Just became a landlord, yet I'm a tenant myself
Friday, January 15
My wife and I were out shopping for apartments today. Not as an investment, I mean we are looking for a place to live. We got back, she looked at me and said, "It's funny, we just bought our first two rentals, yet we're renters ourselves." In fact, the bank made me write a letter explaining wh...
If you want to learn...teach!!
Friday, January 15
If you want to learn something, and REALLY learn it...teach it. I know I'm not the first to say that. But, I've learned it recently from my own experience. I'm an English teacher. I started about 8 years ago and the only experience that I really had was that English is my first language. I c...
Hello, I'm Dustin
Friday, January 15
I kind of just jumped into my first two blog posts without really introducing myself. So, I'm going to back up here and start from the beginning again. I'd like to get more active in my blog on BP, so this is my restart here.My name's Dustin, originally from Fort Wayne, IN. I lived there until...
$30,000/Year, or $3,264/Day. It's All in Your Perspective
Friday, September 04
My wife needed some motivation. And, I just absolutely love playing with numbers. So, I played a little bit to give her some encouragement at work, and thought I'd share what I found.She started a new position last November. I can't remember the exact amount she's making (We live in Korea, so ...
Trouble coming up with a down payment? Move to Korea!
Monday, June 29
My family thought I was crazy. My friends thought I was just going through a quarter-life crisis. Maybe I was. To be honest, I had no idea why I was moving across the world to teach English in Korea. Little did I know way back then, that teaching English would actually be funding my REI caree...