One Year Anniversary

One Year Anniversary

It has been exactly one year since I was laid off from my job in mortgage lending. It was unexpected but when I received the news, I did not experience the expected emotions of sadness, anxiety, fear, etc. Instead, I felt relieved. I never thought I would actually be...
All About the Benjamins, Baby (or is it?)

All About the Benjamins, Baby (or is it?)

Since middle school, I knew I wanted to go to business school. I had dreams of working at a Fortune 500 company and climbing the corporate ladder. I envisioned living in my dream home and driving my dream car. I worked hard through college and got that business degree...
Life Update

Life Update

It has been a hot minute since we did a life update and boy have there been a lot of changes. We have been working diligently towards our goals while still enjoying life to the fullest along the way. In September 2017, we bought a small cabin to use as a rental...
Investing: 401K or Roth IRA?

Investing: 401K or Roth IRA?

I posted our current savings rate and listed our goal of increasing said savings rate and how we planned to attain that goal. One of the things I listed was to max out my Roth IRA contributions and to open a Roth IRA for Mr. Bug (and hopefully max his Roth IRA out as...
Birthday Freebies: Maximize Your Special Day

Birthday Freebies: Maximize Your Special Day

Through the years I’ve learned you can get a lot of stuff for free, just for being born!  In celebration of my birthday today, I wanted to share with you some of the best freebies available to all for their day of birth. Jersey Mikes Sign up for their new email club...
2015 In a Nutshell

2015 In a Nutshell

Some of you may have noticed that The Wander Bugs were on a bit of a hiatus for much of 2015. We wanted to fill you in on our lives over the past 10 months while we have been MIA. Sometimes you can have the best plans and be on track and then something happens to...

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