Dec 7, 2017Kind Of A Big DealLast January my husband set a goal to reach $30,000 per month in passive income through rental real estate by the end of the year. I thought he must have been on drugs at the time but last week we closed a purchase that put us exactly at that number…Real Estate3 min readReal Estate3 min read
Jul 25, 2017Parenting Performance ReviewWhat if parents got annual performance reviews like employees? I ask because on Wednesday I will have been a mother for 7 years and I wonder on these anniversaries if I am doing right by this job. Don’t worry, I won’t use this post as an opportunity to brag about…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Jul 10, 2017Living Without A Mortgage, Free As A Bird!Living Without A Mortgage, Free As A Bird! I have a new book launching tomorrow in the Amazon Kindle Store! It is called: How To Pay Off Your Mortgage In 5 Years: Slash your mortgage with a proven system the banks don’t want you to know about. I co-wrote this book with my husband Clayton based on our…Mortgage2 min readMortgage2 min read
Jun 19, 20177 Things You Really Should Know About InsuranceI’ve always had a cursory understanding of insurance but just enough to secure a mortgage or buy a car. I was feeling a little silly about that so I picked up this book: Wise Up: The Savvy Consumer’s Guide To Buying Insurance: Home, Rental, Auto, Umbrella Edition. It was written…Insurance7 min readInsurance7 min read
Jun 7, 2017About That Wonder WomanI have a few thoughts about the new Wonder Woman movie having seen it last night. My only complaint is that I cannot share this movie with my girls due to the violence and setting in the worst part of WWI. …Movies2 min readMovies2 min read
Feb 16, 2017The Trump Administration: What Would Spirit Do?I’ve been looking for spiritual guidance on how to emotionally cope with the Trump Administration but it has been mostly crickets from the personal empowerment authors. So I guess I have to work this one out for myself. I do not hate President Trump but I am afraid of what…Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
Jan 6, 2017Scanning For Good in 2017When I think back on 2016, I realize that I spent a lot of time reading, sharing, and shit-talking about articles pertaining to Donald Trump. I pushed the red-faced emoji A LOT. I worked myself into a frenzy inside the echo chamber of people who felt the same. And look…Donald Trump3 min readDonald Trump3 min read
Nov 19, 2016What Is Your Family Mission Statement?What Is Your Family Mission Statement? There has been a lot of talk lately about what we stand for as a country, as a community, as individuals. So it is fitting that I finished a book recently that forced me to think about what we stand for as a family…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Nov 9, 2016My Concession Speech (And A Silver Lining)My Concession Speech (And A Silver Lining) Conviction bias: when you reject media that conflicts with your belief system and only consume media that is consistent with it. In this election, I was guilty of conviction bias. I shunned any media that hinted at a Trump win because I found…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Oct 15, 2016Why You Should Open A Flexible Spending AccountOur daughter Eve was born last month with a few medical conditions. They are not serious but required treatment that was also not cheap. This is how I became familiar with the workings of a Flexible Spending Account, or FSA. Eve had tongue tie and upper lip tie as well…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
