There is a very simple sure-fire way to turn every single teenager into a millionaire and I’m going to share it with you. It’s simple … the Roth IRA. Roth Ira image from Napkin Finance What is a Roth IRA? It’s an investment vehicle for retirement that is tax-free! It’s the only tax investment where…
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My Husband Ties for 4th at Ouimet (and Funny Moment with our Daughter)
Founded In 1949, The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Is Considered The Golf Charity Of Massachusetts™. It awards millions in need-based college scholarships each year to deserving young men and women who have worked at Massachusetts golf courses. The Ouitmet Memorial Golf Tournamen is an invitation-only golf tournament held in 2021 at Charles River Country Club…
My Daughter’s MIT Media Lab Internship: AttentivU (biofeedback glasses to focus)
My daughter is a sophomore at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) and she landed her dream internship at MIT Media Lab. The project that she is working on as the lead designer is AttentivU, a biofeedback device that measures brainwaves and eye movement to help with staying focused. The device is designed into a…
My Daughter’s RISD Team Wins BlueGreen Innovation
My daughter, referred to as Grasshopper and Sensei in my blog, won the BlueGreen Innovation Challenge with her team of Industrial Designers from Rhode Island School of Design and Mechanical Engineer from M.I.T. They were written up by RISD! Students Propose Real-World Design Solutions Industrial Design students offer innovative ideas for supporting sustainability in Rhode…
Sumo Joe on The Children’s Book Podcast with Matthew Winner
Thank you so much to Matthew Winner for having us on The Children’s Book Podcast: Mia Wenjen and Nat Iwata share SUMO JOE on The Children’s Book Podcast. “SUMO JOE is a story told in rhyme about a boy and his friends upholding a centuries-old tradition considered through a modern lens. It’s the first picture…
Fun Ideas to Decorate Your Home
Personalizing your home is a, well, personal endeavor. There are plenty of interesting ways that you can consider as possibilities to make your home your own without spending a lot of money. I’ve been inspired by watching Queer Eye with such amazing transformations of the homes. Hang Some Pictures A wonderful way to make your…
My FREE Sumo Joe Virtual Classroom Visit
I had so fun giving a virtual author visit to a 4th grade elementary school in Texas. This is my free SUMO JOE author visit in which I tell the origin story of my debut picture book and detail the process of how a picture book gets made from idea to revision to illustration to…