FIRE Month Savings Progress Report for December 2021

Merry Christmas! It was a great end to the year as far as finances are concerned. Our expenses this year were slightly higher than last year. We got one final invoice for kitchen electrical work. We also redid the our back closet, which was desperately needed. We shouldn’t have any other major remodeling expenses going…

FIRE Month Savings Progress Report for November 2021

The Holiday Season Begins! Our numbers are relatively flat this month. Since we purchased a vehicle last year at this time, we used this month to do some other larger purchases since our monthly expenses would still drop. For example, we decided to replace some furniture in our family room that had been given to…

Is your bank or credit union for or against you?

Back around Christmas time I wrote a post about the holiday loan offered by our local credit union. I gave plenty of reasons at that time why you shouldn’t get one of these loans. But then they came back to surprise me with a vacation loan advertised on their digital sign. Seriously? A loan to go on…