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
After dinner the other night, I had mentioned to my buddy that I was stopping to donate Plasma, and it was a pretty good side hustle. He was a little shocked, and mentioned, “I thought only poor people do that!” Not so! I have recently began to donate Plasma once or twice week. It’s … Read more
Can You Get Ahead Without A College Degree? “So, where did you get your undergrad?” This was the question a colleague asked me upon starting my new role as an Enterprise Systems Engineer about a year ago. Feeling a bit self conscious, and embarrassed… I replied, “I actually don’t have degree. I don’t have a … Read more
The “D” Word. Divorce. I’ll not spend too much time on the actual separation and divorce from my wife of fourteen years. Divorce happens. It can suck! While the divorce rate has been declining in recent years, it’s still quite high. 50%-60% of marriages end in divorce. The decline seems to be related to those … Read more
Keep investing in your self with the 3% formula.
Hello Everybody! Welcome to, yet another, personal finance blog. I know that this is the hotness! There are a butt-load of amazing Personal Finance blogs out there, and so many resources for those perusing financial independence, and how to retire early if one chooses to. It’s because all of these resources, and amazing stories by … Read more