Another Lesson from The Great Depression – Don’t Spend Money You Don’t Have
A few weeks ago, my youngest son and I had the opportunity to interview my grandfather for a class project. My son’s class was tasked with interviewing someone who had lived through a historic event. We decided to interview my grandfather … who along with my grandmother both lived through The Great Depression. We found […]
Continue ReadingThe Cost of Owning Older Cars
Over the past weekend, I found another reason not to own a car … or 2 cars in our case. We are making monthly payments on 2 vehicles right now. Our oldest is a family van that we are very close to paying off … only 9 more months. This vehicle was financed at 75 […]
Continue ReadingMore 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 […]
Continue Reading9 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 that we […]
Continue ReadingA 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. […]
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