Today our son turns 18 years old. Usually, we’d go out to eat, get together with family, and watch him make a wish and blow out the candles on his cake. But this year is different. Today, he is 700 miles away and already earning a full-time paycheck. J literally went from no job, hanging out with high school friends, with relatively few cares in the world to sudden, … [Read more...] about Advice To An 18 Year Old With A Full-Time Income
Managing Your Money
An Inside Look At How We Manage Our Money
Maybe I’m weird, but I love to get an inside peek at how other people manage their money. Not necessarily because I’m nosy (I’m not, really). It’s because I like to see if there's something that might work for us and our finances. When it comes to money management, I have a strong aversion to complexity. Simple is the name of the game. I don’t like to spend a ton of time … [Read more...] about An Inside Look At How We Manage Our Money
How NOT to Focus on Money
I know. How NOT to focus on money doesn’t seem appropriate for a blog claiming to be a money blog. But hear me out, as I bet you can relate. If you’re here right now reading this blog, you have an interest in money. Now, I don’t claim to know where your money interests lie. Maybe you’re working toward financial independence. Maybe you’re paying down debt. Maybe you want … [Read more...] about How NOT to Focus on Money