Have you ever seen a personal finance blogger justify a splurge-y purchase or other financially questionable decision by saying something like “Good thing personal finance is personal.”? I know I’ve seen it. Heck, I’ve even said something similar to justify my financially questionable decisions when I share them with readers. But the truth is that our personal finance decisions … [Read more...]
2 Reasons Why Owing Money to Family is Tough
When I graduated from college and was looking for a place to live in my hometown, my options were very limited. There aren’t many places for rent in my rural hometown, so buying a house seemed like my only option (although now I know differently). The bad thing about deciding to buy a house is that I had no money saved up for a down payment, closing costs, or other necessary … [Read more...]
Spreading the Gospel: What Matters Most
This week has been a whirlwind of crazy. We’ve been short-staffed at work, so I’ve had to work a lot of extra overtime, and I’ve had to do some soul-searching because I’ve been feeling a little imbalanced lately. Most of today’s round-up posts have been perfect for me as I’ve been trying to do that and decide what matters most. Also, my wife and I are driving out to Utah next … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Teach Your Children Financial Self Reliance
It seems as if there never was a time where our financial future were more uncertain. With politicians arguing about the lifespan of social security and consumer debt skyrocketing, it's scary to think about how our children and future children are going to fare financially. In this post, I have listed five things that my wife and I learned growing up that helped us learn … [Read more...]