Road Trips, Parks and Places to See, Making a Living Remotely, Van/RV Life, and How Wealth is Built – and Lost
By Rachel Puryear I got some great feedback after a couple of recent posts in which I discussed situations where people encounter serious but avoidable financial problems, because they were taken advantage of financially. (See here and here for past posts on this subject.) The type of behavior involved in such scenarios is common, destructive,…
By Rachel Puryear Want to check out a Planetarium with realistic virtual space travel, a giant rainforest dome, an aquarium, gorgeous gems from the Earth, a living roof, and tons of wildlife exhibits (many of which feature live animals and plant life)? The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has all…
Read more San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences, Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park
By Rachel Puryear We’re all adults here. So, let’s have an open conversation about intimacy while camping – including staying comfortable, and maintaining your privacy while you’re getting it on it the great outdoors. Many of us who camp do so with our significant others. Getting away is a great time for intimacy together. Couples…
Read more Sex While Camping – Keeping it Safe, Private, and Hot
By Rachel Puryear Media images of people camping and traveling typically feature people who look young and athletic – and rarely portray people with disabilities participating in the fun. However, people who enjoy outdoor activities and adventures represent the full range of human diversity. We come in all ages, body sizes, walks of life, and…
Read more Some Resources on Camping for Persons With Disabilities
By Rachel Puryear Recently, we celebrated the eighteenth birthday of someone very dear to us. In honor of such, I’m going to share tips for talking to a teen or young adult in your life about managing their finances. Let’s face it – we all want to help younger generations avoid the mistakes we ourselves…
Read more Talking to Young People In Your Life About Finances
By Rachel Puryear Happy new year, Free Range readers! Wishing you prosperity, freedom, and time with loved ones for 2022. Winter blues getting you down? If you’re dreaming of warmer climates and sunnier skies, check out this list of places with just the right amount of heat and sunshine in January and February! Plenty of…
By Rachel Puryear As anyone who loves to travel knows, it unfortunately isn’t cheap to do so. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t travel more than you think without necessarily breaking the bank. Here are several ways to save a lot of money while traveling – by staying in decent places for cheap, or even…
Read more Ways to Stay Somewhere Cheap or Free While Traveling
By Rachel Puryear People work hard for their money, and want to see the fruits of their labor work hard for them, too. Realistically speaking, people are unlikely to earn their way to financial independence – unless one is a very high earner, is always extremely frugal, and wants to work quite late into life.…
Read more Which Investment Generates Higher Returns – Real Estate, or the Stock Market?
By Rachel Puryear If you are looking for an easy, mostly flat, paved hiking trail that’s open late and is dog-friendly, and you don’t mind a rather busy place; then check out Campbell Park next time you’re in Campbell, CA (South Bay Area, aka the Silicon Valley). This park has a paved trail that overlooks…
By Rachel Puryear Hello, here’s some excellent news just in time for the holidays! Well, Sallie Mae may not have lost anyone’s accounts yet, but the Biden-Harris Administration will keep the dreaded student loan overlord away for a few more months. After previously extending the pause on repayments, collection, and accrual of interest until February…
Read more Student Loan Borrowers Just Got a Very Welcome Christmas Present
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