One Caveman’s Financial Journey
The journey of one young family out of debt and into building wealth
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As the dust settled from yesterday’s near-implosion of the stock market, we saw the end result of a pointless panic and rush on the markets. In all, nearly $1.2 trillion in value was lost through the mindless selling across all sectors. If you didn’t sell then – and I [...]
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I’ve been suffering from a major writing funk this month. Hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance right at the beginning of the month seems to have burned me out on writing for some reason. It took me more than 12 hours over two days to complete it and was up until 3 am on [...]
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Starting this weekend, we will begin the process of finishing our basement. Finally, I’m going to get a real office of my own, a “proper” home theater area, a play room for the kids, a kitchenette for entertaining, and a respectable bathroom in what is currently unfinished, dead space. But finishing a basement [...]
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Every year, my family makes a “pilgrimage” to Branson, MO, as a relaxing family vacation. For years, we would pack up for Labor Day weekend and make the long drive down, but everyone else seemed to do the same, too. Yes, one last gasp of summer air is nice at the water park, [...]
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A few of my fellow personal finance bloggers have either recently bought a house or are in the process of trying to buy one. That spurred me to think about when I bought my current house two years ago and the thought process I’ve gone through while debating whether to finish my basement. [...]
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After years of waiting for the game and nearly 11 months since it’s release, I finally purchased The Orange Box for PC. I played Half-Life and Team Fortress all through college and I loved the community that built around the games. When Team Fortress 2 was announced, you can imagine my elation at [...]
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Refi-Mortgage - 0.75% Paid
Student Loans - 46.0% Paid
Car Loan - Paid Off!
Home Imp. Loans - 39.0% Paid
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