Category: Groovy Ranch
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 6
To travel hack, or not to travel hack, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the wallet to suffer The slings and arrow of outrageous redemption policies Or to take arms against a sea of complications And by finding the right card gain free airfare to Chiang Mai Mrs. Groovy and I have always…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 5
Aaarrrggghhh! The paradox of choice. We all want choices. A car that works for me probably won’t work for you. I need dependable transportation for two. You might need a car that can shuttle a bunch of kids to soccer practice. If car manufacturers only made mid-sized cars, you’d be screwed. If car manufacturers only…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 4
Mrs. Groovy here with Groovy Ranch Update 4. Mr. Groovy is sitting this one out. I’ve worn him down already and we haven’t even broke ground yet on Groovy Ranch. (It’s been so bad, his brain went on strike when he sat down to compose his Great American Financial Blog Post last week.) Anyway, since I’m…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 3
Big week. We’re meeting with the designer tomorrow, so we’ll know pretty soon if our idea of a dream home can be drawn up for a reasonable cost. Whether it can be built for a reasonable cost is another matter entirely. But first things first. In the meantime, Mrs. Groovy and I spent the weekend…
Building Groovy Ranch: Update 2
I’m a fraud. Up until now, I thought my ears were long since deaf to the siren call of materialism. And for good reason. You don’t go from broke to FI in fourteen years on a modest household income by succumbing to rank consumerism. But then Mrs. Groovy and I put together our needs and…