I am currently on travel in Disney World, Florida. I’m here because my daughter has her very last Cheer Competition (EVER!!!) here. It is a major International event that is run by one of the premier cheer athletic organizations in the country. That’s promo speak for “you pay through the nose for this”. The competition … Read more
Even being a parent and having tracked my expenditures for several months, I could see a definite pattern. Each and every month that I have been doing so have been financially crazy in their own right. The constants are still there. Things like rent, car insurance, cellphone bill, credit card bills, etc. The variables are … Read more
WooooHoooo!! No, not really. Tax day for most can be a scary time. This year things were especially difficult as the President’s new tax laws were causing many more to not have taken enough taxes out during the year to avoid owing. I was hearing stories from friends that they were owing thousands. The people … Read more
Wooohooo! Yesterday was a blast! My son and I rode our mountain bikes. He’s turning 15 in a few days. We have been riding mountain bikes near our house for a few months now and it really has been good, quality time. This was different though, as we went with my brother in law (BiL) … Read more
I just made the trip to LAX for the Australian’s motorcycle suspension. From my house, it’s roughly 91 miles. That doesn’t sound too bad, but it’s L.A. My friends came out from Australia to race the AMA Supercross Futures. It’s an amatuer race that runs the day after some of the Pro Supercross races. They … Read more
We spent the weekend traveling to Phoenix for a Cheer Competition. This is one of those things that you must do as a parent. Cheer is no different than Baseball, or Football, whereas you dedicate time and money so that you child can play a sport and interact with other children the same general age … Read more
Welcome I have decided that the best way to explain what Living the Dream, the Hard Way actually is, would be to give you a ride-a-long. That is, you will come with me on a day to day account of the Finincial Moron lifestyle. A Day in the Life, so to speak. To catch you … Read more