One of the benefits of having sold our rental house earlier this year was that it freed up some cash that we could use on some “deferred” items we haven’t been able to purchase. Buying a mattress was on the top of that list. Ever since my wife quit her job due to some health-related
There’s nothing more annoying than seeing that bright engine light pop-up on the dashboard out of the blue. “What do I do?” “Should I stop and check it out?” “Maybe it’s nothing.” “Will I damage the car if I keep driving?” For the past month or two, I’ve lived with the bright light adorning my
There are a lot of money management gurus and courses out there these days. From Dave Ramsey to Suzie Orman, and more – all have their own unique take on how we should manage our personal finances better. While we may be considered “minor prophets” in this whole arena – we too are trying to
In September 2016, my neighbor and I took the plunge into doing Airbnb rentals, and we didn’t know the first thing about getting started. One of the first questions we had was how are we going to secure the house? Are we going to have to give a key to each visitor that came? In
I really hope I don’t have to write a follow up to this post. Seriously. Because if I write a follow up that means my baby daughter or wife has been sick and I’ve had to find out how well medical cost sharing through Medi-Share works. Our family has officially signed up for coverage –
During the tornado of June 2017, I went to the store to find a power inverter that I could hook up to my van to provide me a little power to recharge my home appliances. In doing so, I found the Duracell 175W inverter and gave it a try. For those of us who had
Have you seen one of those commercials selling cell phone coverage? If you haven’t, congratulations…on avoiding every type of advertising on any type of media. These ads are everywhere! Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Cricket – the sheer amount of choices can make your head spin! After two and half years with Ting mobile (you
Recently we were approached by Xero – software that provides an affordable online accounting solution for small businesses, non-profits and accountants. We thought it would be great to get our resident accounting expert, Dave, to have a look at it. A year ago the small non-profit that I work with used a nation-wide payroll service
Last month I had a friend from church approach me, and asked, “Have you ever heard of Republic Wireless?” He went on to say they offer the Moto X phone and a plan at just $25 per month. It really caught my attention, seemed like a great option and included unlimited texting/data. I had to
Our friends at Cinch are building new technologies to help folks manage their financial life better. Their new service will be launching this summer and will let you know more about that when it goes live. For now, here’s a little from Kerri (a financial expert at Cinch) on what they are up to and some
