The meteoric rise of No-Buy challenges and movement shows how many are trying to rein in their out of control spending as costs continue to increase and put stress on often stagnant or in real dollars shrinking budgets. Unfortunately advertisers employ billions of dollars to study just how to get you to spend your hard-earned dollars on their clients’ products, almost all of which you never needed and are potentially bad for your health. For many of you this has created an addictive cycle of chasing the dopamine hits of discovering that “perfect” find. For example, you will notice checkout lines are filled with “Made in China” plastic tchotchkes because…

Hi everyone! It’s been almost nine months since my last post, which seems eerily prophetic at the moment. Now the U.S. is in a new paradigm where even federal government workers are no longer safe. So what have I been up to? Well here’s the highlights: As above suggests, starting a new brick-and-mortar business has been the highlight of the last year or so. I will bring you up to speed and then stay tuned for ongoing updates of this journey! It’s always been a dream of my husband and mine to open a next-level gym that really moves the needle with people’s health. No redlining for S & G’s…