Category: <span>Kaleidoscope Homestead</span>

Finally, We Found Our Forever Homestead

Just one month ago, we were making adjustments and accepting that it may take a bit longer than expected to move to our forever homestead.  My most recent blog post was even about this acquiescence.  But, it wasn’t time to give up yet.  Exciting news: We found a wonderful property …

Plan Adjustments & Preparing For A Recession

We have been ready to move to our forever homestead for some time now, but the right property has yet to hit the market.  At the same time, it’s impossible not to notice the rising prices of well, everything.  We realize that flexibility continues to be a huge key to …

The New Spectrum of FIRE Categories

Learning about the FIRE movement was one of the driving factors behind our family’s decision to pursue new goals and take drastic measures to improve our finances.   It’s also one of the foundations of this blog.  If you’re not familiar, FIRE is Financial Independence, Retire Early.  And there is now …

Things To Do While Waiting For Your Dream Home

After years of hard work, and surviving pandemic quarantine with five kids in a 1,300 square foot home . . . We are finally ready to move into our forever homestead!  There is a down payment in the bank and we have our mortgage preapproval letters.  The next step is …