I hate hate hate name dropping, but today, I must tell a story I've never told before; how I met Mr. Money Mustache. That isn't the focus of the post though. That is even better. We were in a bad place at the end of 2012. We had moved to Colorado, but hated our new town. Our neighbors were materialistic and shallow. Within two weeks of arrival, we were determined to move back … [Read more...] about Friday Gratitude: Full Circle
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Around the Web
Quick post today to let you know about some of the other places I've been popping up around the web: The Mrs. and I were interviewed on Farnoosh Torabi's So Money podcast . I used to be terrified of interviews, but not anymore. We had a great time chatting with Farnoosh. Listen to it here. MMM was my inspiration for blogging and more importantly, caused a course … [Read more...] about Around the Web
Ask the Readers: What posts have you enjoyed?
Hi there, Mr. 1500 writing again today before I turn the show back over to Mrs. 1500 after Thanksgiving week. Last week, I asked you about flatulation and portfolio allocation. None of you would take credit for the bad smell in the room: Jeff from Sustainable Life Blog blamed his baby: As for who farted, I'm blaming my kid. I'm not buying that for a second … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: What posts have you enjoyed?
Thursday Anti-Rant: Life Ain’t Bad
Life has been pretty great lately. I'm too happy to wrap my mind around a whiny post today. I'm amazed that I've almost reached the $1,000,000 mark. I pinch myself daily. For my first 25 years of life, money was a huge struggle. We weren't poor growing up, but we weren't far from it. Sometimes, life was a bit miserable as my family made poor financial decisions ("We … [Read more...] about Thursday Anti-Rant: Life Ain’t Bad