Challenge: Technology can help is live happier more productive lives, it can also be a great, big pain in the gearbox. The difference between these two outcomes often boils down to the reason why you decide to apply technology to a particular scenario. That is why our next challenge is to develop a Geek Pack. This is a set of technologies you use to enhance your life by automating tasks you hate, giving you access to better information and...

Challenge: When making the Financial Independence graphic we assumed that you wouldn’t have to crawl your way out of debt before starting on our little adventure to freedom, if you’re like nearly 50% of America this assumption is simply not true. So, to make up for our forgetfulness we have put together a two year challenge to rid you of debt. All you need to do is find about $1,600 a month a be willing to put it towards your debt...

Challenge: Unless you have discovered the secrets of time travel you only have about 24 hours in a given day and most of those hours are spoken for. There are, however, a few minutes out of the day that you could probably use more effectively, that’s what this challenge is for. We want you to take a look at how the average American spends his time and figure out how you could do better. We’ve provided a couple places to start, and...