Personal Finance

We Got Our Insurance Deductible Back

If you remember in August we got into a car accident. Fortunately I called the police and had the officer file a car accident report.  As a result, a full report of the accident was on file for my insurance company to use in their case against the person who hit us.  If we didn’t [...]

Personal Finance In One Simple Equation

We’ve heard it all before haven’t we?  The simple way to build wealth is to spend less than you earn. Let me demonstrate this as a simple equation:
Spending < Earnings = Savings
That’s it in a nutshell.  Take what you earn.  Now look at what you spend.  If what you spend is less than what you [...]

What We’re Doing To Adjust To One Income

As I told you yesterday we’re moving from a two income family to one income. This will take some adjusting on our part.  If you’re considering moving from two incomes to one you should check out 9 Tips For Going To One Income from PT Money. 
Among the things we have done so far [...]

What Is Raising A Child Worth - We’re Going To One Income

What is it worth to raise your child? Is it worth giving up an income?  For us the answer will be yes.  First the first time in a long while my wife will not be heading back to work this September (she works in education).  Instead she will be staying home to raise our little [...]

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