We purchased our second home with very specific criteria and were fortunate to find it, avoiding the alternative which was most of our stuff going into storage and a month to month lease at an apartment somewhere while we sought out our forever home. Our...
In 2010 the housing market was ever so slowly crawling its way toward a recovery and we couldn’t have been more privileged to have begun a marriage and financial journey at that time. My wife and I were earning a combined $95-$105k, well over the...
I can remember the moment I first heard Dave Ramsey’s show, although I don’t remember the exact date. It was late 2008, that year I had let my car get repossessed, figured out how to direct deposit advance my way to getting enough cash to...
When I am asked about my background which typically is pre-college, my story tends to capture others’ attention. I grew up in the northern suburbs of St Paul in a town of twenty-four thousand people, with a lake and lake life being a big focus. ...
I’m not unique, many before me have wanted a blog or podcast for quite some time before taking action. However, I couldn’t find a deep enough desire to push myself over the edge to actually do something about it. When I finally reached the point...
I’ve really wanted to write this post from day one when I mapped out my first twenty-five weeks or so worth of written blog content but decided to stick to writing in order and let this one be a bit of a reward for writing...