by scott5dc | Jan 25, 2012 | Lifestyle Design
In part one of this little exploration of lifestyle design, I wrote that a good way to sum up lifestyle design in one sentence is that it is simply about making conscious choices to better your life. That is a very macro view, but it is also a great place to start a...
by scott5dc | Jan 16, 2012 | Lifestyle Design, Personal Finance
With all the talk about Occupy Wall Street and the 99% versus the 1%, I wanted to take a few minutes to warn you about a different group of one percenters: those who will punch you in the face for disrespecting them. What I am referring to are people who CANNOT stand...
by scott5dc | Dec 28, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
It seems that we are so trained to go with the flow and to accept whatever comes our way, that we don’t know how to react when something goes our way. Why do we feel guilty when we get what we want? In my last post, I wrote about how I was passed over for a big...
by scott5dc | Dec 22, 2011 | Debt, Lifestyle Design
As I said when I started this site, I want to be very open, honest and transparent with you about my life and financial situation. That’s because I want you to be comfortable here, and view this as a place you can share without fear of judgment or scorn. In that...
by scott5dc | Dec 18, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
A lot of people ask me “what is lifestyle design?” To them, it sounds weird. Almost cultish. This is a strange comparison because lifestyle designers usually succeed by painting the mainstream as cultish and slavish. Lifestyle design has been around for a...