It’s been 45 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 45th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. I ran my first trail ultramarathon (any race longer … Read more
I ran my first ultramarathon yesterday! It was only a 50k (shortest race that qualifies as an ultra), but it was a trail ultra, which made it a bit more interesting but also more difficult. I got lost and added a few miles, but I’m happy to have completed my first ultra. Here’s the actual … Read more
It’s been 44 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 44th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This month was a month of spending. Yay! Who … Read more
It’s been 43 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 43rd update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. September has been a good month for me. I … Read more
It’s been 42 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 42nd update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This month, we spent another 2 weeks traveling to … Read more
This post is sponsored by Paperless Post, an e-commerce company focusing on design-driven online and printed stationery, including greetings, invitations, birth announcements, wedding suites, and custom stationery. My wife uses them to send out invitations when she wants something a little nicer than evite. It’s been 41 months since we set a goal to pay off the … Read more
It’s been 40 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 40th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This month, I was expecting a pretty big hit … Read more
After buying a new 2015 Subaru Outback in late 2014, I told myself we would only buy used cars and never have car payments again. Well, this past weekend, we bought a brand new 2019 Honda Odyssey EX-L (black). I blame my brother. It feels like every time he’s in town, we make a big … Read more
This post was written and sponsored by the Virginia Lottery. I don’t necessarily advocate playing the lottery, but I do play on rare occasion for entertainment. If you do play, please play responsibly and only with money you can afford to lose. Playing the lottery offers hope for that unexpected windfall, but you probably shouldn’t … Read more
This is the third post on sleep training, covering nights 6 and 7. These past two days/nights weren’t quite what we expected, and not in a good way. If you missed the first two posts, you can read them here:Sleep Training our 11 Month Old Daughter – Update #3 (Nights 1, 2, 3)Sleep Training our … Read more