I have loved the idea of alternative living situations or lifestyles for a long time. I’m not sure just how long. Even as a kid I loved the idea of living outdoors more than in a traditional house. Alternative living lifestyles are nothing really that new yet they are seeming to become all the new…
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From Luxury Living To Trailer Trash
I finally pulled the trigger and am about to embark on the next part of my journey. I am about to start full-time RV living. This has been a goal or dream of mine for a few years. I have been looking into it for about two years now. There have been a few reasons…
My luxury Apartment
So many of you know I’m a very frugal guy for the most part. I believe my living expenses to be way lower than most people even those in my peer group. So low in fact, I was only spending roughly $25K a year when living in Mississippi and this included traveling and eating out….
How Five Minutes Of Research Saved Me Money!
I’m currently still at one of my military courses right outside of Washington DC. I decided at the last minute to book a hotel in downtown DC for the weekend. A special person in my life flew out here for a pretty cool veteran program. So I knew I wanted to stay close to them so…
Credit Card Hacking Volume One
It’s been pretty quiet on my blog lately. I have taken an absence from writing for a couple of weeks. I have had so much going on in my life I really had very little time. Well, I’ll probably be covering this soon in another post, so let’s dig into the good stuff. I have decided…
I Use Credit Cards, So What?
There are two sides to the age-old use of credit cards. There are those who use them and then there are those who are totally against them. Within these groups, I believe there is a middle ground and then there is my philosophy. First I’d like to take a look at those who are totally against…
My Version Of Financial Independence Retiring Early (FIRE)
Often when I talk to people about retiring early they get the idea of someone sitting on a couch all day doing nothing. This, in turn, makes people justifying not really preparing or trying to retire early. I typically hear “what will you do all day be bored and sit around”. I’d like to clear…
My Journey My Focus
Well, I have come a long way in the last two years of this journey. I decided in 2015 at the age of 30 I wanted more out of life than what I currently had. At that point, I changed my mind that I was to blame for all my failures and achievements. At…