Sometime circa 1987, I experienced a series of humbling events that I have never forgotten, and that helped shape my financial security going forward. I…
Gathering Magic – How we started a side gig that helped us retire early
I have always loved garage sales. During several months a year (garage sale season), for decades now, driving around scouring through other people’s “stuff” on…
Why did we do this? What inspired us to pay off all of our debt and retire early?
Just over 10 years ago, we found what was supposed to be our “forever” home. It was on a quiet street in a nice, older,…
Debt Free!
As we started our debt-free journey, we used the “Dave Ramsey” snowball method. This method of debt reduction pays off debts in order from lowest…
We’re Almost There!
We are Mike and Kristi, and we spent the last decade getting out of debt, saving money, and becoming financially independent so we could retire…