Wow, it's been a while
Well, it's good to be back. I've been going 100mph in the last couple of months with the home-buying process and stack of work on my desk. Let me tell ya', it hasn't really slowed down much today. But, I decided to post today to get back into the rhythmn of things. So here we go.
To begin with, I am still excited about our new home and the opportunity to personalize it. It's a great thing to be able to do and in this great country, we have that freedom. Not that it can't be done anywhere else. But, to be quite honest, there's no other place I'd like to do it in. Well, Matt and I love our house and I did promise to post some pictures, so, if you on the link below, you can take a look at it.
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Ok, so we're on this Dave Ramsey kick and have been for several months now. Thanks to Dave, we were finally able to buy a home. And that is wonderful seeing as we've been married for 7 years. Just a year ago, we weren't making any progress financially, and only accruing more and more debt. I look back now and can't believe how stupid we were and can't see how we even made it that long. Then I think about so many Americans that live the way we used to and it just saddens me.
Since our financial awakening, we have made it our goal in life to teach our kids how to handle their money, among other things. It's really not that hard now, but man, it took us nearly 30 years to learn it ourselves. If we can instill in our kids the simple concept of personal finance, we've done a great job. There are so many things that parents worry about, like drugs, sex, and education. But money isn't a part of it, at least not until their kids reach their teens. I challenge any of you who are parents, to do this one thing. And, if you don't know how to handle this yourself, pick up the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. His ideas really work. The only way it won't is if you don't do it.
Ok, so I'm listening to the Dave's show right now and he's doing an interview with John G. Miller, the author of QBQ! The Question Behind the Question and just released Flipping the Switch: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability. Just from what I've heard, I'm going to pick up these books and write about it shortly. They deal mainly with personal accountability which is nearly extinct in this day-and-age. What a concept huh, being accountable for the decisions we make and our thought process?
To begin with, I am still excited about our new home and the opportunity to personalize it. It's a great thing to be able to do and in this great country, we have that freedom. Not that it can't be done anywhere else. But, to be quite honest, there's no other place I'd like to do it in. Well, Matt and I love our house and I did promise to post some pictures, so, if you on the link below, you can take a look at it.
Link
Ok, so we're on this Dave Ramsey kick and have been for several months now. Thanks to Dave, we were finally able to buy a home. And that is wonderful seeing as we've been married for 7 years. Just a year ago, we weren't making any progress financially, and only accruing more and more debt. I look back now and can't believe how stupid we were and can't see how we even made it that long. Then I think about so many Americans that live the way we used to and it just saddens me.
Since our financial awakening, we have made it our goal in life to teach our kids how to handle their money, among other things. It's really not that hard now, but man, it took us nearly 30 years to learn it ourselves. If we can instill in our kids the simple concept of personal finance, we've done a great job. There are so many things that parents worry about, like drugs, sex, and education. But money isn't a part of it, at least not until their kids reach their teens. I challenge any of you who are parents, to do this one thing. And, if you don't know how to handle this yourself, pick up the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. His ideas really work. The only way it won't is if you don't do it.
Ok, so I'm listening to the Dave's show right now and he's doing an interview with John G. Miller, the author of QBQ! The Question Behind the Question and just released Flipping the Switch: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability. Just from what I've heard, I'm going to pick up these books and write about it shortly. They deal mainly with personal accountability which is nearly extinct in this day-and-age. What a concept huh, being accountable for the decisions we make and our thought process?
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