Our family is used to going out on the weekends. We are used to eating out, going to movie theaters, shopping, etc. It wasn't uncommon for us to spend a few hundred dollars on the weekend. But we have totally turned that around. We only set aside $100 for recreation and dining. So we went out to eat a nice meal for my birthday and we went and had breakfast the morning we went to go early Vote at the courthouse.
So we have been forced to come up with alternative activities to keep us busy. Plus it is winter, and cold outside, which keeps the activities limited to mostly inside. We have played video games together, and had Wii competitions. We gone and visited family on the weekends. We have popped popcorn and had a movie night at home. And the Game of "Uno" is always a family favorite.
This weekend my wife is working, and I was sick of being inside the house. So Me and boys met with my Dad and went and shot .22 caliber pistols and rifles. I had a few hundred rounds in the gun cabinet, so it only cost a couple gallons of gas. My Dad built a fire to help keep us warm. And the boys had a blast shooting guns. They took turns shooting for 2 hours. They had a blast, as did I and my dad.
Their are so many activities you can do outside, I can't wait for winter to be over.
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My families journey down the road of becoming debt free and finanicially sound.
Baby Step 3 Status
$10,000 emergency fund goal
Paused Baby Step 3 at $2500.00
Paused Baby Step 3 at $2500.00
Baby Step 2 Status
Started Total our Total Money Makeover on January 1st, 2010 with $49,705.46 in debt, not including our mortgage.
April 13th, 2012 we paid off the last of these debts. It took us 28 months and 13 days.
April 13th, 2012 we paid off the last of these debts. It took us 28 months and 13 days.
The Road to financial peace.
This is a record of our journey in finding financial peace. We are using the baby steps in Dave Ramsey's - Total money makeover, book. We will be trying to follow his plan as close as we can. We hope to have an end result where we have no debt, have a large emergency fund, are saving for buy everything, are saving for our kids college, and are building wealth for retirement.
When we started this plan on January 1, 2010. I was 32 years old and my wife was 31. We had been married for 4 years. We knew this plan would take a few years before we were on the last step in the baby step process. But we are dedicated not to give up.
This blog is to help us keep on track, and keep us focused on our goal.
When we started this plan on January 1, 2010. I was 32 years old and my wife was 31. We had been married for 4 years. We knew this plan would take a few years before we were on the last step in the baby step process. But we are dedicated not to give up.
This blog is to help us keep on track, and keep us focused on our goal.
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