Budgeting can be your best friend or your worst. Your budget can bring you to levels you never thought you could attain. Your budget can also hold you back from doing things in the moment, that could give you instant gratification. A budget is a double edged sword but I believe it is the mostContinue reading “A Simple Breakdown to Budgeting”
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3rd-12 Week Goal
Today is January 24th, and we finished our 3rd week. After last week, we finished planning all of our 12 week goals. I also decided to postpone all of our wedding goals by one week. Our Personal Goal: Get wedding website set up, and order dress swatches.I was able to get most of our websiteContinue reading “3rd-12 Week Goal”
A Positive Mindset
Keeping a positive outlook on life is hard at times. I have struggled in the past with it. I always thought I was going to be a loner, and never amount to anything in my life. It was a hard change for me, but my life has been so much better since I forced myselfContinue reading “A Positive Mindset”
2nd-12 Week Goal
Today is January 17th, 2021 and we have completed our 2nd week out of 12. Overall, there are steps I will be doing differently in the next set of 12 weeks. One step is making sure that all of the weeks are planned out ahead of time. I had an idea of all of theContinue reading “2nd-12 Week Goal”
Are you investing in yourself or others?
I am sure everyone reading this can relate. It does not matter how much money you have made in a year, it’s about how you spend it. I know individuals making $15,000 a year going to college full-time who have more money than someone who worked full-time making over $100,000 a year. It seems crazyContinue reading “Are you investing in yourself or others?”
1st-12 Week Goal
Today is January 10th, and we made it through our first week of our goals! Shaun and I will both be typing out what are goals were, and how or if we accomplished it. If you haven’t read our post from Thursday called “12 Week Goals”, go read that first, to understand what we areContinue reading “1st-12 Week Goal”
12 Week Goals
With 2021 here, I find it very difficult to do yearly goals. Things change so much in 52 weeks and goals you made in January might not be applicable in December. Recently, I was listening to the Bigger Pockets Real Estate Podcast and they had a guest on by the name of Brian Moran. HeContinue reading “12 Week Goals”
Sam is going to be a Tutor!
Sam is finally going to be a Tutor! It is still going to be a year or so but we are now engaged 🙂 Picking out the ring Sam made an engagement ring Pinterest board for me about 2 years ago (it took me a little while to get the hint). One day I wasContinue reading “Sam is going to be a Tutor!”
Part two of Refinance
Good day to everyone, Sam and I closed on our refinance last week. We learned a few things during the process and figured we would share our experience with you. First, the process took a little longer than we anticipated. When we called around and got quotes from multiple different companies, we were expecting 2Continue reading “Part two of Refinance”
Is refinancing right for you?
Recently Sam and I decided to consider refinancing. We had an interest rate of 5.5%. This interest rate is high with the current market but when we were purchasing interest rates were around 4.5%-5%. When we started looking to buy our house, we were preapproved by WHEDA with an interest rate of 5%. They wereContinue reading “Is refinancing right for you?”