Imagine a family with two parents with college degrees. They both have jobs that require continued education each year. They want to make sure their kids grow up to be well-educated too. That's why they take an active role in their schooling and discuss the latest ideas they are learning together...

I got in my vehicle recently and immediately needed to crank the air conditioning. Winter has left us. That means it's time to check in on our reading lists. 

Below are the 23 books I have read so far this year with my rating for each (5 being the best) and a brief...

Consider the simple straw. Does it have two holes or one?

This question divides us into two-holers (one on each end) and one-holers (one hole all the way through). Let's see which one makes more sense.

For those of you who say it has two holes (one on each end), imagine shortening the...

For the last few years we've had a rental property in Oregon wine country. Our family spends numerous weeks there in the summers and whenever we can find time to get up there. Although managing this is normally pretty simple, running a rental property is not the 'passive' income...