Its pretty crazy to think about, but I am about a week away from closing on my first home and starting my house hack. It’s pretty cool that I went from being in $55k in Student Loan debt four years ago to becoming debt free in April of 2017 to now being in the position to […]
Intentional Decisions
Building My First House (Hack)
It’s been a long time coming, but I have finally made the plunge and will be closing on my first house in a few months. It’s hard to believe that after becoming debt free last year I have significantly increased my savings and I am in a position to make this purchase happen. I moved […]
True Cost of Dog Ownership – First 6 Months
It took my girlfriend over two years to convince me to get a dog. The subtle, funny dog memes and videos broke me down over time and last summer (2017) I finally gave in and agreed to start the process. For the last four years I have lived frugally to pay off debt and increase […]
5 Things I am Thankful for this Year
Today is Thanksgiving 2017, and I have many things to be thankful for this year. I am excited to eat a ton of great food and spend the Thanksgiving break with friends and family. I thought it would be a good idea to document my thoughts of what I am thankful for this year. Reaching […]
Who Influences You?
Have you ever stopped and thought about who your influences are? If you haven’t, I would encourage you to take a few minutes to think about it. There is a quote that has come up a lot in the last 3-4 years while on my debt freedom journey– “You are the average of the five people […]
My Fincon 2017 Review
Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first Fincon conference in Dallas. In case you didn’t know, FinCon is an annual conference for financial media and bloggers. This year, I applied and was chosen for a new financial blogger scholarship, which earned me a free pass to this year’s event. I heard of Fincon […]
