• hawaii honeymoon

    Planning my Honeymoon in Hawaii

    [This post about my honeymoon in Hawaii may include affiliate links at no cost to you.] It’s time to start planning my honeymoon in Hawaii! Yes, the day is finally here. The trip is booked and I’m only a few months away from being in Hawaii! The flights are all set as are all of our lodgings and now it’s time to figure out what we want to do there. That might make it sound like we just booked it all today. However, in reality, we sat down a few months ago and picked out where wanted to go. We had my fiancee’s dad help with the planning and he…

  • mid year goals

    2018 Halfway Point and Reviewing Goals

    Goals are great but reviewing goals is key to actually achieving them. There’s no point in setting them without a plan to achieve them in place. Last year I did a Q3 review, saw I was behind and kicked myself into gear. Through that, I was able to do pretty well when it came to my 2017 goals. This year, I’m doing that same review a bit earlier in the year. It’s right at the midpoint mark of the year. I set my goals when it was freezing outside so it’s nice to have some warm weather around for this mid-year review. It’ll be good to see how I’m doing…

  • saving money

    Time in the Market Savings Rate Report – June 2018 – Three Paycheck Months

    [This post about three paycheck months may include affiliate links at no cost to you.] I love three paycheck months. The monthly income goes up but expenses stay the same! My company usually has two three paycheck months in a year and June was the first one. That can only mean good things for my savings rate this month. I can spend more in a month like this and still have a great savings rate. One of the trends that continued this month was additional car payments. As mentioned in last month’s update, I’ve been on a 0 debt kick recently. Now, that I’m very close to having my car…