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Day 22 of Sobriety: Finding Calm, Clarity, and My ‘Blue Dot’ well-being Oct 29, 2025

Today marks day 22 of being sober - three full solid weeks.

 

That’s the longest I’ve gone without alcohol in… honestly, I don’t even know how long....

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Day 20 Sober: Riding Out the Rough (and Losing Sleep) well-being Oct 27, 2025

I’ve made it to day 20 - I know, I deserve a medal. That’s nearly three weeks!

 

I promise I won’t keep giving a day-by-day commentary on this sobri...

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Still Day 19 of My Sober Journey: Just Get Me to Day 20 well-being Oct 26, 2025

This post will be going out on Sunday - and if I actually make it to Sunday, that’ll be day 24 of my sober journey.

 

If I blinking get there.

 

R...

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Equity Investing: How Dividends and Compounding Grow Your Wealth money guidance Oct 25, 2025

You’ll be pleased to know I’m mixing things up a bit - breaking up my sober diary posts with a money post. Well, it is Saturday, after all, and Saturd...

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Days 18-19 of Sobriety: Adjusting to Life Without Alcohol well-being Oct 24, 2025

Okay, so today is Monday the 20th (though I guess this will be posted on Friday). Yep, I know - this is starting to sound like a sober diary. But here...

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17 Days Sober: Early Mornings, Overthinking, and Learning to Let Go well-being Oct 23, 2025

So it’s Sunday - and somehow, I’m already writing another post even though I literally just wrote my “16 days sober” post yesterday. 

 

Anyway, last...

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16 Days Sober: Facing Feelings and Breaking Family Patterns well-being Oct 22, 2025

It’s Saturday night and, honestly, I should be posting my money blog right now. I’ll get to that soon. But first, there’s something I need to get out ...

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Financial Planning on Easy Mode: Simplify and Invest Smarter money guidance Oct 18, 2025

In video games, Easy Mode is a setting that lets players enjoy the experience without constant frustration. Enemies are less tough, resources are more...

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Finding Clarity: My First Week Sober (and What It’s Teaching Me) well-being Oct 15, 2025

So… big news.

 

I’ve gone sober. Like, properly sober.

 

Finally, right? Honestly, I was starting to think this day might never come.

 

Apparent...

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The Hidden Hassles of Owning Property (What No One Tells You) money guidance Oct 11, 2025

When building wealth for retirement, many investors fixate on one figure - the purchase price. Yet one of the most valuable lessons in financial plann...

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Post-Retreat Reflections (And Why I Feel Different) well-being Oct 08, 2025

I’m going to ramble about the retreat again - because, well....I’m still processing it.

 

Remember last Wednesday’s blog post when I shared that at ...

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Money Made Simple: Timeless Principles for Financial Success money guidance Oct 04, 2025

Ever notice how the deeper you dive into something, the more complicated it seems to get?

 

At first, most concepts feel simple. Take supply and dem...

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