Life Changes
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Update After the Move and Future Plans
So we moved in November from Florida to Georgia. The move was a little bit hectic considering it is around the holidays. I unfortunately had to take a loan against my 401k, which I DO NOT recommend. However, for this opportunity, I did what I had to do. I had paid off about $10,000 worth…
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About Me
“Let your past, and your children’s future, be the reason you strive to do better each and every day” -Anonymous This is going to be the start of a new chapter in my life. Hi, my name is Sam. I have a wife and 2 boys. At the time of writing this, I am 28,…
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Teaching to Budget
I’m sure this is not going to be a new things, but I was thinking about something. Teaching the kids how to budget as they grow up will help them as adults. Even though I know how to budget, I haven’t exactly had a good opportunity to budget myself. However, after the move we will…
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My 5 Year Plan/Goal
So over the next 5 years I think I want to accomplish a few things. Between moving from one state to another and finally setting up my new life with my wife and kids. Here is what I came up with. Listing all of these things is just nice to put down on “paper” and…
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Savings Plan before THE MOVE
So the move may be moved up from November to September because the manager where I want to transfer to wants to help pay to move me up sooner than expected. However, they are unsure if they can fully help pay for the move to get me, and my family, up there when they want…
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Investing Over The Years
So I recently heard of a good idea. I don’t remember where I heard it or who said it to be honest, but I thought that it would be a great idea to teach the boys about investing and the stock market over the coming years while they grow and become adults. The idea is…
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The kids interactions
I know it is definitely way too early to tell anything, but I love watching my kids interact with each other. The way they play with each and stuff is so loving toward each other. Our 20 month old, will help us tend to his younger brother, who is currently 9 months, almost 10 months.…
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Snowballing debts
I am going to start by saying I make $65,000/year, and this year I should make $73,000. Average it at $69,000 and minus taxes so I know how much I am working with and we get about $4,700/month. Below will be my bills, not including credit card payments. Totaling out to: $4,319/month Between my wife…
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The beginning to a new lifestyle
So on top of moving to another state, my wife and I decided that we wanted to live a healthier lifestyle. So we can be around to watch our children grow up. So I am currently 5ft 6in and weigh 227lbs. We decided that 2 of our biggest problems is that we drink soda almost…
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The Decision
So between my wife and I, it was not an easy decision to move out of state. Especially a state where, if this new job opportunity does not work out, we do not have anyone or anything else to fall back on. However, that being said, I think things are finally starting to look up…
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