I recently had an issue with my credit score dropping by a lot … almost overnight. In less than 2 months time, two of my credit scores both dropped by 40 points!Before I get too worried about this huge drop … I wanted to point out a few things. First, at this time in my life […]
Continue ReadingIf you have children and are anything like my wife and I, then you’ve probably had some sleepless nights thinking about how to pay for college. And the more kids that you have … the more I’m sure the cost of college is on your mind. I know that I think about the rising costs […]
Continue ReadingFor the past 3 years, I have made it a tradition to publish a post detailing our annual housing expenses. I have found that these summary posts have several benefits. For example, I like to know how much our family is actually spending each year to live in our home. I have a general idea […]
Continue ReadingTypically at the end of every month, I like to publish an update on our dividend income portfolio. We have been tracking the amount of dividend income we earn each month since 2008. Way back in 2008 … my wife and I started our investment journey with blue chip dividend stocks. Each month since then […]
Continue ReadingMany of us in the personal finance world seem to get so caught up on maximizing our savings, earning more income, investing, growing our net worth, and finding ways to optimize every aspect about our finances. I am guilty of doing this. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t either log into an investment […]
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