What Skills Are Keeping You From Becoming Financially Independent?

I have a strong sense of logic.  I like to crunch numbers and playing mind and logic games. I consider this a great skill, but logic/analytical skills in themselves won’t help me to become financially independent! Having Great Ideas that Didn’t Take I come up with what I consider great ideas, but I don’t communicate… Continue reading What Skills Are Keeping You From Becoming Financially Independent?

Progress on Achieving Financial Independence – Swimming To Shore

After I paid off my house a few years ago, I wrote about the experience (via the post:  Stop Drowning in Debt, Start Swimming To Shore) using a swimming analogy.  In the swimming analogy, I compared “being in debt” as being similar to being underwater and swimming straight up to get desperately needed air. In… Continue reading Progress on Achieving Financial Independence – Swimming To Shore

Frugally Having a Dad and Daughter Day

Every so often, my daughter and I have a “Dad and Daughter Day“, where only my daughter and I do things. This past Sunday, we had one scheduled and so we were going to hit the town.  Now since my daughter is only 7 and actually had a soccer game in the middle of the… Continue reading Frugally Having a Dad and Daughter Day