In keeping with my vision for this series, here is another real-time update. I challenged myself to share this journey in real time because it's easier to talk about success after the journey is over. It is often more difficult to talk about a journey as it is happening. Commence the update. This month I... Continue Reading →
Debt Free Journey: August 2020
If you have been following this series for any amount of time, you know that we are headed toward real-time updates on my debt free journey. I present to you the first update. Previously I mentioned that I could have been debt free prior to COVID. Since the pandemic began I have made changes to... Continue Reading →
Debt Free Journey: Intro
If you keep up with The Wild Ride and my life updates, then you know that I am in the United States Marine Corps Reserves serving on active duty orders. Before orders I was working at Walt Disney World in Florida, and before that I was serving at The Wilds Camp in North Carolina. The... Continue Reading →
My Financial Journey: Debt on Deployment
One of the most personally beneficial aspects of being in the military is having opportunities to make and save extra money when mobilizing. During my wild ride in the Marine Corps I was mobilized to Central America and was able to pay off more than $15,000 in debt; in just four months! I would not... Continue Reading →
My Financial Journey: Intro
When I was younger my dad would stash some of my earnings away so as to get me in the habit of putting money into savings. Stashing cash was a great lesson because when I got my first real job I was able to purchase my own laptop with my own money. How cool! Saving... Continue Reading →
