If you are like me, you see before and after pictures of homes and are immediately curious about how much it cost to make that transformation. I had always heard how expensive a bathroom remodel was and I was nervous to start getting quotes. We… Read More »What Our Bathroom Remodel Cost & What I Learned
January 2021 What we’re reading– This book has expanded my thinking to shoot for bigger, more ridiculous goals. It’s a fantastic book about stories throughout history about how to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and change the world. What I added to… Read More »2021 Most Clicked Links from Financial Friday™
Kay and I have a goal to go on a date every week – in 2021 we went on 37 dates, and hit about 71% of our goal. Room for improvement! Here’s what we did, hopefully, some of these ideas will spark some creativity for… Read More »Every Date We Went on in 2021
‘Tis the season for Favorite Things Parties! There are lots of variations of this party but here are the basics: Everyone brings two identical gifts with one of their favorite things. You set a budget for each gift, so you could do $5 per gift,… Read More »My Favorite Things Under $25
Visit Jerusalem with my parents Go to Hawaii (Completed 2021) Do an Alaskan Cruise See New Zealand Invite 1000 People to hear the gospel Have a following of 10,000 e-mail subscribers (5200 at the moment!) Own a business that provides for all of our family’s… Read More »Dan’s 100 Dreams List (2022 Update)
We read a lot of books, and honestly, I can trace most of what we can call success in our lives to the books we have read. If you do not read consistently currently, how can you develop? What are you ignorant of that you… Read More »Dan’s 2021 Book List
18 books this year! The book titles with asterisk (**) next to them were books that I have still yet to finish. I read most of my books through the Overdrive app and the book would often expire before I could finish it. I guess… Read More »Kay’s 2021 Booklist
With a cross country move, buying and furnishing a house, a trip to Hawaii, prepping for both our kids birthdays, Christmas gifts and excursions– I felt like I was spending like crazy. Quite literally, we spent tens of thousands of dollars in just a few… Read More »What I Learned From a 30 Day Spending Fast
After hosting our very first Thanksgiving this year, I have been really excited to host more gatherings. My family always made gingerbread houses growing up and we didn’t skimp. Hundreds of dollars worth of candy, homemade gingerbread wafting through the air– the whole sha-bang. Although… Read More »How to Host a Gingerbread Making Party