We currently have a rental unit available. As my wife shows the property to prospective tenants and we receive applications for screening, I am reminded about the importance of managing credit. The rental business is thriving and we receive numerous applicants. Our quantitative means to assess each applicant is via a tenant screening service offered [...]
Every boat owner is intimately familiar with Bet On Another Thousand. Boats, while the source of endless summer fun, are also notoriously high maintenance. It stands to reason; you don’t want to trust a poorly kept piece of equipment when motoring across a deep and wide body of water! Maintenance means time and money. This [...]
I’ve blogged at length and self-published a book about the five financial truths that led our average American family to personal finance success. Now, two years on and under decidedly different global economic conditions, I find myself re-examining the financial truths. Additionally, it seems like since retiring from the relative financial stability of a military [...]
I just hit send on our 2022 return this week and paid over $10K in extra federal income tax! I wished I could blame the government or a foreign power on my underpayment, but I know the fault lies with me. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t love paying taxes and wouldn’t mind if taxes [...]









