What? September is over already? When did that happen? Time really does fly! Unlike last month, the Tako family spent our September primarily at home. School started back-up and Tako Jr. #1 began the first grade!
Now that I don’t need to be watching the kids all day, I took advantage of all that extra time…
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Oh hello there! It feels like ages since I’ve posted here, but in reality it’s only been a week. It’s been that kind of summer I guess!
We’ve been busy! The summer season tends to be our biggest “travel” time of the year, and August continued this trend. It felt like we were barely at home in August!
The first big trip of the summer was…
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Whoa! It’s already the middle of August and I’m just getting around to posting July’s numbers? Sorry folks! It’s been that kind of summer!
I’ve been busy hanging-out with the kids a lot this summer, and July in particular was filled with a lot of fun family activities at very affordable prices…
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Hello there! Yes, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything to this blog, but I’m not dead yet! Really! Behind the scenes A LOT has been going on the last few weeks! First off, the Tako family moved 1500 miles from Washington state to Arizona…
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First off, I need to apologize for the lateness of this post — it’s already mid-May! Sorry folks! I’m running *a little* behind schedule on the blog these days. Let’s just say I’ve been a little distracted by this whole moving process. Not only am I doing a ton of work fixing up the house, but I’m also packing up everything and putting it into boxes…
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Wow! Has it been a month already since I last posted an update? Don’t worry, this blog isn’t dead! I’ve just been super busy! While it might seem like nothing is happening on the surface, behind the scenes I’ve been working like an absolute madman these last few weeks.
As I mentioned in a prior post, we’re moving this summer, and I’m doing my best to fix up our home for an eventual sale…
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It’s been tough to blog these last couple of weeks — Not only am I doing a TON of DIY home improvement work, but it also seems a bit crass to be writing about personal finance when there’s a war going on. It’s a financial disaster of epic proportions for those affected.
People’s homes, jobs, and businesses are already lost. Assets are being destroyed every day. It’s a truly rough hand to be dealt, and many families might never recover what they’ve lost…
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Is January over already? Some months seem to pass by faster than others, and this January feels like it sped by at light speed. Like most winter months, life was pretty quiet here in the Tako household. We stayed indoors much of the time, avoiding the cold and wet weather…
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December can be a difficult month. On one hand it’s the coldest, darkest, and (at least here in the Pacific Northwest) the wettest part of the year. It can be rather depressing. You also have a great number of “cultural holidays” packed into the month — Christmas and New Years being the primary ones…
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