Mortgage

Mortgage Payoff Progress With Chart – April 2014

My family and I have lived in our current home for 4 years. We are working hard to payoff our 15-year, conventional mortgage. I keep track of our progress using a simple spreadsheet and pie chart.  This provides motivation to keep going, especially when we are tempted to feel frustrated with our progress. Here’s a chart with details for our…

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Resources, Slowing Down

Garden Planning

It’s almost Spring – which means it’s time for a bit of garden planning. This year, I’m keeping things very, very simple: I am going to plant vegetables that do well in our climate and are relatively easy to care for. I am going to use a single raised-bed for the garden.  In the past, I’ve started out with several…

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Family

How We Started Collecting Coins

My son and I have recently started collecting coins. Several months ago, my son received an Electronic Piggy Bank: Digital Counting Money Coin Jar with LCD Display as a gift.  After the jar was filled with pennies, he decided that he wanted to deposit his money in his savings account. As we were sorting through the coins, in preparation for…

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