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Family & Values

January 5th, 2020 at 10:34 pm

I figure that it’s probably good to give an overview of our family situation and my values so you can understand why I spend on the things I do. And also hold me accountable when my spending patterns do not appear to support my stated priorities.

DH and I married young but didn’t have kids until later. For most of our marriage I have been the primary breadwinner, and since 2007 when he suffered brain damage from a bicycle accident, I have been the only breadwinner. It’s been interesting to read MM’s blog because her situation has some similarities. We have 5 boys ranging in age from 16 to almost-25.

I plan to retire the year I turn 60. Much of my financial strategizing is done with that in mind, but there are things that I will spend on even when it takes me further from that overall goal:
++ Family, especially preparing the boys for their adulthood
++ Health, mostly preventive things that are not medical services
++ Home environment, because it has such an impact on my mood and outlook

I’m probably forgetting something, but those are the biggees.

2 Responses to “Family & Values”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    I think those are great things to spend money on! I most definitely spend money on health preventatives. I look at it as an investment.

  2. rob62521 Says:
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    I'm with you on the health items too. Far cheaper to do things that help your health than to try and fix it once you are ill.

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