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A Day in Philly

Pat's King of Steaks

Last week I did an overnight trip to Philadelphia. :-D It was going to be the final stop of my road trip back home, but I just didn’t have time to sightsee the city then. Since it’s only a hundred something miles from home though, I knew I’d be able to visit it for a…

The Pursuit of Happiness

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Last 4th of July I declared my financial independence by paying off the last of my debts. On this Independence…

Fighting against insurmountable odds

The Conference House

Today I took a drive around Staten Island to complete the second series of historical geocaches commemorating the American Revolution. This particular geocache took me to the famous Conference House (also known as the Billops House), where members of the Continental Congress participated in a peace conference with General Howe, the commander in chief of…

Debt FREE at last! Debt FREE at last! Thank God Almighty, I’m debt FREE at last!

In the due course of history, a man is empowered with the capacity for life and liberty when he is financially beholden to neither men nor entities. These truths are self evident in their own right, that without freedom from debts and liabilities men are deprived in the profoundest of ways from pursuing that which…

Living without a buffer!

When a guy lives with his parents for so… very… agonizingly… long… he tends to take certain things for granted. While I contributed to paying for most of the rent and bills, Mommy would always pretty much take care of the rest. All those basic necessities of life (like toilet paper) would magically replenish itself…

One Step Closer to Financial Independence

I paid off my car loan! 2 down, 1 to go! I paid off my credit card last July, so all the remains now is my college loan, which at my current pace should be paid off this 4th of July, of all days. :-D I learned a few things today too. For one, withdrawing…

Financial Independence Day

Party

In the due course of history, a man is truly empowered with the capacity for life and liberty when he is beholden to neither men nor entities. These truths are self evident in their own right, that without freedom from debts and liabilities men are deprived in the most profound of ways from pursuing that…

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