We have been doing some soul searching trying to figure out how much money we need to save to reach financial independence. This of course depends on the level of spend we expect to have each month in the future. In this post I will outline the framework of our plan to reach FI. I don’t have an exact timeline yet as that will need to be sorted out as we transition through our plan. Continue reading “Roadmap to the Future”
I spent some time reviewing our financial situation and had mixed reactions to what I found. I have been in the accounting field for almost all of my professional career which you would think lends itself to smarter money decisions. In fact, when my wife and I first got married I used to watch every penny in and out of our accounts. I would religiously track our investments every month. Continue reading “Finance Wishes and RV Dreams”
As of this post we are in pretty good shape but we have a lot of work to do. Our investments are doing well and we have a decent cash stash. The problem has never been income though. We enjoy life and for us that leads to spending, a lot of spending.
We don’t carry any credit card debt as we pay in full every month, which is a good thing. However, that monthly amount is sometimes a little a lot more than it should be. We have monthly fixed expenses that add up to a sizable amount. We also have a house payment, RV payment, and two car payments that all need to go. Continue reading “Where we stand today”
The next morning, after our close call with Mr. Moose, we headed up to see the two ghost towns and spent a couple of nights just outside the park. Then the day we had waited so long for was finally here, Yellowstone!
Filled with excitement, we packed up the RV and headed to the entrance. The line was long, as expected, but the slow drive was worth it to see all of the amazing beauty the park had to offer. Once we got to our campground, we checked in and were assigned a site in one of the loops. As we pulled up to the site I noticed it was on the left side of the loop, opposite of our RV door. “Well, that kind of stinks!” Continue reading “The First Trip………….Part 2”
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