Thinking about buying a house or already own one? See if you meet Dave’s guidelines for buying. If you don’t know who Dave Ramsey is, you can read a little more about him here. His book The Total Money Makeover drastically changed my financial life and shaped how I view and handle my personal finances today. Related: Where … Read more
A few days ago, I was at Costco with my wife and my son. We were on our way to have a play date for our son and decided to pick up some fruit for our friends’ parents. We picked up some Cara Cara oranges and blueberries. As the cashier was about to finish ringing … Read more
It’s been 23 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 23rd update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. As I reflect on the past year, I’ve realized a … Read more
It’s now been 22 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 22nd update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. Here are the totals for the two years I’ve … Read more
That’s right. Mr. FrugaLee got a new 256GB iPhone X for a whopping $1,149 plus tax. Not very frugal, you say? To me, frugality isn’t about not spending any money. I love spending money. Who doesn’t? I like to think about it as spending on things that are high quality and add value in my … Read more
It’s now been 21 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 21st update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. In the interest of better disclosure, I want to … Read more
This is a guest post by Jennifer Riner. Jen Riner is a real estate marketing professional whose work has been featured on Hot Pads, Forbes, Inman News, and more. After four years of steady annual increases, rent prices decelerated in the last year. Although tenants across the nation can breathe a collective sigh of relief in … Read more
It’s now been 20 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 20th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. In the interest of better disclosure, I … Read more
It’s now been 19 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 19th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. In the interest of better disclosure, I … Read more
It’s now been 18 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 18th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. In the interest of better disclosure, I … Read more