In what is likely the understatement of the year, 2020 was rough. With so much tragedy, fear, hate, and unrest dominating the headlines, most people have negative feelings regarding the year. I also had my fair share of hardships last year, and definitely feel many of those sentiments about 2020. However, there were many great …
I lasted about six months in the beautiful land of debt freedom before I ended up back in debt. Oops. Fortunately, this expenditure was planned and is part of a larger investment strategy that I’m pursuing – real estate. I spent months searching, scouring land deed records, hand writing personalized notes, and looking at multiple …
It’s official…… I just made my last debt destruction payment! I’m finally Debt Free! My debt destruction journey took 44 months (3.66 years), which is about 8 months longer than I’d hoped. However, with a focused strategy and a healthy dose of discipline I was able to pay off $73,000 of debt and $15,000 worth …
I often get raised eyebrows as well as lots of questions and comments when I tell people about my personal finance journey. “You actually sold your car and lived car-free?” “You were living by yourself and chose to move in with roommates?” “You ditched cable? Stopped buying designer clothes?” “Why waste time by searching for …
It’s that time again! We are going to take a quick look at where I am on my debt destruction journey. As a quick refresher, I began this journey on September 1, 2015 and I’ve been pursuing debt freedom ever since. Along the way, I’ve adopted principles of minimalism and financial independence that have accelerated …
If I’m being honest with you right now, writing this post is intimidating. It’s the first of periodic Debt updates that I’ll be posting on the blog. By going public with my debt burden, I’m not only sharing personal details about my finances, but I’m also opening myself up to criticism and accountability. It’s even …
I was standing in line at the grocery store recently, and I started a conversation with the older gentlemen in front of me. He was looking dapper, and I wanted to make sure that I let him know his fashion sense was on point. We began talking more and eventually landed on the topic of …