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…

June in Review

June ended up being a crazy but good month. This month I got my first paycheck with my raise. I took a motorcycle safety course, got my license, and bought a bike. I bought a helmet and gloves for the bike. And we had an unbudgeted trip to the vet for the good dog. My…

Why I bought a bike (and not a lexus)

Those of you have been reading the blog the past 10 months know that I REALLY want a Lexus. It's my dream car. So how did I end up with a motorcycle instead? First you need a little history. When I was really young, my dad had a motorcycle that he would take me for…

Final Arizona Trip Cost

First trip of 2019 is in the bag! We went to Arizona this past week on vacation to see my friend's wedding. She looked beautiful and we had a good time. As it would turn out, A's family doesn't live in surprise at all. They live in Scottsdale. So we ended up visiting Scottsdale, Gilbert,…

The Credit Card Float

It's been a couple weeks since I posted last. Since then, I finally passed my last work test and I am now commissioned!! 4.5 years at my job have all been leading up to this. It's a promotion and a great raise and I'm super excited it's finally done!! Now I get to relax some…

An Interview with My Friend Emanuel

An interview with Emanuel discussing college, student loan debt, travel plans and lifthen goals!

Savings Goals

Picture from Pinterest. Photo credit: The Rambling Redhead If I made an inspiration board it would have three things on it: a car (probably a Lexus), a picture of Australia, and a kitchen like the one in the picture above. A and I want to remodel our downstairs at some point, including a kitchen remodel.…

My Decision Not to have Kids

I am a pretty transparent person. It's boring to me to make small talk with people. I want to know what your goals and dreams are. Where you want to travel. If money were no object, what would you do? I sometimes find it difficult to talk about the weather or gas prices because I…

Monetary Stress

A situation came up recently where I was stressed out about money. It doesn't happen as often as it used to but it still comes up occasionally.  Next year, my mom will be turning the big 5-0. For her birthday, she's decided she wants to go to Disney World.  We plan to go in February…

Life Goals: Early Retirement

Disclaimer: this is by no means financial advice and I am not a financial adviser. The following is just my plan and I cant say if it will work for sure or not. There is a concept within the debt free community called FI/RE or Financial Independence/ Retire Early and it is literally my life…