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Financial Milestones

I’ve recently found myself surpassing some financial milestones that I never thought I’d see.  Our retirement accounts are at levels that I used to just dream about when I was first starting out.  Never underestimate the power of consistent contributions and compound interest, that’s for sure.

As I was sitting here looking over the numbers [...]

Tiny Houses–Tiny Costs

Lately I’ve been somewhat obsessed with the idea of tiny houses.  I stumbled on to a Youtube channel that shows lots of different examples of people living in a smaller footprint.  In this day and age, we are living in much larger houses than ever.  During the economic downturn, I started to read about how [...]

Personal Finance on Reddit

I don’t know if I should admit this or not, but I’ve been spending too much time on Reddit lately.  If you aren’t familiar with Reddit, it’s a website that sucks you in and never lets you leave.  Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic but the reality is that there is SO much content on [...]

The One Percent–Movie

This is a GREAT movie to watch.  It’s an interesting view in to the very rich people in society.  I believe you can also find it on Netflix:

Update On Our Finances

Well, it’s been a crazy and hectic summer around our house. We decided to make it even more hectic by refinancing our house as well. I mentioned it previously but now it’s finally complete. I’m still shaking my head at how much documentation they required from us. We have a credit score in the 800’s, [...]