2014 Financial Update
While technically it is 2015 now I haven’t been able to really sit down and write a post updating my financial status for the end of 2014. I say my financial status because there are some numbers that...
View Article2015 Financial Goals
Well, we are finally back after a relaxing, but busy family vacation. Our drive home was a little harrowing because our brand new car had a bit of a malfunction, but everything is fixed and on the...
View ArticleA Woe Is Me Moment
After an excellent day of football and the UFC last night I admit I couldn’t sleep. Typically, there are two things that keep me up at night. One is my research. If I have an idea that I want to get...
View ArticleShould I Reveal More Financial Information?
One of the things I admire about the personal finance blogosphere is the willingness of so many people to share their stories. It heartens me a great deal to see people pay off debt, make successful...
View ArticlePaying Off Debt Update
So at the beginning of 2015 I gave myself a couple of overall financial challenges. Challenge #1 was to pay down 10% of my total debt, which stood at around 264,000 in change. That meant I would have...
View ArticleDo I Already Have Financial Freedom?
One of the goals of this blog has been to track my progress to paying off debt, maybe offering some small advice on financial matters, and ultimately achieving financial independence. Financial...
View ArticleDebt Payment Update
At the end of March I provided an update on some financial challenges that I had set for myself for 2015. My first challenge was to pay of 10% of my debt by the end of 2015. My total debt was about...
View ArticleThird Quarter Debt Payment Update
Since I started this blog I have been updating how much debt I have paid off on a quarterly basis.
View ArticleThe Smartest and Best Financial Decisions I Have Made
In a post I wrote about a year ago I chronicled the worst financial decisions that I have made. Since
View Article2015 Debt Repayment Update
To keep myself in check I am dedicating myself to reporting how much debt I have paid off after each
View Article2016 Financial Goals
Every year I try to set out resolutions and goals for the year. 2014 was the year of getting healthy.
View ArticleOur Tax Report for 2015
Well it is that time of year again. We did our taxes and in fact I finished them last night.
View ArticleFinancial Lessons Learned About Myself
I started this blog over 18 months ago to track my progress toward paying off debt and ultimate financial independence.
View ArticleHome Refinancing Update
I have stated that I would like to try to refinance our home. However, there have been some sticking points
View ArticleMarch Debt Repayment Update
Over the past year I have tried to track my progress of paying off debt in quarterly updates. At the
View ArticleKeeping the Financial Wolves at Bay
On Monday I wrote about a post regarding Neal Gabler about the “Shame of the Middle Class.” Mr. Gabler correctly
View ArticleChanges to My Investments
A few months ago I revealed what investments were in my retirement accounts. Those investments consisted of the Fidelity Contrafund,
View ArticleLearning to Live With Debt
Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of reflecting on our financial position, where we
View ArticleFinances and Fertility, Part II
So a few months ago I wrote about our struggle with fertility and our desire to have children. I chronicled
View ArticleJune 2016 Debt Repayment Update
Over the past year I have tried to track my progress of paying off debt in quarterly updates. At the
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