When I was younger, I used to think that a lot of the business opportunities out there weren’t for me. Maybe they weren’t worth the effort or they would take too much money to start. As I’ve gotten older (and a little smarter), I’ve realized that’s not the case. It’s simply a matter of just opening your eyes and then plucking out those opportunities. A number of years ago, I started playing FreeCell on my phone when I get a […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about tomorrow lately and any regrets I would have if that day never arrived. There was a touchy-feely show on back in the 80’s called Highway to Heaven. I was only a kid back then, but I used to watch it all the time and I loved it. I’ll wait while you laugh at me. Yeah, well, it gets worse. I was pretty excited to see that it showed up on Netflix at some point
My wife trusts me… too much. Specifically, with regard to our finances, that is. When you mix finances and marriage, it’s important that you and your spouse flow together in perfect harmony. It seems that most of the time when I bring up a financial decision that needs to be made, I hear those special words: Whatever you think… Look, I feel good that she trusts my judgment, but it’s important that she understands and is a part of the
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Well, Amazon Prime Day happened. I told my wife to stay away from Amazon for the day and not to get sucked in. I warned her about it. Unfortunately, nobody warned me and somehow I ended up in the vortex and bought a $35 sleeping pad before the day was over. I debated it while it sat in my cart and the 15-minute countdown clock was ticking away. I even deleted it out of my cart and re-added it just
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I’ve written about Health Savings Accounts (HSA) before and how they are one the best retirement plans you can get your hands on. In fact, it might be THE best account out there. I thought I knew all the HSA benefits I could get out of this account, but in this post, I’ll tell you about a new one I learned about. If you’re not familiar with an HSA, it’s a medical savings account that’s paired with a high-deductible medical
I’m pretty excited to see that our net worth has grown over $70,000 in just three months since I wrote the post $1 Million Net Worth… Now What?. It’s great to see my money continuing to grow, but there’s still a downside to it. Most of the money is tied up in the stock market right now and it’s a bull market right now. No one has a crystal ball to tell us if this is only the beginning. The
In general, we seem to have a tendency to focus a lot of our time and money on the things that don’t really matter. It’s time to stop it and instead concentrate on what does matter… So far this summer we’ve taken a fantastic trip to Panama and spent a few days at a cottage on Kelleys Island on Lake Erie. We’re starting to pack for a week-long vacation trip to Tennessee we have coming up in the next couple
In my post, Panama Vacation – Part 1, I talked about the first half of our trip to Panama. If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend you check it out… a lot of good information on Nueva Gorgona and Anton Valley. But now it’s time for some Boquete talk and that’s what I’m excited about! After initially getting everyone on board for the idea of this trip, I started researching. I dug into a lot of areas in the country
We finally made the trip I’ve been waiting for… our Panama vacation! And guess what – it was awesome! Because there’s a lot to cover, I thought I’d break this up into a couple posts. This first post will cover the first half of our trip and the second post will cover the second half – easy enough, right? 🙂 If you’ve been following my adventures, you know that I’ve been doing a lot of digging to determine if Panama
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Financial regrets, I’ve had a few… As I guy in my early forties, I sometimes take a moment here and there to reflect on how my path in life has gone. I don’t dwell – I just try to look back at my mistakes and learn from them to make for a better future. And maybe the “regrets” part of “financial regrets” is a little excessive. If you’re a regular follower of my blog, you know that we’ve recently surpassed the million-dollar net worth mark. We’re
