As I sit here enjoying the beauty of northern Michigan (thanks to Tom and Cindy Boyd – my in-laws) on Higgins Lake, I can’t help but face the reality that Justin and I depart in 2 months and 2 weeks. That’s it! I researched Japanese Encephalitis (JE) last week and it really looks like we are [...] [...more]
After reading up on regional health concerns, and assuring myself that I was more likely to die from actually catching a disease than from the vaccine, Natalie and I headed off to our 2:30 pm medical travel consultation. I have a confession. I hate being late. At times, I am almost convinced that it is [...] [...more]
As stated in post 1, to save cash for our journey Natalie and I are attempting to cut our expenses and increase our income. Increasing our income As Natalie is currently working part time for Starbucks, we can greatly increase our income if she begins to work full time. To that end, Natalie has taken [...] [...more]
I could probably write one post a day for the next year and not cover everything there is to know about saving money. Luckily, Dave Ramsey already did a rather good job (although he wrote a book) making money management easy to understand. Thus, if you have any questions about saving money, spending money and/or [...] [...more]
