Author Archives: Jacob

Back From Vacation!

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Held and alligator at the trade show. Why not?

I don’t have time for a great write-up of anything, as I’m still catching up from being gone for almost 2 weeks! So here’s some pics of our free vacation on credit card points :) There would be pictures of us all over Disney and at the pool, but we were ON VACATION! Which means phones and such were put away, drinks and food were out, and we enjoyed the sun without have to DOCUMENT EVERY LAST THING! And you know what? It felt awesome. I suggest you give it a shot, maybe starting on your next date night that you have in your monthly budget. It is in your budget, RIGHT?! See ya’ll later this week, you beautiful people, you! … Continue reading →

Ultimate Budget Series: Part 3 – Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

Welcome back to the Ultimate Budget Series. If you haven’t have a chance to check out the rest of the series, here’s what we’ve got so far: Introduction Income Tithing I remember when I got my first job at Fred Meyer (a grocery store for those not on the West Coast), and I BEYOND EXCITED to earn $6.25 an hour. I was scheduled for about 20 hours per week to start, so I quickly did the math and figured out I’d be $125 richer every week. BALLIN! But when I got my first check, I about died. Not only did I have to pay union dues (the crap am I going to do with a union at 16?), but I also saw another 15% of my check disappear to things like “Social Security”, “Medicare”, and “Federal Taxes”…? I thought taxes were for old people?? Well, after chatting with my parents for … Continue reading →

Another Free Flight and Hotel on Credit Card Points

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A free stay in the House nf Mouse. BOOMSHAKALAKA!

I feel like we just talked about this a few months ago. Oh wait, we did. Back in April, Michelle and I went to Portland and stayed in a fancy pants hotel for free, along with using our Chase Sapphire Preferred rewards card cash back bonus to pay for the meals, wine tasting and bottles of wine. We made out with $1,250 worth of free vacation, some great memories, and a half dozen bottles of wine. W00t! And less than two months later, we’re back at it again, this time it’s going to include a free flight AND hotel on credit car points. “I’m Goin’ To Disneyworld!” In a few weeks, I’m flying out to Orlando for a work conference, where I get to look at all the cool new gadgets in the Audio Visual industry. I geek out on this stuff, so I’m pretty excited, and even though I’ll … Continue reading →

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