It’s that special time of year: open enrollment season. Over the next few weeks, employees will be choosing between plans through their employers. And many other self-employed people will purchase insurance through health care exchanges. A year ago, my wife was pregnant with our second child, so I knew we would face hefty medical bills.…
The role of a parent is a difficult one. First, there’s the burden of the mother to carry a child. Then, that child must be birthed. The next two years of its life that child is completely helpless (note: on occasion this timeframe can extend much further, sometimes into adulthood). Then, you must instruct, teach,…
When you become a dad, you become a teacher. You teach your kid about colors and numbers and animals and the alphabet and that you shouldn’t eat dead flies you find lying on the ground. When my kid gets older, I’ll teach him about more difficult concepts, like politics, religion, money, and sex. While imperfect,…
Here’s a quick tip for you: Life is hard. Life will never stop being hard. The type of hardships will change, but they will continue to persist from birth until death. No matter the path you choose, life will continue to be hard. Running is hard; heart disease is hard. Quitting smoking is hard; getting…
Last week my wife and I took a trip to the beach. We went in celebration of our four-year wedding anniversary and stayed at a classic Florida beach motel right on the ocean. A few days before heading to the beach, I read about the opportunity to swim with live dolphins in the wild. Maybe…
Ever notice how people love Fridays? Like, straight up, love them? If a song and dance were to spontaneously erupt in the office on any given day of the week, it would almost certainly happen on a Friday. People especially love Friday nights. Because on Friday night, you’ve completed your work for the week. On…
Daniel Diffenderfer 