About Us

Short answer:

We are all about curiosity and discovery, and would love for those who are as wide-eyed and confuddled as we are to join us.

Long answer:

Once upon a time, Sarah was told as a little girl that spending money on claw machines was a waste of money.

She learned the wisdom of saving and good financial habits, and then she grew up.

One day, she saw a claw machine. And there was a stuffed snail in it. She decided to be curious and rebel at the same time, and put in some quarters.

She won the snail, and dubbed it her snail of rebellion, because even though she had been taught as a little girl not to spend her quarters on something with high risk and low opportunity, it was fun. Also now that she had a job, a few quarters were not quite so big a risk.

We think there's a fun little lesson in this story somewhere, and maybe someday we'll find it.

Reesha thinks the snail could represent going back to our childhoods and filling in the gaps of our experiences, now that the risk has been lessened and we are no longer afraid of asking questions.

Instead of being afraid to raise our hands and ask a teacher, we are the teachers. We have near infinite resources at our fingertips.

Adulthood is a great time for discovery: the risk has lessened, the opportunity has increased, and yet our affinity for large stuffed animals has stayed the same.

Reesha is fond of two things that she thinks relates to this blog. Part the first: The Chinese character for Crisis is a combination of the character for Risk and the character for Opportunity (we often find both together, especially in times of trouble). Part the second: Matthew 10:16 says we are to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. That perfect combination of childhood and adulthood, without allowing one to drown out the other, is what we're after.

As you can tell, Reesha can be rather philosophical at times. And Sarah can be very practical when there are no claw machines around. We try to balance each other out.