By Jeremy Kuempel “Oh my god, I just got a ticket to the Burn! This is finally my year!” Her voice dripped with enthusiasm. For months, the only thing my friend could talk about was how badly she wanted to go to Burning Man. She raved about the art she

By Cole Mayer As a freelance writer and former newspaper journalist married to a high school English teacher, not having any money ever is a given. Somehow, we managed to buy a house – by moving out of California. The chances of us owning a house in our hometown of