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I’m Working Out for Free at a Community Center Gym

September 27th, 2017 | 4 Comments

I’m Working Out for Free at a Community Center Gym

  A couple months ago, my PCP “prescribed” me a Whole30 and lifting heavy weights, and I was eager to comply. Kyle and I embarked on our Whole30 in mid-July (and have largely continued since officially completing it), and I started searching for a gym to join. (It didn’t seem feasible to buy the equipment I needed to continue working out at home.)   At first, I thought that I would prefer to work out during the day … Read entire article »

Filed under: frugality

Is “Live Like a College Student” Good Advice?

July 10th, 2013 | 47 Comments

Is “Live Like a College Student” Good Advice?

One oft-repeated piece of advice for young adults who need to get their feet under them financially is to continue to live like a college student for several years after graduation.  Maybe this advice applied a couple decades ago, but now that colleges compete for students by enhancing the perks and amenities they offer, I’m not so sure.  I think that in many ways I had to decrease my standard of living post-college to live … Read entire article »

Filed under: college, grad school