by Dannie | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Making Money, Saving Money
When I was going through a rough time in life and in my previous job, I decided that it was time for me to learn something new to occupy my mind. Learning to code was that new thing. Yes, I know, computer programming is a strange thing to jump into head first but I...
by DJ | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories, Saving Money
I turned 30 this year and we wanted to do something special in order to celebrate. Dannie and I love to travel, but admittedly, we haven’t done as much as we’d like. We changed that this year and everyone has been asking us how we planned our vacation on a...
by Dannie | Jul 21, 2018 | Blog, Making Money, Saving Money
In my previous post about how I’ve made $862 in 1.5 weeks delivering food, I closed with the fact that I expect to owe $0 in independent contractor taxes. This post will explain exactly what I plan to do in order to make this a reality. Before we begin, if you...
by DJ | Jul 8, 2018 | Blog, Saving Money
When we bought our house, we were shocked by the fact that California doesn’t believe in giving you a backyard! We’re originally from North Carolina, so we’re used to seeing new homes with grass in the backyard already. You know what our house came...
by Dannie | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Reviews, Saving Money
If you’ve been following us for a while, you probably know that we have our emergency fund stashed away at the online bank Marcus by Goldman Sachs. Our savings have been there since it was formerly known as GE Bank. Why, you ask? Well, that’s because it has...
by Dannie | Jun 30, 2018 | Blog, Saving Money
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I DO NOT BELIEVE IN MURPHY. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This is exactly why you should be asking yourself, “How much should I have in my emergency fund” right now! Can you actually survive...
