February 2018

I’m Struggling Right Now

22 Comments / General Thoughts, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Kids / /

I’m struggling.  I’ve been very careful to keep politics and other sensitive issues out of my blog.  We all have our opinions, of course, but I just don’t think this particular blog is the right place for that kind of discussion. So I’m going to try to keep this high-level on that front, but there’s something that’s affecting me deeply right now. Unless you’re living under a rock, you know about the shootings that have been happening in our school […]

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Why You Truly Need to Get Out of Debt

18 Comments / Debt, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE) / /

It’s nothing new to hear that if you’re in the red, you should make it a priority to get out of debt. Let’s face it, debt sucks.  We all know it, but here in the U.S., we just can’t seem to stay away from it. NerdWallet states that the average household that has credit card debt is carrying a balance of $15,654… ouch. And that doesn’t even count other forms of debt – mortgages, car loans, student debt, etc. Ok,

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So You Wanna Write a Book? Maybe I Can Help…

16 Comments / Self-Employment / /

Ever had that thought periodically running through your mind to write a book?  I sure did. Then one day I just decided to do it. I had some great ideas to write a book based on technology.  I’ve been in the IT field as a systems engineer and now the engineers’ manager for almost 20 years now. However, my thoughts for the book were actually focused more on the simpler stuff that family and friends were always asking me about.

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When It Comes to Personal Finance... I Don't Know It All

When It Comes to Personal Finance… I Don’t Know It All

16 Comments / General Thoughts, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE) / /

For a guy that’s beat the odds and made it to that fancy millionaire status, you’d think I’d know most – if not everything – when it comes to personal finance.  But here’s something that’s probably not much of a shocker… I don’t.  Not even close. When I first started this blog in May of 2015, I thought I was so smart when it came to finances.  Maybe not exactly a financial genius per se, but perhaps one smart cookie

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