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Sorry but I have no crystal ball that will give you the magical amount you need to retire on. But if you would ever come over to our house, I could show you our years of projections and actuals.   As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your situation. This is for entertainm...

Help.. When will this end. Insurance costs are going up way more than inflation. Have you checked what your next Insurance premium will be?   As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your situation. This is for entertainment only. This article does have some affiliate marketi...

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We all have many choices every day. We can make choices to help us have less stress and more time. We can make choices to help our finances or income coming in. It is up to us and no one else. Like some people say that there aren’t any free lunches out there. OK, sometimes people do buy us a free lunch. LOL   As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you...

No one likes to lose and we hate to lose money. We know Investments can go up and down and some times we sell them for a loss. But when it is something outside of an investment then it is no fun. As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your situation. This is for entertainme...

When to Retire Isn’t that the magical question people have that isn’t retired yet? When to Retire? Some may ask how much money do I need to Retire on? Some may ask how many years will my money last. I have no crystal ball.   As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your situa...

If you have young kids without a Cell Phone this podcast may give you some thoughts to think about. If you have a Cell Phone maybe then you may want to take a look at a Mirror and see if maybe some of these could apply to you. I know I am far from perfect when it comes to my Cell Phone.   Even though I grew up in the Era of no cell phones. We used pay phones a lot to call friends if we weren’t at...

Why do we put things off for the future? The future is not guaranteed for any of us. We do have today and can live it to the fullest. I am guilty at times coming up with excuses why to put something off for the future. Normally it has money as the main excuse, or a lack of money I feel at times.   As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek...

We have so much to be grateful for every day. I start out each day thanking God for all the things I am grateful for. 2023 for our family was a busy year and a fun year for sure. For me it always is extra special when it is financially a good year also which it was. As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional A...

You may be asking why I am talking about Brock Purdy today when I am a Minnesota Vikings. The reason I want to talk about him is the Financial Freedom examples he seems to be doing to show our boys more real-life examples. Sometimes kids like to follow other people than their parents. Is that crazy or what. LOL As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and y...

Who wouldn’t like to make some extra money to pay our bills off or to take a big trip next year? Most people could always use some extra money for something. I know we would never turn down some extra money. LOL As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your situation. This is...

Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day most people say things we are grateful for. Too bad Thanksgiving wasn’t everyday so we could tell everyone how grateful we are for the people in our lives. But if it was Thanksgiving everyday I may weigh over 500lbs. LOL As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to...

Each year it seems that they start Christmas Sales even earlier than the previous years. So, it is important to have a Christmas Budget in place now or you may find yourself spending more than you wanted to due to all the temptation from all these sales. We used to have Black Friday Sale the day after Thanksgiving and then after that, specials rolled in. Then came Cyber Monday sales after Black Fr...

This time of the year the weather is awesome. Especially if you are from the Midwest where most of the courses are closed for the season. If you have the money and love to golf then golf prices probably don’t matter much to you. As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from your Professional Advisors to see what is best for your s...

I can’t wait is a common thing we say around our house. Like “I can’t wait till Christmas” or “I can’t wait till we go to Hawaii next summer”. It is fun to have things to look forward too. We love the excitement of having plans for the future. But it can keep us from living for today. As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice, Medical Advice, Legal Advice and you should seek advice from...

Why do we need to think about doing Death prep when we are alive? It is for our loved ones not us. For myself I want to make it as smooth as possible for Darlene when I die. Back in the days when I sold Life Insurance so many people didn’t want to talk about the day they die. One guy told me that his wife could get remarried so her and the kids would be fine. If he would die early all she would be...

Misery loves company some people say. Some people feel that they have failed because of the challenges they are having with their teenagers or adult kids. Let me tell you that you didn’t fail. We all have challenges that come up daily and we have different paths that we can choose to take. There is no book of the perfect paths to take even though some people who never had kids feel they know it al...

October for our Crypto Portfolio has been more promising. But as I know invested in Crypto Currency. I believe it will be around and keep growing in our lifetime. Crypto is very volitive and there is a lot to invested in Crypto Currency. I believe it will be around and keep growing in our lifetime. Crypto is very volitive and there is a lot to learn about it. It seems to keep changing, growing and...

Should Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get a house together in Kansas City to spend more time together. You may be saying who cares and tired of reading about them in the news. But buying a house with someone you aren’t married to is becoming more popular now a days with how expensive home prices are and rental apartments monthly prices are high also. Let me know your thoughts about this blog and le...

As you know I am a fan of a good story and when it has to do with personal finance. I wish this story ended better but one positive thing we can get from this story is the experiences and memories they shared together through their journey.   Last Saturday at golf I was told this story from a friend of mine that I am going to share with you. I am no medical expert but at golf we got talking about...

Who doesn’t want to find their Perfect home? If you have the time and resources, you could do it yourself. Searching for the perfect home can be an exciting yet daunting task. With countless options available and various factors to consider, it's crucial to have a reliable and efficient home finder tool at your disposal. Today we will explore the features and qualities that make up the perfect...

People can sell their homes by themselves if they want to do the leg work and learn what they need to do to sell it. Some people may hire a lawyer to help them with the paperwork or hire a service to put it on MLS.  Before I became a Realtor, I used Real Estate Agents to help me buy and sell my homes and Investment properties. I used them because I wanted the most money for my properties and wante...

If you don’t know our story of how we ended up in Arizona let me tell you. It started about 9 years ago and we were living in the Midwest and finished up a really cold and gloomy winter. We said let’s pick a place to live at that we would want to retire at someday. So, we made a list of several warm states and decided on Arizona. Darlene liked Arizona for the Dry Heat for her bones and joints. I l...

Over the years I have used both Pre-Qualified and Pre-Approved letters in the past when I was making overs on homes to live in or Investment properties. Of course, now a days I am a fan of Pre-Approved since it can speed up the buying process and being pre-approved for an exact loan amount with a written commitment letter. As always, I am not giving you any Financial Advice and you should seek adv...