Health - My Own Advisor

What to consider when workplace benefits are disappearing

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Mark | 42 Comments

What to consider when workplace benefits are disappearing Workplace health and dental benefits don’t get as much love as they should. To borrow a line from a 1980s hair band lyric – you don’t know what you’ve got, till it’s…

Health is wealth – don’t forget this when planning for retirement

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Mark | 18 Comments

Early retirement, semi-retirement, retirement advice is everywhere. Some of it is very important. Some of it is great information. Some it is downright useless. When I looked at “retirement” first page search results, nothing appeared on it that will be…

Investing in our health – July update on Square Foot Garden

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Mark | 10 Comments

No green thumb? No room for a big garden? A few weeks ago, I wrote answering “no” to these questions and some others might make you a great candidate for Square Foot Gardening. This year, we’re giving Square Foot Gardening…

Square Foot Gardening 101 – Investing In Your Health

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Mark | 10 Comments

Don’t have a green thumb? Are you a novice gardener? Don’t have lots of space for a garden but still want one? Square Foot Gardening (SFG) might be for you. Developed by Mel Bartholomew in the mid-1970s, Mel invented Square Foot…