Before I get into my reasoning for early mortgage payoff, let's talk a minute about the view from the other side. This is an age-old argument - probably [...]
So, you've gotten out of debt (hurray!) and, in doing so, created a budget. Now what do you do with all of this extra money that is no longer going to things [...]
Every parent has their own litany of experiences and their own "lessons learned." Some of these will be the result of a single "aha!" moment... most will be [...]
I'm not sure anything calls up the proverbial image of "dad" more than a man out mowing the lawn. It's about the most dad-esque image that doesn't include a [...]
The folks over at OurNextLife (a fantastic blog on the topic of Financial Independence / Retire Early ("FIRE") issued an interesting challenge recently that [...]
I've shared before that some of my biggest financial mistakes of my 20s were not budgeting, becoming comfortable with debt and not saving. It turns out, this [...]
Okay, this may be one analogy too many, but stick with me here.....
Good Health = Diet and Exercise
My exercise of choice is running. When you run [...]
My wife and I both work. As a result, daycare is a part of our lives (and a big part of life for my two-year-old).
My eldest daughter is currently on her [...]
This is Part 1 in my Personal Finance Basics series.
It doesn't get much more basic than understanding the numbers on your paystub. It's amazing how much [...]