FPU Week 1: Super Saving

Jenni and I are working through Financial Peace University this fall and I thought I would do a companion series following the main principles and lessons from our classes. This particular article is based off of the lesson: Super Saving. If you haven’t taken Financial Peace University, I would highly recommend and encourage you check it out as it has completely changed how we handle our money and has allowed us to make a huge turn around in our finances as well as other parts of our marriage as well. What do you expect to be your greatest challenge as […]

Baby Step 3: Fully Funded Emergency Fund Update

So, all the hard work has finally paid off! We finally hit our magic number in our emergency fund and I made the transfer on 8/11/15 to finish it up! This is a very exciting moment since it means that we have  finally set a solid foundation by paying off all debt but our home mortgage and getting a 3-6 month emergency fund in place. We are now set up to focus on taking our extra money and begin investing it into long term growth. It has really been a long road for us to reach this milestone and took […]