by Dannie | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
I quit my job… I wasn’t afraid and I wasn’t sad (well kinda but we’ll get to that). This job helped us pay off tens of thousands worth of debt. It helped me fund my Roth IRA for the first time EVER, provided me with the funds to finally buy DJ a Christmas gift...
by DJ | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
We have a confession to make. When we first created this blog, we told you an “alternative facts” version of how our financial journey truly started. We did, in fact, have a conversation about paying too much for cable. But, that wasn’t the main...
by DJ | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
When we started our journey towards financial freedom in 2015, Dave Ramsey was one of the first people we ‘met’ that helped us get our act together. Now, we’re DEBT FREE and we’ve paid off $130,912 worth of debt! Full disclosure, we did...
by DJ | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories
What extreme thing would you be willing to do if you really wanted to get out of debt? Would you take your car back to the dealer? How about selling your favorite TV or starting a 2nd job? Or, maybe you’d consider 9 months of full-time RV living to pay off debt?...
by Dannie | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog, Budget Tips, Personal Stories
As you’ve probably realized by now, we are very nontraditional when it comes to how we handle our finances. We don’t put a lot of stock into societal “norms”. You would be right if you assumed that the same is true for how we split the bills in...
by DJ | Nov 5, 2017 | Blog, Budget Tips, Personal Stories
When it comes to having a successful relationship, you have to be on the same page about a LOT of things. Unfortunately, personal finance is an area that many couples struggle with. A common question we see is, “What should I do if my partner won’t...