Chris 
I’ve talked with many people about how one of my favorite side hustles is real estate investing. I feel that real estate is a great way to accelerate ones path to financial independence. I have made dozens and dozens of offers, and closed several real estate deals. I have learned so much, and continue to … Read more
Hey! What’s up, members of the Heavy Metal Money Militia! Welcome to a new year and welcome to 2020. A new beginning. The new year is always a good time to review how things went in the past year, and what we’d like to do in the year ahead. While many people talk about resolutions, … Read more
I recently came across this post on Money After Graduation. As a single guy that has been on a handful of dates, this has been an area of anxiety. For instance, I recently went on a date in which we ordered an appetizer, and she had two classes of wine. Once you added my Diet … Read more
I used a simple budget to make this year’s state fair experience the best yet! By quickly setting up a budget, and planning ahead of time, it allowed for my family and I to enjoy a day of guilt free spending. The Great Minnesota’s Get Together. This is the slogan that is refrained throughout the … Read more
In this post we’ll look at if it’s worth it to rent your RV for fun and profit. While I may be a nerd, and totally geek out over technology, 80’s action figures, and vintage video games, I still like to get my wilderness on. Some of my greatest memories of hanging with my dad, … Read more
Why do I aspire to be financially independent? Why do any of us pursue financial freedom? How far would you go for financial freedom? This is the question that author and filmmaker, Scott Rieckens, hopes to answer. Scott captures the truths and dispels the myths of the growing culture known as FIRE: Financial Independence Retire … Read more
This one is pretty simple and straight forward. But it was a great way for our family to continually eat out every week FOR FREE! Let’s jump in the way-back machine. Back in 2005-2010. That’s a wicked-long time in the tech world. This is when I was working as a Technical Services Specialist at a … Read more
Thanks for coming back for the next step in my journey to retirement after divorce. In Part One, we reviewed how divorce caused me to be intentional with how I spent, and saved my money. With these next posts we’ll dig in a little deeper in each of the steps I took in the very … Read more
Should you pay off your mortgage? There has always been the debate if one should pay off their home mortgage or not. One can argue that if the interest rate of my home mortgage is 3.75% or lower, why would someone pay off the balance of this mortgage, when you can earn a potentially higher … Read more
You Could Use Some Extra Cash Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could earn a little cash as you just drove from one place to another? Let’s say you were driving from one business meeting to another, and during that time you could earn just a little bit of money. Enough to offset the gas, … Read more