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Saving for a Rainy Day: Tips for Building an Emergency Fund When it comes to personal finance, one of the most important things you can do is to save for a rainy day. An emergency fund is a savings account… Continue Reading →
Paying off debt can be overwhelming, but it is an important step in achieving financial freedom. Learn how to prioritize your debts, create a budget, increase your income and stay motivated to successfully pay off your debts.
It is that wonderful time of year. Every store has Christmas decorations up. Advertisements are telling you that your spouse will be happy that you purchased a $50,000 car without talking to them first. 🙂 HINT: don’t do this –… Continue Reading →
I ran across this TEDx talk by Jocko Willink. He never mentions finances, but the principals that he teaches have everything to do with Personal Finance.
When you are married you combine all aspects of your lives together. One of the most important aspects of being married to doing a budget (also knows as a family financial plan). Money is one of those things that we don’t like to talk about because it makes us uncomfortable.
A few years ago, Lorell and I were looking at purchasing a new kitchen table. Our previous one had served us well for almost 20 years and 5 kids; however, it was showing its age and needed to be replaced. How big of a table should we purchase?
Christmas season is upon us again! That time of year when we get to sing praises about Christs Birth. But is it time for an Emergency?
“I am not a B-word” my wife told me for the umpteenth time over the previous few months.
My only response was the same one that I have been giving her every time we had this conversation, “You can become one if you want to be, it just takes some practice. I have faith in you!”
My wife and I discussed this crazy idea of being super diligent about paying off our mortgage, even though I did not have full-time stable employment