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More Lessons From The Great Depression – Growing Your Own Food and Sustainability

A few weeks ago, my youngest son and I had the privilege of interviewing my grandfather for a school assignment called the “Living History Project”. The assignment was to interview a person who had lived through a historical event. The event needed to be something significant that impacted people around the world. My son picked […]

9 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

My family currently lives in a 3,362 square feet home with 5-6 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The 5 or 6 bedrooms depends on who you talk to and what is truly considered a bedroom. But regardless of how many bedrooms we have, our house is just way more than what we need. I have estimated […]

What I Learned from My Grandfather Who Lived Through The Great Depression

A Life Lesson From The Great Depression Everyone Should Learn – Save Everything

Recently my youngest son had a “living history” project due for school. The requirements of this project were to interview a person who lived through a historic event. Think big world events like – Vietnam, World War II, 911, Space Shuttle Challenger, etc. My son decided to interview someone who lived through The Great Depression. […]

The High Opportunity Cost of Eating Out for Lunch

Man People Spend a Lot of Cash Going Out to Eat

It seems everywhere I turn, people are constantly going out to eat. The majority of our co-workers, family, and friends are eating out at an alarming rate … in my opinion. I’m all for living the way you want to live your life. So who am I to question if other people want to spend […]

The Cost of Owning Cars

If you want to get serious about building wealth and saving money … then you will need to focus on the big stuff. Sure cutting back on things like cable television and eating out less are great, but those savings can only go so far. The real benefits come from large expenses like housing and […]

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