I started noticing that I have been trying to do a lot lately, but I keep jumping from task to task without actually accomplishing anything. I got advice to start using Google Tasks to create a list of things to do. I saw immediate results, so I realized this would make a great blog to […]
Labor Day!
The Labor Day holiday is coming, and my oldest nephew is graduating basic training for the Army. I guess he thought it would be cool to be a soldier since he saw me in uniform and all the pictures my mom has plastered on her wall about my service. It will be exciting to watch […]
PayDay! Aug 23, 2019
Today is payday, welcome back to another payday edition of my blog. It has been a busy two weeks. I started working on a print on demand store called instadoodles and I have been learning how to use Adobe Illustrator. I got accepted to use Google Adsense this week, which is an exciting milestone for […]
Payday! Rental Property #1 – 08/15/2019
Today is payday, welcome back! This one is related to rental property #1. I just received rent for my rental property, so it’s time to look at the numbers. Income: We received $1775 in rent. Property Management Expenses: 10% Property Management fee = $177.50 Eviction Protection fee = $25ACH Bank transfer fee = $3 Mortgage […]
Buying into Success
This book is about a fictional character living his life partying and drinking with his friends when he realizes he wants more out of life. He’s got a decent job but not what he envisioned doing for the rest of his. He starts to explore real estate and falls in love with the idea of […]
PayDay! Aug 9, 2019
Today is payday, welcome to the payday edition of my blog. I figured I should share what my typical payday looks like and what I do with my money. I think this is probably everyone’s favorite day. I have my w4 set to 9 allowances, so my paycheck is currently higher. I think I’ll be […]
6 ways to save money
Bring food to work – Where I live lunch cost around $15 and bringing my food from home cost around $4. I’m saving on average around $44 a week, $176 in a month, and 52 weeks in a year would be $2288 in savings. Let be conservative and say the average lunch was only $8. […]
First-year owning a rental property
It’s time to take a look at the progress of my first rental property. When I first bought this home, I don’t think I ever had any intentions of the house becoming a rental property. The idea of it becoming a rental property happened later when I decided to get my finances in order. I […]
3 quick steps you need to take if you want to get out of credit card debt.
Step #1 – You need to commit Debt has to be on your mind if not, you will stop the next time it’s more convenient to use debt. Let me tell you, using debt is easy! It is not your money the big problem is, you have to pay them back. Debt needs to be […]