Relationships
Seven Days Without a Phone and How It Changed All the Rest
Seven days without a phone over Thanksgiving inspired several important long term changes to the way my phone gets utilized.
Lifestyle Design
Why “New Hampshire Man”?
It’s actually a little surprising how infrequently I’m asked the question, “Why did you choose New Hampshire Man?” There are a few good reasons for it and I want to share them with you to provide the context around what this site, and my mission, are all about. First: New Read more…
Making More
How Content Providers Monetize Their Work
There is a large portion of the populace who has no idea how bloggers, podcasters and videographers can make money putting information on the Internet. In this post I’ll brush on the basics of how content providers monetize their work and share my perspectives on the path I most prefer. Read more…
Resilience
Resilience Is Rewarding
Building in winter. The echoes of the hammer striking the nail muted by the snow. The smell of smoke from the ever-present fire in the wood stove inside. It’s cold out, but the movement and the work makes me take my hat off and stuff it in my back left Read more…
Making More
Go Thank Your Boss
I advocate side hustling a lot. In doing so, I would hate to be misunderstood regarding my perspective on a traditional W2 job. Your job is awesome and I’m willing to bet you don’t thank your boss enough. The Purpose of Gratitude Wherever you focus your mind, that’s where you’ll Read more…
Personal Freedom
How The One Thing Applied to Dog Training
We recently hired a dog trainer, and something magnificent happened. Here’s how it went down. The Dog Has Problems I’ll be the first to tell you that there’s no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners. So, while I take the heat for this, here are the things Read more…
Food
A Busy Man’s Chicken Recipe For Every Week of The Year
The fastest, easiest and most versatile chicken recipe out there.
Automotive
Learning to Embrace Winter
Winter can be a real hard time for some people, but what I’ve found most is that the thought of winter is harder than winter itself. But still, here are some of the many things that I have come to LOVE about winter in New Hampshire. Time Slows Down By Read more…
Food
Drugs: May I Please Have My Body?
There’s a lot changing in our society with drugs these days, but I’m not sure it’s all for the right reasons. Here’s my current position on drugs, and I welcome you to challenge it. What are drugs? First, let’s think about what drugs are before we dive into how to Read more…
Investing and Giving
Investing for Retirement Is Short Sighted
Let’s give credit where it’s due: teaching society to be mindful of the importance of money now AND in the future is commendable. But most of the lessons teach to our selfish nature, investing for our own personal retirement. I’d like to invite you to think well past your retirement. Read more…
Relationships
How to Meet People and Grow Your Tribe
Meeting people can be the most important thing that happens in our day. Maybe it’s just me, but I get the sense that we’ve evolved to be pretty poor at making cold introductions, and I’m concerned that we are missing a tremendous opportunity by keeping to ourselves. Here are my Read more…
Health
Global Problems are Not Your Problems
It’s too easy in the modern era we live in to become consumed by all the calamities occurring around the globe. Global climate change is melting the ice caps and causing the sea to rise. Elephants being slaughtered for their tusks in Africa. People around the world who are hungry, Read more…
Automotive
How To Get Your Car Ready for Winter
Whether you like it or not, winter is around the bend. As you may know, I’m a huge advocate for working on your car. The cost savings are one thing, but incomparable to the peace of mind gained from understanding the systems that make your car work, and the comfort Read more…
Money
How To Add Security With A Side Hustle
I built it. It’s mine. No one can take it away from me. The biggest motivator to start a side hustle is usually money. Also, when we start a side hustle, we are already making ends meet, albeit barely for some of us, but most of that money is gravy. Read more…
Mindfulness
Freedom From School
In your mind’s eye, look through the window into a high school classroom. A college lecture hall. A mandatory business training. Speaking only for myself, I see people; falling asleep, doodling, watching the clock, passing notes under the table or taking notes voraciously because they’re going to be tested on Read more…
Property
Installing a First Flush Diverter in a Rainwater Harvesting System
Personal freedom is living your life the way you desire. Lifestyle design is purposefully and deliberately designing your life to accomplish the ability to live your life the way you desire. Upon reflection of my own life I have come to own the reality that it makes me happy to Read more…
Home
How To Store Kitchen Knives
As you may know, I’m a huge advocate for starting a side hustle. One of the many reasons is due to the amount of learning that takes place when you try to monetize something you do. In 2016 I started a knife sharpening side hustle to raise money toward my Read more…
Growing Food
Rethinking Growing Food in Cities
Look at this: It’s disgusting. You know what’s going to happen next, right? Pests. Raccoons. Foxes. Squirrels. Rats. Mayhem. You know what I see? Food. Not for me, yet. For my chickens. They’re going to turn it into food I much prefer; eggs and meat. And if they can’t eat Read more…
Personal Freedom
How a Liberty Tool Library Might Work
The movement toward pursuing personal freedom, more often than not, comes from a place of prior conformity to the social norms. One of the major limitations along the journey from sheep to shepherd is lack of funds and support. A Liberty Tool Library (LTL) would be one outstanding way for Read more…
Food
Three Sisters Garden – A Mid Season Review
The sisters in a Three Sisters garden are: corn, beans and squash. They provide critical support for one another, like you’d expect out of three sisters from a strong family. The corn grows tall and provides support for the beans. The beans climb the corn and transfer nitrogen from the Read more…