by Mrs. Bug | Jan 9, 2015 | All, Finance
I love the holidays. I am a huge fan of Christmas, it may just be my favorite holiday of them all. I love the holiday music, beautiful lights, colder weather, cheesy movies, holiday parties, and extra time with family and friends. But, as much as I love Christmas, I...
by Mrs. Bug | Jan 6, 2015 | All, Finance, Travel, Weekend Trips
We recently took a quick weekend getaway to Disney World in Orlando, FL. As I previously reported, we were able to get the majority of the trip paid for using credit card points. In two days we were able to visit three parks: Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and...
by Mrs. Bug | Jan 2, 2015 | All, Finance
What is a good savings rate? Most financial advisors and experts say 10-15% of your income is a great amount to save. But that’s for a normal retirement age of 65 and we aren’t normal, are we? Our goal is to be financially independent by age 40 (if not earlier). I...
by Mrs. Bug | Dec 12, 2014 | All, Finance
Thinking about retirement in your early 30s is NOT normal. Reading finance books for fun is NOT normal. Getting excited to pay off debts is NOT normal. I’m quite certain people in our everyday life think we are total weirdos. When I told friends and family about our...
by Mrs. Bug | Nov 21, 2014 | All, Finance
Have you ever done something so incredibly stupid that years later you STILL can’t get over how absolutely ridiculous it was? I did said stupid thing right after college graduation. I was 22 and had just gotten my first real job. I was “all grown up now” and thought...
by Mrs. Bug | Nov 7, 2014 | All, Finance
In Part One, we confessed that we had $64,000 of debt when we got married. In Part Two, we shared how we were able to move and increase our income to turbo charge our debt payoff but then were thrown a curve ball when we unexpectedly purchased a new home. In Part...
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