Using Credit Card Travel Rewards
The fun part of managing your money responsibly is... spending it! For many, including us, traveling to new places is one of the highlights of each year. Sometimes those are…
The Architect vs. The Waiter
One title conjures images of design splendor, masterful planning, and enviable professional status. The other delights his diners by bringing them extra bread and butter. One path is the traditional,…
Taking a Vacation During Debt Payoff
We were a month and a half into paying off our 80k of debt. For the first time, my wife and I were analyzing all our spending, trying to eliminate…
How to Estimate your Taxes – 5 Things We Wish We Knew
So far we've written about the kind of things we all spend our money on - housing, transportation, food, the usual. What we haven't posted about yet though is the…
Going Part-Time – From Dream to Reality
I remember when I graduated college and started working as an engineer. At that time, my mindset was that I would be working full-time for at least 30 years until…
5 Tips on Having The Budget Conversation
Hello everyone! This is Clari. Although Brett is the star writer of the blog, do not be surprised to hear from me here and there. The reality is that Brett…
The Car Buying Choice
We have 2 vehicles - mine was financed and is now paid off, and my wife's is a lease with 6 months left. As we prepare to turn in that…
A year without credit cards
Every day as I leave the house, I pat down my pockets to double-check that I have the essentials: phone keys wallet Without any of these, I'm just not going…
Paying off Debt, Illustrated
A week ago we were watching over the house of some friends who were traveling out of the country. They live in an apartment with plants on the balcony -…