A Decade In Review

It’s the end of a decade so it feels like a good time to reflect. Ten years ago I was a senior in high school. A lot of things have happened since then. Some things have changed but some things are still the same. It’s almost the ten year anniversary of my house burning down. …

Future Home Updates

Sometimes I like to sit and daydream about the things that we will do to our house at some future date (who knows when). We have a long list of improvements we'd like. Some of the list includes kitchen remodel, new floors, wine cooler, covered patios, new fence.... It's never ending. If you have a…

I’m $15,000 in Debt (Again)

Well this year hasn't gone exactly as planned as far as debt goes. In December of last year I was expecting to be consumer debt free by June of this year.  Instead, I totaled up my debt last week and I'm back up to $15,000. I was actually kind of surprised. I knew I had…

The Cost of Home Gym

I had been at my job just shy of two years when I realized that my clothes weren’t fitting the same way they used to. I had a harder time buttoning my pants and shirts were tighter around my belly. It wasn’t really surprising. It had been years since I had played soccer last. I…

Small Financial Goals

I talk a lot about my big financial goals like paying off the house and retiring early but I don't talk as much about my small financial goals. Or really, I should say just goal, because it's really only one goal. Every year I try to make my financial position better than it was the…

A Series of Events

Picture from imdb.com, I do not own any creative rights.  It’s only April and 2019 has already been an interesting year. We started out the year with our oven acting suspiciously like it wanted to explode. I was panicked at first. One, because exploding is a real possibility since it is a gas oven. Two,…

February Budget Review

February ended up being a great month! I passed a test at work and got the next two parts scheduled. I will hopefully be done about halfway through May! We also tried a new tequila to celebrate my victory and finally made it out to dinner after three failed attempts. The first night we tried…

January Updates

Today and tomorrow are my two least favorite days of the year: the Super Bowl and the day after when everyone talks about it. I spend every Super Bowl Sunday reading in a separate room of the house from where A watches the game. This year is a little different since I have the blog…

Being a Home Owner, Pt 2

I have now been a home owner for just over three years. So I want to share some of the things I have learned. If you buy an older house, your home will be in a constant state of disrepair. Our house has built in 1963. It has clearly had some renovations, but they have definitely…

Being a Home Owner, Pt 1

Most people who have known me for a while know that the house I grew up in burned down when I was a senior in high school.  I don’t think about it as much anymore but it’s hard not to think about it at this time of year because tomorrow, the 13th, marks the 9th…