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My wife Katie and I have come a long way in the almost 11 years that we’ve been married now and we’re just getting started. Now, we have a full family with 3 kids, a dog, and a mortgage.  The journey that we’re on is a challenging one, especially getting my 3 year old in […]

I’m going to go ahead and guess that my blog isn’t your first step into personal finance. I’m also going to assume that wherever you are with your money, you’re trying to get to the next level.  In this community, we’re all coming from different places. And depending on where that place may be, we’re […]

Several years ago, when our first son was born, my parents decided to retire from teaching so that they could have the flexibility to be around a lot more with our kids.  That worked out pretty well for a while, but it didn’t take long for my dad to start chasing something else to do. […]

When I first started digging into personal finance, one of the most alluring things to me was the idea of retirement-having this big nest egg that would pay for the best years of your life. The work of your career was done, and now all you had to do was spend every day soaking up […]

Timing your bills and all of your expenses throughout the month can be stressful, especially if you’re getting paid multiple times a month. It’s tough to make sure that you have all of the money you need for each pay period to make it to the next one.  Or if you’re riding the credit card […]

I always enjoy the reflection that comes in between Christmas and New Years. It’s also a week when many people take off from work. As a teacher, we’re on our winter break and I’ve been loving the chance to slow down and spend more time at home with family.  Since our son Finn got his […]

Looking back, it’s amazing the progress Katie and I have made in our lives up until this point.  I feel like everything that we have in our life now was once something we were wishing for. The jobs we have, the home we live in, our 3 kids that drives us nuts but we couldn’t […]

I hope that you’re able to take some well deserved time off and spend some time with family today.  I always feel like milestones and holidays like this one are a great opportunity to take the time to stop and reflect on where you are with your goals and life. And today, take some time […]

Do you ever stop to ask yourself if you’re actually chasing the right things?  Whether that be with your money or how you spend your time or what you’re doing in your career, it’s often really helpful to do an audit of the way you’re living your life to make sure you’re still headed in […]

Back when Katie and I had first gotten married in 2011, I was obsessed with everything personal finance. Now that we had our own finances to manage as a couple, I was consumed with wanting to do it right. The first several years we were married, we tried budgeting a bunch of different ways. We […]