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You can read about why we started buying real estate here. How we saved up the money to purchase our first property here. And how we actually got started here: I was already deep into the FIRE (financial independence retire early) movement when I started considering real estate. Real estate investing just kept […]
Read MoreIf you are well-versed in personal finance, this post is not for you I wrote this as a catch-all for the people I work with everyday who have no idea what it means (and especially how) to invest. There are obviously many more retirement and other investment accounts out there, but the following are […]
Read MoreYou betcha. Once upon a time, before we were married, Greg and I quit our jobs and took a round-the-world trip. Now as frugal as we like to consider ourselves, we both love to gamble. We will happily skimp in other areas, like toilet paper and soap, before we cut back on our gambling […]
Read MoreAgree to disagree Greg and I don’t always see eye to eye with our money, but the only time we ever argue is when one of us thinks the other is being too cheap. I don’t like to spend my hard-earned money in airport restaurants, and Greg thinks it’s okay to wear pants with […]
Read MoreI am a huge believer in having a life plan, and I love helping others live up to theirs. But I think the idea is off-putting to a lot of people, because they think creating their own life plan is going to involve someone else telling them what to do. Far from it. Coming […]
Read MoreIt’s nearly the end of the year and you know what that means! Christmas? God, no, it’s time to clean up the finances! Jk, that’s been going on since January 1. This year has been full of positive changes for the Warckens, mostly wrought on by negative impacts on our lives. My stepdad died […]
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