This post is inspired by Steve over at ThinkSaveRetire, whose post listing ways he “Won’t be a Dumbass” in 2018 just landed in my inbox. I don’t typically do New Year’s Resolutions either; while there are absolutely things I want to achieve each year, they’re rarely oriented around January 1st. So, let’s start with a retrospective […]
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10 Things New Dogsitters Must Know Before Their First Booking
Congratulations! You’ve decided to try out dog sitting as a side hustle to achieve your goals. Of course, we hope your goals include paying off debt and living the life of your dreams! Regardless of what your goals are, we’ve compiled a list of the things we wish we knew when we were first starting out with […]
Continue readingProject Boat: Grady White Sailfish 25′ “Before” Shots
Wow…somehow I let Don talk me into another project boat slash maybe-we’ll-just-keep-it boat. We already own a recently-revamped 25′ Proline with dual 150hp engines, a small cabin, front v-berth, and porta-potty, by the way. However, driving down the side of the road back in January, we came across this Grady White with beautiful lines. It was […]
Continue readingDog-Sitting Site Comparison: DogVacay vs. Rover.com
*Update – Rover and DogVacay merged this year, eliminating the need to decide which is better! I will say, since the merge, we’ve had a TON more traffic; all of which helps us hit our goals faster. A little under three years ago, we decided to explore dog-sitting to bring in a few extra dollars. […]
Continue reading6 Lessons I’ve Learned About Buying a Project Boat
Over the past several years we’ve purchased, restored and sold several project boats. I should add that, for our purposes, we’re referring to project boats that are easily trailerable (read: less than 30 feet long) power boats, typically with outboard motors. We’ve now flipped quite a few of these boats, that we’ve lovingly spent weekends […]
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