Chris 
Hello readers, and members of the Heavy Metal Money Militia! As you may have noticed, I had taken a bit of a break in posting. This was really due to a couple things. One of which was finding the mental motivation due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic, and how I’m coping. State of mind hasn’t … Read more
Hello everyone. It has been a while since I have had a fresh post to The Heavy Metal Money Blog. I can’t count the number of times I’ve started to write, and just couldn’t seem to find the right words. As the weeks progressed, and the current pandemic spread, It was harder and harder for … Read more
I thought I knew all the HSA benefits I could get out of this account, but in this post, I’ll tell you about an awesome one I learned about… — Read on http://www.routetoretire.com/hsa-benefits-just-keep-rolling/amp/
My Uncle once referred to me as the cheapest rich person. Hahaha, While I don’t consider myself “rich” or “cheap” I do consider myself frugal. I’d like to use the word frugal rather than cheap. I do remember as a child my dad would talk about how he tried to live frugally. I remember him … Read more
One thing that I’ve learned in the past while working with a software company, we had always set goals and had achievement milestones that we set for ourselves. Achievements for the company, individual development teams, as well as sales and support teams. As we have outlined some of the goals. I recall a question that … Read more
Throughout my real estate investing journey, most of my deals have gone relatively smoothly. This is a story of the deal that did NOT go smoothly and was the worst experience I’ve had in my investing journey so far. Granted it could’ve ended up much, much worse. Let’s start at the beginning. I had met … Read more
While we personal finance bloggers often talk about how to save money, and how we may spend wisely and to not buy what you don’t need. But there will be a time when we need to buy something. It happens. Something breaks, wears out, or you just purchased something new for whatever reason. I just discovered … Read more
Investing in our retirement, real estate, or stock market are typically something we’ve all heard of, and often talk about. I’d like to take a moment to talk about using money to invest in a relationship, or your love life. I remember when I had originally separated from my wife back in 2012, I had … Read more
I’m not afraid of saving money, and I’m proud of being frugal. I’ll always save money where I can, and if I find little value. I’ll share just some of ways I save money while living my frugal lifestyle. Check it out! Don’t Pay for TVAs I have talked about when I first started tracking … Read more
Hey Money Nerds! I wanted to share how I’m saving and investing in 2020. Because I’ve worked hard to live frugally, on much less then I earn. I’ve been able to be very intentional on where my money goes in term of retirement and investment accounts. We always have heard the old adage, “pay yourself, first.” … Read more