It’s better to feel pain, than nothing at all
The opposite of love’s indifference
The Lost Coast
Over Labor Day weekend last September, Stephanie and I backpacked the Lost Coast. Incredibly, it was our first true backpacking trip—you know, the kind where you carry a tent, a sleeping bag, and enough food to stay alive—in five years. Almost immediately after we got back, Stephanie left for France, and I followed a week later. Since then, life got real busy, and I haven’t had the time to post any photos—til now.
I don’t know why, but I really dig stuff like this: Building an Open Source Laptop
Learning how to save, seven years later
For the first time in several years, I have the ability to contribute to a 401(k) plan through Sincerely’s new parent company, Provide Commerce. There were only two index funds available among the predictably limited mutual fund offerings: the Spartan 500 Index Fund (FXSIX) with a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.05% and the Spartan International Index Fund (FSIVX) with a respectable ratio of 0.17%. The rest were all managed funds with expense ratios between 0.8% and 1.2%. Given that my existing investments at Schwab are all index funds with an asset allocation of 40% large cap, 40% international, and 20% bonds, I skipped the bonds and just went with 50% large cap (aka domestic) and 50% international for my 401(k).
Kickstarter for Marissa Thornton’s Boutique Cow Dairy (hoping to supply cow milk to Bleating Heart’s Seana Doughty)