Y’all ready for me to admit wrongdoing / fault / business fail? Since this blog is my own little personal P&L, I need to treat it as a business and I have failed you! Honestly, I didn’t even realize it…
College Series: The Key to Success is Primary School Education.
You know how they say that breakfast is the most important meal? It makes sense, right? You load up on all the eggy and starchy goodness early in the morning to sustain you for the rest of the day. It…
College Series: Stop the Advertising!
I have been wanting to write about college for quite some time. Not about my own college experience, but whether it is even worth it to send our kids to college these days. It’s a pretty loaded question and a…
Money Monday: We Saved $1,605,179
Update on the house. We didn’t get it. But that’s ok because that means we saved ourselves from committing to $880,000 in lifetime debt, which in reality totals over $1.6 million in mortgage payments and interest. The listing price was…
Pick Us! Example of a Home Buyer Letter
Need an example of a home buyer letter? Here is the one we submitted in addition to our $1.1 million offer for 614-618 Eugenia Street in San Francisco. Fingers crossed! Home Buyer Letter: July 18, 2013 Dear [Sellers], Thank you…
Money Monday: One Million Dollars
No we did not win the lottery. In fact, we will be in the red by going into debt by close to a million dollars. That’s a lot of zeros! You do not retire at the age of 55 by…
Money Monday: The Rigors of Getting a Mortgage in this Economy
My friend Affinity who wrote this fantastic post on retiring early, agreed to write another post on getting a mortgage in this challenging environment. She made the move from San Francisco to Oakland and had this important advice to share….
Money Monday: Missed Housing Opportunity
I have a set of housing criteria which filter out some real housing gems. One of these criteria is a parking spot which this condo in the Inner Richmond does not have. It’s already in contract and I swear if…
Money Monday: Tips on Having a Successful Internship
It’s that time of the year when students are getting a taste of what it’s like to bring home the bacon with summer internships. Before I delve into this post, I just wanna say I’m so glad I was born…
Money Monday: Retiring in the San Francisco Bay Area
My friend Affinity chided me for looking outside of the Bay Area and away from family, when I can very well retire here at home. She was totally right. She wrote a guest blog post on retiring early here. It…