Kylie’s Korner


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Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. This is just a short post about the Chuck E Cheese Token Economy Update. Chuck E Cheese Token Economy Update So far, everything is going pretty well. However, I thought it would be good to do a quick update on how things are going. The Chuck E Cheese Token Economy is progressing. Interestingly, there was a little bit of a rivalry between Kylie and Lucas about who was getting […]

Chuck E Cheese Token Economy Update #illumedati


Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Today we’re going to talk about the creation of “The Chuck E Cheese Token Economy“. The Chuck E Cheese Token Economy? Yea. It’s kind of weird sounding, but bear with me. In general, I’ve done my best to learn about finances in my adult life. I understand and accept that I was woefully behind during my college and medical school years. I didn’t even start learning about finance at […]

The Chuck E Cheese Token Economy #illumedati



Hey everyone, it’s Medicine Mondays again. This is going to be a short post about the “Monkey on my Back“. Monkey on my Back? Yea. So basically, this last weekend was both Punahou Carnival weekend and New Year’s Festival weekend. As you can imagine, it was a pretty busy weekend for my wife and I. The kids had a lot of fun on the rides (even though it rained) on both Friday and Saturday. Then […]

Monkey on my Back #illumedati


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Hey everyone, it’s Whatever Wednesdays again. Today is going to be a short post where I talk about “Birthday Parties“. Birthday Parties? Yea. First, let me give you a little background: My daughter Kylie turns 6 this year. If you recall, I wasn’t able to attend her first birthday because I was actually in Hawaii starting my current job while my wife and Kylie were both still in New Jersey with my in-laws. She had […]

Birthday Parties #illumedati



Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Today we’re going to talk about the constant battle of “Buy the Best” versus “Buy Cheap”. “Buy the Best” versus “Buy Cheap”? Yea. I think this is a constant battle that occurs in everyone’s mind whenever we’re at the store. There are conflicting ideals at work here: When you “Buy the Best” you are saying that buying the more expensive (possibly better) item that will provide better value long term […]

Buy the Best versus Buy Cheap #illumedati


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Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Some of you may have read my What is “Your Number” post I wrote awhile back. Today I want to kind of reflect on “Different Numbers for Different People“. Different Numbers for Different People This is kind of my version of “different strokes for different folks” when it comes to retirement. If we look back at my other post What is “Your Number” and add in my more recent post […]

Different Numbers for Different People #illumedati