As most people know, we’re leaving Tuesday for a trip across the pond. We’re slightly nervous about the long plane ride, but mostly just excited to get the ball rolling. Recently, I was drafting up our zero-sum budget for November when Greg asked me how much we were budgeting for our trip. Sadly, I hadn’t…
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the…
I’m taking a frugal trip to Denver. Read how I paid for my trip with credit card rewards and how you can do the same.
As most of you know, Greg and I are the owners of two single family rental properties in Central Indiana. We have owned them since 2006, which means that we’ve been doing the whole landlord thing for quite a while. And although we have experienced our fair share of challenges, being a landlord has been…
There was a time in my life when I absolutely hated the holiday season, and it was mainly because I worked nearly every weekend in December for six years straight. I’m sure you are wondering why I would do such a thing, but I can assure you that I didn’t have a choice. At my old mortuary job, we…
During a long car ride last week, Greg and I found ourselves listening to Dave Ramsey’s talk radio show. Since I don’t drive a lot and never listen to anything during the day, it was a rare treat. Guests on the show included people who were in debt and didn’t know how to get out…
If you are like most individuals, you are naturally concerned about your family’s financial health. For example, what would happen if you died suddenly? Would your family be financially prepared for such an event? Although this is an unsettling thought, it nonetheless needs to be addressed.
I just realized something- I completely forgot to spell out my budget details last month. I know, I know….I totally dropped the ball. But I’m going to make up for it somehow! Pinky swear. Fortunately, last month was pretty boring when it came to budgeting and spending. I mostly just paid the mortgage and bought groceries,…
By now, everyone knows that the President’s claim that “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan” was a stretch of the imagination, if not a flat-out lie. Millions of people who bought their policies on the open market found out the hard way that we would not, in fact, be able to…
Ah, budgeting. Like it or not, budgeting is the backbone of successful personal finance and the heart and soul of good financial health. Many of us who have finally found the path to financial health and independence now realize just how important budgeting is. However, obtaining this knowledge is rarely easy. Our stint with budgeting began in 2011 after we…
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