Are you spending your money in a way that agrees with your values?
About a month ago, I got to listen to Jane Mosbacher Morris speak on using our money to impact the world via values based spending, not just ESG investing or making donations. Why values based spending? Because ESG investing has many traps (a story for another day), and many families…
What should I do with the new stimulus check?
You’re getting an additional $600 x ___ eligible family members from the federal government, arriving as soon as January 2021. You’re now asking yourself, “What should I do with it?” As always, follow your Investment Policy Statement for windfalls. In 2020, this may involve staying focused on resupplying your raided…
2020 is almost over, how have you given back?
Community service has always been important in my family. We always did things like picking up trash on the roads in our neighborhood, volunteering at our local library, and sinking hours/days/weeks at a time into sharing what we knew to keep paddlers safe at our local rivers. When my own…
But what can I do?
People are feeling very out of control currently, as the world is rapidly changing around them. After Friday’s press conference where the Minnesota governor was talking about how they didn’t plan to close schools, the Minnesota governor announced today (Sunday) that schools will be closed effective Wednesday. But some schools…
Caring for your community as COVID-19 approaches
How are you doing about the impending (or already present) infections in your community? When we can’t do much to control our own destinies, it’s human nature to be stressed. Here are ways I or members of my community have been taking control of small actions recently. I’ve verbalized to…
Invest in bees
I’m a nature nut. I love to be outside. -20 degrees Fahrenheit, when the sun is shining and the air is calm, is beautiful winter weather in my opinion. Not everyone would agree with me, but that’s okay. It’s not okay when parts of our natural world start disappearing. Like…