likely to have friends...

Here are some 'treats' that I regularly give myself because I 'deserve' them: * An entire block of Parmesan. Not on something, mind you. Just the cheese. Just the brick. I just hold it in my hand and take bites of it like an apple. * Piles of $5...

Let’s imagine for a moment, dear readers, that I invited you over to my house for a barbecue. And let’s imagine that when you went into my bedroom to throw your purse on the bed, you took a peek at my bedside reading. You’d see a copy of Spook and...

Two months ago, I found myself at a run down coffee shop on a college campus, picking at an over-sized muffin and working on a pretty good anxiety stomachache. I was there to meet with a financial adviser. I anticipated a terrifying, math-y,...