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Are you ready for the 2019 tax season? Thanks to the 2017 Tax Reform there are a lot of changes that took effect in 2018 that we are all going to have to become familiar with as we prepare to file our taxes this year. Joseph and I tend to be early birds when it comes to filing our taxes,… Read More
Forget weekly or monthly budgeting. This one year budget–yes budgeting for a whole year at once–will change your life. When it comes to budgeting, people tend to think short term–budgeting week by week, paycheck by paycheck, or month by month. This is great for getting a close look at your finances and making sure that you stay on track from… Read More
2018 is at an end. I don’t know why but the end of the year always catches me off guard. I guess it’s the one time of year when it feels like time is actually passing by, even more so than birthdays. Although the year ended on a high note personally–we’ve hit some many amazing milestones in our lives this… Read More
I was first introduced to my love of photography in 2013 when Joseph bought me a Canon T5i for Christmas. I’d always loved to take photos but didn’t recognize what I was doing as photography. I mean, nothing about disposable cameras screamed photography to me even though technically I did end up with photographs afterwards. I also didn’t realize that… Read More
Want to know how to make a budget for your family? The first step to reaching your financial goals is to take control of your money by creating a budget plan. But figuring out how to start a budget that actually works can be tough. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide that outlines all of the steps in… Read More
We saved an unbelievable $85,000 last year! That is the most we’ve ever increased our savings in a single year. In May we it a big financial milestone: we had saved our way to a $200,000 nest egg. Then six months later we hit another amazing milestone. Thanks to our decent savings rate and strong stock market gains, our savings… Read More
