For the longest time, it was ingrained into me to keep at least $1k in a savings account for an emergency. I used this principle for the last three years of my life while in student loan debt. In hindsight, I was taking a risk by only having $1k saved for emergencies. Now that I am […]
Intentional Decisions
Trip Report: Italy & France on a Budget
After a small hiatus, I am back with another trip report! This time I ventured out across the pond to Italy and France for the first time. If you have kept up with my site over the last month or so you may have noticed I finished paying off $55k in student loan debt in […]
Review: Dave Ramsey’s Smart Conference 2017
Last weekend I attended Dave Ramsey’s Smart Conference in San Antonio, Texas. My sister told me about the conference in November and mentioned she would be attending. Highly interested, my girlfriend and I decided to sign up as well. I knew the impact Dave Ramsey had on me during my journey to get out of […]
I’m Debt Free!! How I paid off Over $55k in Student Loan Debt in 3.5 Years!
Today is April 13th, 2017 and I just submitted my final student loan payment! I can finally say I am officially Debt Free! Let me repeat that one more time. I am DEBT FREE!! It has a nice ring to it. 🙂 I have had the goal of becoming debt free ever since I graduated […]
Q2 2017 Goals
Can you believe that 2017 is already 1/4 complete and Q2 is upon us? It feels not that long ago that I wrote up my Q1 Goals and began to plan out my ideal 2017. Since January, I have had some successes, some failures, and have learned a lot about myself in the last few months. […]
My First Used Car Buying Experience
My senior year of college I worked out a deal with my parents (to cosign), so I could get a new car. I ended up leasing (da daa daaaaa) a brand new 2013 Toyota Tacoma truck. The terms of the lease contract were $400 a month for 36 months. At the time, the Toyota Tacoma was […]
