How We Survived 2020
How our family survived the global pandemic while traveling in Vietnam.
An Evening To Remember in Vietnam
Sometimes you have to take a moment when everything aligns perfectly to appreciate the gift you have been given.
Financial Goals
What are your financial goals? Without a destination on your financial path, you lack the focus you need to make the hard decisions. Approached through the unique storytelling experience of an Israeli soldier.
Plan how to spend your income: plan your money
Do you have control of your money? Or does your money have control of you? Plan your money and all of a sudden you are the one in the driver’s seat.
Menu Planning 101
I know, I know, this sounds boring as all get out! Positively dreadful! I can already hear you thinking: “I have to sit down and decide tday what I am going to want to eat on Thursday? How will I know what I’m in the mood for then? What if I don’t feel like cooking …
Surviving COVID-19… In Vietnam
Sometimes life can be a little surreal. As if what’s going on in other parts of the world is just a made-up TV series. That’s similar to how we felt watching the whole COVID-19 pandemic unfurl. Until, that is, it became very real for us… We had been in Da Nang, Vietnam since late December …
The Power Of Compound Savings
What Is Compound Savings? Most people have heard of the power of compound interest — when the interest on your money gets added into your account and then you earn interest on your interest. But let’s be real here. With current interest rates well below 1% APY, the amount of money you need in a …
Getting Ahead On Your Budget & Savings
Getting Ahead On Your Budget & Savings Looking to make a real change in your financial future? Then you first have to know where your money goes. In detail. So what does this really look like? Make it simple: Make large categories, say 15-20 of them, rather than trying to pinpoint every expense into its …
Valley Of The Gods
On To Our Next Adventure After leaving Mesa Verde and having an amazing lunch at Tequila’s in Cortez, CO (the best tamale that John has ever had – and that’s saying a LOT!!), we found a park where we could get a signal and got some work done online while Brenna played on the playground, …
Moki Dugway??
Straight Up?? After leaving the awe-inspiring beauty of Valley of the Gods, we again followed Jim’s advice (read more about Jim here) and headed north. What appeared to be a fairly well-maintained dirt road soon gave us a little pause, as we realized that it was headed straight for the sheer cliffs that we had …