As you all know, Girl Ninja and I are on a mission to save like crazy for a down payment. We’ve been making some pretty serious progress and are just past half way to our $100,000 savings goal. If we end up buying a $350,000 house, we would be able to put $70,000 (20%) down [...]
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I’m seriously messed up in the head. Part of me thinks Girl Ninja and I should buy a house in the next six months (because interest rates are so low), while another part of me wants to rent for at least a few more years. My thoughts on home ownership change every day, and today [...]
So I’ve officially been a resident of Hotel Mom&Dad for two weeks now. It’s weird. Like real weird. I moved to San Diego two weeks after my 18th birthday and didn’t think I would ever move back in, especially not after getting married! My parents are off to New York and the Bahamas to celebrate [...]
Kevin at Thousandaire.com asked an interesting question in the comments section of my most recent Net Worth update. He asked… When are you going to start investing outside of your retirement accounts? A valid question seeing that the only dabbling I’ve done in the stock market has been strictly related to retirement planning. To many [...]
It took a whoppin’ 72 hours for the inevitable to happen. Someone finally asked me when I was going to buy a house. As though it were almost expected of me now that I’ve moved to Washington. Who knows? Maybe Girl Ninja and I should pop out 2.3 kids, buy a dog, name him Spike, [...]
First and foremost, I admit that I totally titled this blog post “Get back in the kitchen woman” primarily for the controversial draw it might bring. Second, yes that makes me a sellout. Third, a more accurate title would be “Get back in the kitchen…if that is where you want to be.” Fourth, Did I [...]
Since yesterday’s post focused on credit, I figured it was only appropriate to continue on that same theme today. Specifically, in regards to purchasing a home. A handful of commenters yesterday indicated that Girl Ninja and I should just ditch the plastic all together. Dave Ramsey says those keep who credit cards are “Worshiping the [...]
