If you are reading this blog, chances are you want to increase your wealth and achieve a little thing I like to call “financial freedom”. Ok, I didn’t coin that term, but it’s definitely something I’m striving for too. The good news is, increasing your wealth isn’t very difficult in terms of brain power. But it is super hard in terms of will power. That’s why there are lots … [Read more...]
3 Money Problems to Fix If You Want to Be Rich
Ask any financial advisor which question they get the most, and they’ll probably tell you it's this: "How can I get rich quick?" Most of the time, the answer is simpler than you’d imagine: save more. This can mean spending less, investing wisely, or both. Unfortunately, far too many people do the exact opposite. They invest with emotion, they spend way too much , they have … [Read more...]
Net Worth Update: Breaking into the Positive
GUYS! Today is an important day. Not only is it the first day of 2015, but it's also the day we officially declare ourselves in the green on our net worth! As silly as it may sound to some, this is huge for us. Between being starving students and struggling to find a good job after graduation, we've been in the negative since we got married in 2010. Last December we were … [Read more...]
6-Month Net Worth Update: Up 74%
Welcome to our semi-annual net worth update voyeur show! Every 6 months, I offer a sneak peak into our current assets and liabilities, allowing you to see an overview of where we're improving and where we still have work to do on our countdown to a positive net worth. That's one of the goals I set last December for this year and so far, it looks like we're going to make … [Read more...]
6-Month Net Worth Update – October to April
Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything here about how we're doing, so I figured it's about time to deliver a net worth update! There hasn't been too much excitement going on. In fact, April was quite the downer due to a nice little $850 car repair bill, $400 to register our cars in Texas (it was $60 in Arkansas...c'mon guys, not EVERYTHING has to be bigger here, … [Read more...]