Fiscal Fitness: The Long Road Ahead

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

A couple of my colleagues and I have decided to train for a marathon. We’re planning to do the half-marathon here in Seattle over Thanksgiving weekend, then a full in Eugene, Oregon in the spring of 2010. What does this have to do with money? Well, it seems to me that physical and fiscal fitness [...]

Sneaky Saving

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Just the other day, I heard someone make the statement, “As soon as I know I can’t have it, I want it. Suddenly it’s all I can think about.” I assumed she was talking about dieting and wanting one of the doughnuts that were sitting piled on a plate in the breakroom. Nope. As I [...]

Helping Hands for Seattle Children's

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: a trip to the hospital with a sick or injured child. At times like these, parents can only think about helping the child who is suffering, and so frequently families arrive at the hospital unprepared to spend the night. To help these families, GHCU is accepting donations of travel-sized hygiene [...]