February 2023 - Frugal Jon

The Balanced Life and Delayed Gratification

By Frugal Jon | February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by Frugal Jon

My dad is good at relaying some of the harder truths of life. He gradually shared these things as we kids were old enough to face them. When I was a junior/senior of high school, he hit me with this one: you can’t have it all. That’s not the message that an idealistic high schooler wants to hear when he’s on the precipice of adult life. I wanted to hear that the world is beckoning…

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How to Respond to a Poor Season

By Frugal Jon | February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 by Frugal Jon

The sun was about to set as my dad and I pulled into the parking lot. A dozen or so fishermen were standing on the rocks, casting plugs into the water- a good sign. This was my fourth trip to the Cape Cod Canal and hopefully, my first fruitful one. As we tired out lures onto the lines, I noticed the quiet. Looking down the shoreline, I saw that all the fishermen had left. Definitely…

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