How we do it

Donate Money or Volunteer Time?

September 3, 2010

“I ponied up a mill, but I didn’t give my time. So in reality, I didn’t give a dime.” Sean Carter. Fall is fundraising time.  From September to November there are numerous charities that host fundraising events.  As a young professional our image is very important, and so is networking.  A great opportunity to do [...]

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A Banking Break Up

August 9, 2010

Having a joint bank account is not always a smart idea.  As with many financial decisions, there are ups and downs to opening a joint bank account. I have a joint bank account with my Dad because we live in 2 different cities. It is easier (and cheaper) to send money back and forth via [...]

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Party, Party

July 13, 2010
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For two weeks and change I ventured across the pond to Merry Ole England for travel and a good friend’s wedding.  For one night while I was in London, I was to meet the bachelor party at a very hip London nightclub. It was two hours before arriving that I found out that we were [...]

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Taking Care of Business

March 30, 2010

Hello Folks, If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know that we’ve been working on closing on another property in the district. Well last night we sold our stock to raise the down payment funds. The closing date is April 13th, but we wanted to have the funds in cash so there won’t be worries [...]

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Real Estate, the DC Market and Why You Need An Inspector

March 15, 2010

Hello Folks, Its a soggy Monday here in the district. For today’s posting I wanted to update you all on our progress in buying our second investment property. Over the past couple of weeks we submitted an offer and got the financing nailed down and we are now moving into the final stages of closing [...]

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Update on DINKs Real Estate

March 11, 2010

Hey Folks, So, last week we mentioned that we were buying another investment apartment in DC. Well, after some going back and forth between the agents involved, ourselves and the seller, we eventually settled on a price of $182,000. The deal isn’t closed yet. In fact there are several things that still need to be [...]

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DC Real Estate: Not 2005 For Sure

March 4, 2010

Hello Folks, Its a brilliant Thursday morning here in Washington DC. As you may know if you read our blog, we’re in the processes of making an offer on an investment apartment. So for the past few days we’ve been emailing and calling lenders to get the right financing lined up. The process has made [...]

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DINKs Buying More Real Estate

March 3, 2010

Hi Folks, So we don’t normally write so much about our own finances these days, but it looks like we’ll be buying another investment property. My wife Miel has been keeping an eye on the real estate market here in Washington DC for the past few months. On Sunday she found a great investment prospect. [...]

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Digging Out of Debt On $115 Dollars a Week.

February 19, 2010

Hey Folks, Last night I found myself in a chatroom that I frequent on occasion. I started up a conversation with a guy I’d gotten to know there. After a while I started talking money with my buddy. I was shocked when he told me about his situation. It came out that my on-line buddy [...]

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Merging Finances After Getting Married

January 21, 2010

Conventional wisdom has held that money issues are the most common root cause of divorce. Whether that’s factually accurate, or just the prevailing public opinion, money problems are a huge stressor even for an individual, and that stress can become exacerbated when it involves two people in a relationship. Merging finances after a couple gets [...]

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